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Historian Niall Ferguson's latest book, The War of the World, examines a century of history and finds that the West is well on the way to being eclipsed by Asia.

Michael Gordon, chief military correspondent for The New York Times, was recently in Iraq. He discusses efforts to stem the violence in Baghdad, and the prospects for change in American policy. His recent book is Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq.

Richard Ford, author of The Sportswriter and Independence Day, has written a new novel entitled The Lay of the Land. Independence Day was the first book to win both the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award.

Writer Firoozeh Dumas talks about her new memoir, Laughing Without an Accent. It's a collection of humorous essays about her life as the daughter of Iranian immigrants.

Theologian Dwight Hopkins provides a historical perspective on black liberation theology. Hopkins is an ordained Baptist minister and a professor of theology at the University of Chicago Divinity School.

The poet discusses how his new book, Special Orders, is one long poem in and of itself. He also discusses memory and loss.

Journalist Zev Chafets is a former New York Daily News columnist and founding editor of the Jerusalem Report. In his new book, A Match Made in Heaven, Chafets explores American evangelical support for Israel.

Author Vali Nasr says Arab states in the Persian Gulf region have pressed the Bush administration to help contain Iran.

Modern Los Angeles serves as the setting for 13 stories in a new book from writer and poet Wanda Coleman. The collection is called Jazz & Twelve O'Clock Tales: New Stories.

Richard Koster, author of In the Time of the Tyrants, talks about former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega's impending release from a federal prison in Florida.