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When July rolls around, it's almost impossible to resist the lure of summertime. For particularly lazy afternoons -- whether you're lounging on the beach, relaxing on the porch, or swaying in a hammock -- a book makes a wonderful companion. To help you make the most of your leisure time, we asked our Facebook and Twitter community to share books on their reading list.
Here are 10 (mostly) investing books to add to your reading list, in no particular order. Enjoy!
A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing by Burton G. Malkiel
Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy by Thomas Sowell
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles MacKay
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing by Benjamin Graham
One Up On Wall Street: How to Use What You Already Know to Make Money in the Market by Peter Lynch and John Rothchild
Smart Women Finish Rich: 9 Steps to Achieving Financial Security and Funding Your Dreams by David Bach
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System -- and Themselves by Andrew Ross Sorkin
And if you're interested in the latest book from The Motley Fool and Fool LouAnn Lofton, check out Warren Buffett Invests Like a Girl -- And Why You Should, Too. Click here to get the first chapter for free.
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