Best books to implement investing strategies in personal portfolio that hedge funds would look for?

Currently building my personal portfolio but not using very advanced strategies yet. What books would focus on more advances strategies I should learn to not only improve my portfolio but also appeal to HF interviewers for analyst roles?

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