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“Right now I’m reading ‘The Power of Now,’ by Eckhart Tolle. It’s basically about finding yourself. He writes about not identifying with things that are supposed to define you, like your job or how much you make, and not looking into the future to define who you are.”

— Jim Lubaczewski, unemployed, Lawrence

“‘Dust,’ by Martha Grimes. It’s the latest book in her Richard Jury mystery series.”

— Meredith Wright, Kansas University graduate student, Lawrence

“At the moment, I’m reading ‘The Faith Club,’ by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver and Priscilla Warner. These three women, all mothers and all from different religions, Jewish, Christian and Muslim, got together to write a book after 9-11 and ended up writing it about their conversations about faith.”

— Melissa Hoffman, registered nurse, Lawrence

“‘By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept,’ by Paulo Coelho. I really like Coelho, because his writing is both philosophical and entertaining. I particularly enjoy books that have multiple levels of meaning for me.”

— Jim Hasselle, retired, Lawrence

“Right now I’m reading young adult novels. I think it helps me to have experience reading novels in all genres, and these also happen to be very entertaining. My most recent favorite is ‘Crank,’ by Ellen Hopkins.”

— Christina Courtney, English teacher, Lawrence

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Logan5 5 years ago

Yes, you're crazy. That's Lee Beth Dever, wife of Mayor Mike Dever.

jonas 5 years ago

Am I going crazy, or is Christina Courtney the woman standing in the sunflower field grinning at the end of the LMH commercials?

Thanks, Meredith, for the info that Martha Grimes has a new Richard Jury book out. They are all so good. I will check our library for it.I am currently reading Made from Scratch: Reclaiming the Pleasures of the American Hearth, by Jean Zimmerman. Just finished Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, by Barbara Kingsolver--both really fine books. I am also reading some old Agatha Christie mini-mysteries that I found when helping a friend sort books.

Aileen Dingus 5 years ago

Dr. No by Ian Fleming. :)

jonas 5 years ago

logan5: Thanks. Looking up, the Creepy Sunflower Lady (reverting to her real title now that I'm not lambasting an OTS respondant) is definitely a little older than Courtney. Why doesn't the Creepy Sunflower Lady get to say anything? Everyone else talks, but she just turns in a circle with that vague I'm going to eat your soul smile./shudders uncontrollably. . . . multiD: Bob Newton? Blank stare.