Greatest & Most Useful Investment Books

What books have contributed the most to your intellectual and professional development? I have a list that I have always returned to often that have helped me to continue to learn beyond anything that is being taught in my classes at undergrad.

Security Analysis-Benjamin Graham The Handbook of Fixed Income- Frank Fabozzi Options, Futures, & Other Derivatives- Hull Investment Valuation- Aswath Damodaran The Most Important Thing- Howard Marks

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