Three Books for an Investor's Night Table

It seems there is always too much to read. I spend hours reading on the Internet and all the other stuff like magazines and newsletters just seems to pile up. Then there are the books -- so many of them. In the last weeks, I got a little carried away on Mount Everest books (six in all), war books on Korea (three) and of course, Flags of Our Fathers, the unbelievable account of the Iwo Jima battles and the six flag raisers. You just can't feel the same about life after reading this kind of spirited stuff.

Mixed in with these books are three great ones on investing. Since many of you asked me for advice about which investing books to read, I thought a brief review of these would help.

First, all the books told me something about the steps it takes to be a successful investor. The process is about the same for anything we try to accomplish, including mountain climbing, being a war-time soldier or managing money. ...