9 Books Elon Musk Thinks Everyone Should Read Ever since he was a child, Musk has been a big reader, of everything from science-fiction novels to historical biographies.

By Shana Lebowitz Jul 30, 2015

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Ever since he was a child in South Africa, Elon Musk has been a big reader, of everything from science-fiction novels to historical biographies.

The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX has said that reading books taught him how to build rockets.

We combed through years of interviews with Musk to find out which works have inspired him most.

Shana Lebowitz

Shana Lebowitz is a strategy reporter for Business Insider.

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