CEOs lead some of the busiest lives in the business world, but that doesn't mean that they don't have time to curl up with a book (or e-reader).
What are some of their favorite reads? Many of them reference business books as sources of inspiration, but others are partial to fiction or sci-fi.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos, the founder of the country's largest virtual bookstore and the Kindle device, told Fast Company in 2001 that he typically bought 10 books per month. He listed his favorites as business book Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
"If you read The Remains of the Day, which is one of my favorite books, you can't help but come away and think, I just spent 10 hours living an alternate life and I learned something about life and about regret," Bezos said in a 2009 interview with Newsweek.
Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh
Hsieh, CEO of the online shoe and clothing shop Zappos.com, told USA Today in 2010 that one of his favorite books is Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization
"Tribal Leadership codifies a lot of what we've been doing instinctually and provides a great framework for all companies to bring company culture to the next level," he said. Other books he mentioned include Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow
Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent
Kent recently told Fox Business News that his favorite book is The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
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