Paul Clemens' Punching Out follows one year in the closing of a Detroit auto plant. Click here to read an excerpt from "Punching Out."

Fifty years ago, Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his final speech as president warning of the military's growing influence. Reuters.com editor James Ledbetter wrote a book about what Eisenhower's meant in his speech and talks with Bob Moon about the military-industrial complex.

The following excerpt is from Unwarranted Influence by James Ledbetter. Listen to the Marketplace interview and learn more about the book….

Title: Unwarranted Influence: Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Military-Industrial Complex Author: James Ledbetter Publisher: Yale University Press…

In anticipation of his new book, "Punching Out," Paul Clemens spent a year following the closing of an auto plant in Detroit, Michigan. He created…

Title: Punching Out: One Year in a Closing Auto Plant Author: Paul Clemens Publisher: Doubleday Type: Non-Fiction Released: January 18, 2011 …

Kai Ryssdal talks with Bloomberg reporter Alison Fitzgerald about her new book co-written with Stanley Reed, "In Too Deep," which covers BP's troubled history.

Title: In Too Deep: BP and the Drilling Race That Took it Down Authors: Stanley Reed and Alison Fitzgerald Publisher: Bloomberg Press Type: No…

The following excerpt is from In Too Deep by Alison Fitzgerald and Stanley Reed. Listen to the Marketplace interview and learn more about the book….

Title: "The Haves and the Have Nots: A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality" Author: Branko Milanovic Publisher: Basic Books T…