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What are the parallels between the Vietnam War policy of "Vietnamization" and President Bush's call for Iraqis to take more of the responsibility for securing their country?

Journalist Mark Harris is a former environmental columnist with the Los Angeles Times Syndicate. His new book is Grave Matters: A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial.

William Morgan was not your typical Cuban Revolutionary. Not only was he an American, but he was also anti-communist. Aran Shetterly, author of The Americano, discusses how and why Morgan's life became entwined with Castro's.

The Other Side of You is a new novel by Salley Vickers.

A.J. Jacobs, author of The Know-It-All, talks about basketball's humble beginnings, from peach-basket hoops to the derivation of the term "cagers."

Writer Nuruddin Farah's new novel, Knots, is about the terrible conditions for women in Somalia. The central character is a Somali-Canadian woman who returns to Mogadiscio, her native city.

Steve Almond, the author of Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America, talks with Renee Montagne and Steve Inskeep about the American obsession with candy.

Movie versions of pirates may miss a more compelling story. Colin Woodard, author of The Republic of Pirates, says for many British sailors, a pirate's life afforded freedom, money and a surprising amount of democracy.

Marine Lt. Col. Steve Beck and journalist Jim Sheeler talk about the book Final Salute.

Black American English is constantly changing.