“'Cesar's Way,' by Cesar Millan. It starts as a biography about his career, how he worked his way up and his values. Then it goes into how to work with dogs and how they can help us.”

— Amelia Rickard, Kansas University junior, Lawrence

“I just finished 'Moo,' by Jane Smiley. It's a political mystery that takes place at a university in a Midwestern college town.”

— Carole Rehder, retired nurse, Lawrence

“I'm just starting an interesting book called 'Proust Was a Neuroscientist,' by Jonah Lehrer. In essence it's saying that many authors and artists have a pretty good insight into how our minds work that is now being backed up by scientific research.”

— Warren Legler, retired engineer, Lawrence

“'The Quickie,' by James Patterson. It's kind of a murder mystery. The author is great and his writing style makes the novel very intense and suspenseful.”

— Heidi Girgis, KU sophomore, Overland Park

“'A Treatise of Human Nature,' by David Hume. I've been meaning to read if for some time and have just now gotten around to it.”

— Kevin Beverage, unemployed, Lawrence