- Many executives say they learned some of their most valuable business lessons from books.
- Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates have recommended many over the years, from biographies to sci-fi novels.
- Here are 30 books they say have taught them a lot about business, leadership, and the world.
You learn by doing, but you also learn a lot by reading.
Many influential business figures, including Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk; Amazon founder Jeff Bezos; and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates say they learned some of their most important lessons from books.
The trio has recommended countless books over the years that they credit with strengthening their business acumen and teaching them about leadership.
Here are 30 books recommended by Musk, Bezos, and Gates to add to your reading list: