10 books university leaders are reading

Here are some of the titles leading figures at universities around the country are currently perusing.

8. John C. Bravman, president of Bucknell University

President John C. Bravman
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Pa.

Bravman came to Bucknell after a 35-year career at Stanford University. He is currently reading:

"James Watt: Making the World Anew," by Ben Russell

"The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century," by Steven Pinker

"Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End," by Atul Gawande

"The Lagoon: How Aristotle Invented Science," by Armand Marie Leroi

"Wood, Whiskey and Wine: A History of Barrels," by Henry H. Work

"Walter Lippmann, Public Economist," by Craufurd D. Goodwin

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