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Diana Abu-Jaber's new book is a memoir told through food. It explores the lessons food can bring about cultural identity, faith and love.

Former Sen. Bob Dole's career and service have spanned six decades, from World War II to a bid for the presidency. But his memoir, One Soldier's Story, sheds new light on his experience of war — and recovery.

Ian McEwan is the author of the best-selling novel Atonement. His latest novel, Saturday, takes place during one single day of a neurosurgeon's life. It is set in a post-9/11 world.

In a new book, Feet on Street: Rambles around New Orleans, humorist Roy Blount, Jr. celebrates the corners and characters of the city. Blount takes Debbie Elliott for a stroll through the French Quarter.

Graphic designer Nigel Holmes creates pictorial explanations of the mundane and the offbeat: Pouring a beer, changing a tire... perhaps performing a facelift. Some of his favorites are in a book called Wordless Diagrams.

Eric Rudolph's decision to plead guilty to the 1996 Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta and three other attacks ends a long saga for law-enforcement officers. Rudolph was a fugitive for more than five years. CNN producer Henry Schuster and Charles Stone, former head of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation talk about the chase. They're the authors of the book Hunting Eric Rudolph.

In Maryland, schools experiment with using comic books as learning tools. The program illustrates an ongoing debate: do teachers give students a challenge, or offer less difficult material that is more likely to spark their interest?

Iraq's new interim president and vice presidents nominate Shiite politician Ibrahim al-Jaafari as prime minister. Jaafari is a leading member of the Shiite alliance that won a slim majority of seats in parliament in last January's election.

Leading Shiite politician Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named Iraq's transitional prime minister. A religious conservative, Jaafari is also known for his political pragmatism. Also, President Jalal Talabani and his two vice presidents are sworn in.

Lewis Black is a playwright, stand-up comic, actor, and a commentator on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He's been described as having the mouth of a shock-jock and the heart of a liberal. His new book is entitled Nothing's Sacred.