25 books Wall Street are reading, according to submissions from more than 600

In Fed Up: An Insider's Take on Why the Federal Reserve is Bad for America, Federal Reserve insider  Danielle DiMartino ...
In Fed Up: An Insider's Take on Why the Federal Reserve is Bad for America, Federal Reserve insider Danielle DiMartino Booth "pulls back the curtain on the secretive institution that controls America's economy". Supplied
by Akin Oyedele

Dave Lutz, the head of exchange-traded funds at JonesTrading, recently released his annual "Spring Break reading" list.

Over 600 Wall Streeters around the world contributed to this list of great books for outdoor reading.

From science-fiction thrillers to business profiles, the full list is stellar, but were highlighting only the 25 most frequently mentioned books.

The list includes short reviews of the books — occasionally by the person that recommended them to Lutz. Here they are:

Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics by Tim Marshall. "If ...
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics by Tim Marshall. "If you don't know geography, you'll never have the full picture." Supplied

1. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight

"Was expecting a tale of how Nike rose to global domination, but instead got a very humble, human story about regrets and perseverance."

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2. Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice by Bill Browder

"John Grisham-like thriller, part business and political memoir, and in it Mr Browder, an early hedge-fund investor in Russia, tells the story of how the Kremlin raided his fund, kicked him out of the country and perpetrated an elaborate financial fraud.

The lawyer he hires to investigate the crime is murdered, and Mr Browder seeks to avenge his death. It's a hard book to put down."

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3. The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis

"...a compelling collaboration between two men who have the dimensions of great literary figures. They became heroes in the university and on the battlefield ― both had important careers in the Israeli military ― and their research was deeply linked to their extraordinary life experiences."

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4. Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

"A brilliantly plotted tale that is at once sweeping and intimate, mind-bendingly strange and profoundly human - a relentlessly surprising science-fiction thriller about choices, paths not taken, and how far we'll go to."

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5. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by JD Vance

"General Petraeus (now a consultant for KKR) was in our office a couple weeks ago. He recommended this book as an insight that helps explain why people voted for Brexit and the support for [Bernie] Sanders and [Donald] Trump."

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6. Art of the Deal by Donald Trump

"Donald J Trump lays out his professional and personal worldview in this classic work - a firsthand account of the rise of America's foremost deal-maker."

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7. Extreme Ownership: How US Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

"A gripping firsthand account of heroism, tragic loss, and hard-won victories in SEAL Team Three's Task Unit Bruiser, they learned that leadership ― at every level ― is the most important factor in whether a team succeeds or fails."

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8. Before the Fall; Titan - The Life of JD Rockefeller by Ron Chernow

"Very long biography with a section early on that was hard to get through but well worth the read. You will be amazed at just how vast his wealth was and how great of impact he had on the world even today."

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9. Fed Up: An Insider's Take on Why the Federal Reserve is Bad for America by Danielle DiMartino Booth

"A Federal Reserve insider pulls back the curtain on the secretive institution that controls America's economy."

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10. Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones

"...weaves together two classic tales of capitalism run amok whose unintentional collision has been catastrophic."

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11. Before the Fall by Noah Hawley

"From the Emmy, PEN, Peabody, Critics' Choice, and Golden Globe Award-winning creator of the TV show Fargo comes the thriller of the year."

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12. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

"Beautiful, stunningly ambitious instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II."

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13. The Given Day by Dennis Lehane

"This beautifully written novel of American history tells the story of two families -- one black, one white - swept up in a maelstrom of revolutionaries and anarchists, immigrants and ward bosses, Brahmins and ordinary citizens, all engaged in a battle for survival and power at the end of World War I."

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14. Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics by Tim Marshall

"All leaders are constrained by geography. Their choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Yes, to understand world events you need to understand people, ideas and movements... but if you don't know geography, you'll never have the full picture."

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15. Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction by Philip Tetlock

"An Economist Best Book of 2015 - The most important book on decision making since Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow - shows us how we can learn from this elite group. Weaving together stories of forecasting successes (the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound) and failures (the Bay of Pigs) and interviews with a range of high-level decision makers."

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16. Dead Wake: The last crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson

"From the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the Lusitania."

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17. Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet by Jesse Itzler

"Living with a SEAL is like a buddy movie if it starred the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air... and Rambo. Jesse is about as easy-going as you can get. SEAL is ... not. He even shows up at Jesse's apartment with an inflatable raft just in case the Itzler family ever has to escape Manhattan by crossing the Hudson River."

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18. Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

"The story tells of the efforts to preserve human society in the wake of apocalyptic events on Earth, following the disintegration of the Moon."

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19. Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan

"An old-school adventure story, an intellectual autobiography, a social history, a literary road movie, and an extraordinary exploration of the gradual mastering of an exacting, little understood art. Today, Finnegan's surfing life is undiminished. Frantically juggling work and family, he chases his enchantment through Long Island ice storms..."

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20. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

"Very spiritual book. You read it and you just go, 'god damn, you know, how can I be more honest, accept things that don't go as planned'? When you try to combat everything, at the end of the day you realise that you're responsible for yourself," says the Patriot's Tom Brady about his favourite self-help book.

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21. Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations by Thomas Friedman

"An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations by Thomas Friedman - not a defence of globalism, but an examination of how fast the world is changing."

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22. A man called Ove by Fredrik Backman

"Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon - the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him 'the bitter neighbour from hell'."

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23. A New Day One: Trauma, Grace and a Young Man's Journey from Foster Care to Yale by Rodney Walker

"Whether you're an inner-city youth or a high-net worth businessman, there's something to be learned from Rodney's incredible story - raised in the Chicago foster care system and now a Yale graduate."

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24. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

"A magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South."

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25. Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of LA Punk by John Doe

"...explores the nascent Los Angeles punk rock movement and its evolution to hardcore punk as it's never been told before. Authors John Doe and Tom DeSavia have woven together an enthralling story of the legendary West Coast scene from 1977 to 1982 by enlisting the voices of people who were there. The book shares chapter-length tales from the authors along with personal essays from famous (and infamous) players in the scene."

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