Elon Musk usually replies “I love to read books” when people ask him how he learned to build rockets.
Following are the 10 books, Elon Musk recommends.
‘The Lord of the Rings’ by J.R.R. Tolkien
‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ by Douglas Adams
‘Benjamin Franklin: An American Life’ by Walter Isaacson
‘Einstein: His Life and Universe’ by Walter Isaacson
‘Structures: Or Why Things Don’t Fall Down’ by J.E. Gordon
‘Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies’ by Nick Bostrom

‘Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future’ by Peter Thiel
‘Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness’ by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele
‘Merchants of Doubt’ by Naomi Orestes and Erik M. Conway
‘The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress’ by Robert Heinlein