• Lesra Martin, Attorney who, as a youngster, was instrumental in Rubin “Hurricane” Carter's release from prison.

        Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal With Change in Your Work and in Your Life by Spencer Johnson (Putnam; $19.95)
       “It's such a simple concept of change. It puts people in charge. I like that aspect. (The ideas) effect everything I do and each decision I make.”

        The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay (Random House: $14)
       “I am reading this book now. It is about a young boy in South Africa who becomes a boxer and earns the respect and affection of all Africans, black and white. They embrace him, he is admitted to a private school and he has to learn how to fight with his hands and his mind. Books are instrumental to my development. Those who can read and don't are no better off than those who can't read.” • Dr. Stanley Kaplan, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine professor of psychiatry emeritus and arts patron.

        Heinz Kohut; The Making of a Psychoanalyst by Charles B. Strozier (Farrar Straus & Giroux; $35)

        “It's about the life of a famous psychoanalyst who became important in matters of self-esteem and healthy narcissism.

        King Lear by William Shakespeare (Cambridge University; $12.50)

        “I read it again because the Playhouse in the Park is doing it. I had psychoanalyzed it for the Louisville Theatre a few years ago and when I read it again, it supported my original beliefs.”

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