Investing books allow us to learn vicariously. If we had to learn everything on our own, we would probably suffer great losses before achieving any gains.
The books on investing are endless, but some are better than others. A few of my favorites are:
New investors often think anything but a continuous rise in a stock is a reason for selling a stock. Everyone of my best stocks has had some down periods, often for extended time periods. But, in the long-term, those stocks have risen way more than 10 times over.