What can we learn from history? Well, according to Margaret MacMillan, a lot depends on whose version of history we're given. The Canadian historian won acclaim for her bestsellers Paris 1919 and Nixon in China. In a new book, she warns against those who twist the past to serve their own interests. It's called The Uses and Abuses of History.

His controversial bestseller The God Delusion angered some, inspired others. Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins. Now the world's most famous atheist has come out with a new book that sets out to make the open-and-shut case for evolution. It's called The Greatest Show on Earth.

In a controversial new book, Dambisa Moyo argues that foreign aid has been a disaster for Africa and must be stopped. Moyo was born and raised in Zambia, but educated at Oxford and Harvard. She has worked for both the World Bank and Goldman Sachs. Her book is called Dead Aid.

Former chief economist at the World Bank Nicholas Stern's landmark report on the economics of climate change was seen as a global call to action. Now, in a new book, he looks at how we can meet the massive challenges ahead -- and he's surprisingly hopeful. It's called The Global Deal: Climate Change and the Creation of a New Era of Progress and Prosperity.

Wayson Choy has cheated death not once, but twice, and lived to write about it. In his latest book, he recounts his brushes with death and how they changed him. It's called Not Yet: A Memoir of Living and Almost Dying.

Best-known for his smash hit Sometimes When We Touch, Dan Hill has also written and produced songs for stars like Celine Dion and Britney Spears. Yet for all his fame and fortune, there was one critic whose approval he yearned to win -- his father, civil rights activist Dan Hill the third. In a new memoir, Hill writes about their troubled relationship. It's called I Am My Father's Son: A Memoir of Love and Forgiveness.

John Lennon's fame has only grown since his death almost thirty years ago. In a massive new biography, journalist Philip Norman paints a more detailed picture than ever of the real man behind the legend. It's called John Lennon: the Life.

In a new book, Gwynne Dyer offers a terrifying vision of the not-too-distant future, all driven by the effects of global warming. Dyer is a Canadian journalist and historian. His book is called Climate Wars.

Niall Ferguson is one of Britain's most renowned economic historians, a professor at both Oxford and Harvard Universities. He is also a bestselling author and his latest book couldn't be more timely. It's called The Ascent of Money: a Financial History of the World.

According to Dr. Gabor Mate, it's a difficult struggle for hard core drug addicts to kick their habit because their brains are impaired. In a new book, he looks at the common roots of addictive behaviours and what can be done about them. It's called In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction.