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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

This story originally appeared on Business Insider

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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 is a strategy reporter for Business Insider. 

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