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Financial Times columnist Lucy Kellaway has written a new novel about taboo workplaces romances — and how hard they are to maintain.

Following in the footsteps of John Kennedy and Jimmy Carter, presidential candidates have often released books in the lead-up to their campaigns. Newsweek's Jon Meacham reviews some of the current White House hopefuls' offerings.

In the final installment of his six-part series, independent producer Julian Crandall Hollick visits Sagar Island, where the Ganges River ends. He finds thousands of pilgrims bathing in the river and celebrating a mythical Hindu story.

Creating ethanol from corn is less energy efficient than other possible sources, like switchgrass and other "woody" plants. And ethanol is just one part of the alternative-energy mix, which also includes wind power and fuel cells, Ira Flatow says in a new book.

In 1994, an unexpected call from a banker gave Mort Zachter his first clue that his family had a net worth in the millions. Zachter, who been living paycheck to paycheck, tells the story of the family business that led to a surprising windfall in Dough.

In 1970, India built a huge dam called the Farakka Barrage to protect the port of Calcutta from silt flowing in the Ganges River. But the dam has had widespread and devastating effects for people living along the Ganges.

One day when she was in kindergarten, Cynthia Rahn realized she had forgotten to do an assignment. All hope seemed lost — until she made an unbelievable discovery on the kitchen table the next morning. What she found there revealed her mother's secret talent.

The Lizard Cage is a harrowing piece of fiction — with a lyrical streak — about inmates and jailers in a Burmese prison. Karen Connelly's novel first appeared in Canada and was named as a finalist for last year's Kiriyama Prize for fiction, which goes to outstanding works about the Pacific Rim and South Asia.

In 2004, Rob Gifford set out on a 3,000-mile trek across China. His trip resulted in a series for NPR and a book called China Road. It looks at an ancient land that is evolving into a modern economic giant.

Ad man Terry O'Reilly is behind the Canadian radio show and new book The Age of Persuasion. He uses his insider perspective to dissect the world of advertising.