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EXCERPT: Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, Tesla, and other larger-than-life tech companies, somehow also seems to find time to read. Musk has said that reading a variety of books — from epic works of fantasy like the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy to complex how-to books on building rockets — is crucial to his success. We looked through Musk's past interviews and social media history to come up with a list of 12 books the billionaire entrepreneur thinks everyone should read. Take a look below.... (INCLUDED: "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"; "Benjamin Franklin: An American Life"; "Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down"; etc)

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The Odyssey
The Tao Te Ching
Aesop's Fables
Beowulf
Le Morte d' Arthur
The Complete Works of Shakespeare
Huckleberry Finn
Dune
1984
Brave New World
Walden
"The World As I See It" by Albert Einstein