On Point: Books

Marilyn Monroe and Nikita Khrushchev. Mark Twain and Helen Keller. Unexpected encounters of the famous and infamous.

Montana writer Rick Bass goes way into Africa on the trail of the 3000-pound black rhino.

The science and mystery of sleep and dreams. It's becoming more clear.

Ken Perenyi made millions forging famous works of art. Now he tells all.

Everything you wanted to know about fly fishing. We wade into the waters with fly fisherman Taylor Streit.

The Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy has sold 20 million copies. We'll ask what's up with the ladies?

James Carville and Stan Greenberg on Election 2012. Money. Power. And the battle over America's battered middle class.

19 writers on the magic of Central Park.

From long before 9-11, when American first tried to remake Afghanistan, to Obama's surge.

Why we lie. Why we cheat. Psychology has a new theory of the case.

German e-book sensation Oliver P?tzsch, of "The Hangman's Daughter," is back. We'll look at Germany, Europe, and the human condition.

What it's like to be a bird. We'll get inside the minds and senses of the creatures that fly.

From "50 Shades of Grey" to "Canada." We'll take a look at the best books for the summer.

Ex-Marine Anthony Swofford told his story about war in the Gulf. Now he's talking about the pain at home, in his America.

Religion professor Stephen Prothero's "The American Bible" looks at the books, speeches and songs that carry the American spirit.