In his new book, "XXL: Obesity and the Limits of Shame", (co-authored with Patrick Luciani), Neil Seeman argues that the "shame and blame" public health campaign against obesity hasn't worked. He offers a radically different approach.

As Iraq descends closer to civil war, no-one doubts that George W. Bush's Iraq strategy has been an abysmal failure - just as Gwynne Dyer argued it would be in his books "Ignorant Armies" and "Future: Tense". What will happen not just in Iraq and the Middle East region once American troops are withdrawn? In his new book "The Mess They Made," Dyer predicts that the Middle East will go through the biggest shake up since the region was conquered and folded into the Ottoman Empire five centuries ago. (Originally aired November 2007)

Pierre Berton's new book is "Marching as to War", which covers Canada's involvement in four wars during the first half of the twentieth century.

In Michael Gelb's book "How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci", he displays his passion for applying genius thinking to our lives and believes that by using principles that were implicit to Da Vinci's work, we can become more creative and learn faster.

Self-proclaimed spiritualist James Van Praagh recalls an early childhood anecdote which made him aware of his spiritual capacity and he describes how he honed his skills as a medium. His new book called "Healing Grief" suggests that contacting the spiritual world can help people cope with grief. (Originally aired March 2002).

Bishop John Spong's provocative book is "The Sins of Scripture." In it, Bishop Spong deplores the way the bible has been used to justify most of the world's evils; from gender inequality, homosexuality and child abuse, to capital punishment, the environment, and birth control. In the interview, he discusses the rise of muslim fundamentalism and laments that congregations at mainstream churches are in freefall. (Originally aired May 2005)

Disgraced media baron Conrad Black's latest book is "A Matter Of Principle"; a revealing memoir covering his life from 1993 to 2011, including his time in prison.

Vitamin guru Earl Mindell talks about food, herbs, tablets, drops, powders and teas that can help in the quest for optimum health.

In "The Power of Beauty", Nancy Friday expounds her theory that there is a link between how we look and how we are perceived by others. She cites her own childhood, when, having a prettier sister and an attractive mothers, she often felt invisible. She recalls how in the 80s women were advised to subjugate their feminity when entering the workforce. She believes parents can help influence children's attitudes towards appearance. (Originally aired October 1996).

A decade after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, Irshad Manji, Muslim reformer and author of "Allah, Liberty and Love" talks about how relations between Muslims and non-Muslims have changed and the effect of the Arab Spring on Muslims and how they view the outside world.