Tavis Smiley talked about his life and career, as well as his books, which include [Death of a King: the Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Final Year. He is the author or co-author of twelve additional books: [Just a Thought: The Smiley Report]; [Hard Left: Straight Talk about the Wrongs of the Right]; [On Air: The Best of Tavis Smiley on the Tom Joyner Morning Show]; [Doing What's Right: How to Fight for What You Believe - and Make a Difference]; [Keeping the Faith: Stories of Love, Courage, Healing, and Hope from Black America]; O[n Air: The Best of Tavis Smiley on the Tom Joyner Show 2002-2003]; [Never Mind Success...Go for Greatness: The Best Advice I've Ever Received]; [What I Know for Sure: My Story of Growing Up in America]; [Accountable: Making America as Good as Its Promise]; [Fail Up: 20 Lessons on Building Success from Failure]; [Too Important to Fail: Saving America's Boys]; [The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto].