“'The World is Flat,' by Thomas Friedman. It's about globalization, the world economy and how the world has changed since 9-11.”

— Paul Owen, lieutenant colonel U.S. Army, Fort Benning, Ga.

“I guess lately it's been 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It's a huge book with all of his stories.”

— Lauren Ozburn, Kansas University senior, Lawrence

“I just finished 'Sharpe's Rifles,' by Bernard Cornwell. It's a historical fiction about an infantryman who becomes a rifleman in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars.”

— Kaye Adkins, English professor, Lawrence

“Right now I'm reading 'Roots,' by Alex Haley, for the first time. It's a classic that I haven't read yet.”

— Russell Hayes, manager, Lawrence

“I'm reading American Girl books to my daughter. Right now we're starting 'Samantha's Ocean Liner Adventure.'”

— Linda Koester-Vogelsang, district court administrator, Lawrence