“'The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born,' by Stephen King. It's about a gunslinger hunting down the man in black.”

— Adam Patterson, cook, Lawrence

“'Summer of Love,' by Joel Selvin. It's about the '60s movement out of San Francisco and how the music scene started there.”

— Matthew Kost, research assistant, Kansas City, Kan.

“Right now I'm reading 'Cesar's Way,' by the dog whisperer, Cesar Millan. It's about training dogs and understanding their behavior and how they interact.”

— Jacque Padilla, pet sitter, Lawrence

“'The Da Vinci Code,' by Dan Brown. A lot of my friends read it and said it was good. It was a little slow in the beginning, but once I got started, I couldn't put it down.”

— Dana DiVilbiss, order taker, Lawrence

“'The Irresistible Revolution,' by Shane Claiborne. It's kind of about the Christian faith and how Christians should be reaching out to people and helping people in more extreme ways.”

— Laura Swick, student assistant, Lawrence