Barack Obama joins Jon Stewart on The Daily Show and is sure to mention his second book, The Audacity of Hope (Three Rivers Press, $25; abridged RH Audio CD, $29.95). PW’s review of the audiobook said, “Obama reads his own words with the conviction and strength that listeners would expect from the Illinois Democratic senator. The audacity of his hope echoes in each sentence he speaks as he lays the groundwork for reclaiming the values and inner strength that makes the United States so grand.”

Today on The Early Show: Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Democratic presidential contender John Edwards and author of Saving Graces: Finding Solace and Strength from Friends and Strangers (Broadway, $14.95; RH Audio abridged CD, $27.95), just out in paperback. PW wrote “like the kiss on the forehead her husband gave her at the end of their first date, this memoir is disarmingly moving.”

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Legendary education advocate Jonathan Kozol with his brand new Letters to a Young Teacher (Crown, $19.95; Tantor Media unabridged CD, $29.99). PW’s starred review promised “the book will delight and encourage first-year (or for that matter, 40th-year) teachers who need Kozol's reminders of the ways that their beautiful profession can bring joy and beauty, mystery and mischievous delight into the hearts of little people in their years of greatest curiosity.” Tomorrow, he’ll be on The Diane Rehm Show.

Pulitzer-winning columnist and feminist Connie Schultz recounted … And His Lovely Wife: A Memoir From the Woman Beside the Man (Random House, $27.95). PW’s review considered it “a frank and adoring account of standing by her man, Sherrod Brown, in his run for U.S. Senate from Ohio.”

Michael Stephenson on Patriot Battles: How the War of Independence Was Fought (HarperCollins, $27.95), which PW found “a well-documented, entertaining and mildly revisionist military history in two parts. This excellent popular history should attract a wide audience with its fresh perspective.”

Islamic studies professor Akbar Ahmed, author of Journey into Islam: The Crisis of Globalization (Brookings Institution Press, $28.95). PW called it “a fascinating account of how he and his students braved danger to build mutual understanding in Pakistan, India, Syria, Jordan, Turkey, Qatar, Malaysia and Indonesia. Mostly he comes across as an honorable man who believes that the future of the human race depends on international dialogue between Muslims and non-Muslims.”

On The Diane Rehm Show, Bruce Watson introduced Sacco and Vanzetti: The Men, the Murders, and the Judgment of Mankind (Viking, $25.95), which PW said “expertly runs through the facts of the case and the basic legal injustices perpetrated against the two men, beginning with their arrest on suspicion of a payroll robbery up to their electrocution, without agitating for either end of the political spectrum.”

Authors on today’s Book Report:

Deirdre McNamer played Red Rover (Viking, $24.95). PW’s starred review found it “a haunting novel of love, friendship and faith set in a world where none of those values triumphs.”

Betsy Burton, whose The King's English: Adventures of an Independent Bookseller (Gibbs Smith, $15.95) is a memoir of her bookstore. From PW’s review: “This delightful book is largely a heartfelt ‘thank you’ to all who have contributed to The King's English, from gracious authors to friends and colleagues. Avid readers will be charmed by this intimate look at the bookselling business and will especially appreciate the many book lists included in these pages.”

Bob Edwards talked with former New Republic editor Peter Beinart about The Good Fight: Why Liberals—And Only Liberals—Can Win the War on Terror and Make America Great Again (HarperCollins, $24.95), which PW called a “stimulating manifesto… Beinart's provocative analysis could stir much-needed debate on the direction of liberal foreign policy.”

Tonight, Charlie Rose interviews law professor and philanthropist Joel Fleishman, author of The Foundation: A Great American Secret; How Private Wealth is Changing the World (PublicAffairs, $27.95). PW considered it “a thoughtful, engrossing, comprehensive guide to the origins, initiatives, successes and failures among the largely unsung 68,000 private foundations in America, which together grant over 32.2 billion tax-exempt dollars per year.”

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