Best books recs for incoming analysts?

Hi everyone, wanted to see if people have any recommendations for good books to read for those of us just starting out (I'll be in M&A).I have a few long flights coming up and thought it'd be a good time to learn more about the industry.

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Fortune Favours the Drunk by Pete Stevenson gives a pretty good overview of life as an analyst/associate within top tier IB, ST and Infra PE. It's pretty funny too.

 

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