In addition to the books below, it is also recommended that you refer to the Vault guides for insight on various topics from careers and interview questions to reviews of particular firms.

General

Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis

When Genius Failed by Roger Lowenstein

The Big Short by Michael Lewis

Barbarians at the Gate by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar

Den of Thieves by James B. Stewart

The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“The Little Book of...” series, such as “The Little Book of Currency Trading” etc…

Trading

Inside the House of Money by Steven Drobny

The Invisible Hands by Steven Drobny

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefevre

Market Wizards & New Market Wizards by Jack Schwager

Valuation and Investment Banking

You Can Be a Stock Market Genius by Joel Greenblatt (cheesy title, but great book on event-driven investing)

The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham

The Practitioner’s Guide to Investment Banking by Castillo and McAniff of Scoop Books

Valuation by Koller, Goedhart & Wessels of McKinsey & Co.

Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis of Stock Trends by Edwards and Magee

Economics

A Time To Be Rich by Dr. Lacy Hunt

The Secrets of Economic Indicators by Bernard Baumohl

The Economist

Options and Derivatives

Option Volatility and Pricing by Sheldon Natenberg

Options, Futures and other Derivatives by John C. Hull

Interviewing

Killer Interviews by Fred & Barbara Ball

Vault Guides such as “The Vault Guide to …”