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When it comes to the finest books on commodities, people always turn to Jim Rogers, the global investing legend on commodities. Some of the books that he has written are worth reading, if you want to play in the global commodities market.

Jim Rogers continues to write on commodities. May be we can expect another great book on commodities from him soon. When Commodity Online met Jim Rogers in Singapore recently, he said he is working on a new book on commodities.

“Reading, traveling and writing are my passion. I write about everything I do on commodities,” he told Commodity Online.

So which are those famous books by Jim that you want to read? Here is a ready reckoner on the books that Rogers has written on commodities.

INVESTMENT BIKER

Jim Rogers became a Wall Street legend when he and George Soros founded the Quantum Fund. Investment Biker is the fascinating story of his 1990 investing trip around the world by motorcycle, with many tidbits of hard-headed advice for investing in foreign markets. Those wanting to make a killing on the Botswana stock exchange should pass up this book. Combining a travel narrative with economic advice, Rogers recounts his 20-month global motorcycle tour with his “tall, leggy and blonde” 23-year-old girlfriend Tabitha. As the two pass through a region, he sizes up the local economy and recommends investment strategies.

ADVENTURE CAPITALIST

Jim Rogers and his fiancée (now wife), Paige Parker, drove around the world in a BMW from January 1999 through December 2001. They drove through 116 countries so that Rogers, an investment analyst, could understand their economies and investment possibilities, particularly in emerging and third-world countries. His first hand knowledge of places and people adds to the smoothness of his narration. Yet he always seems to be reading his story, maintaining a distance from its excitement and adventure. Since the majority of his trip was before September 11, 2001, and the book was written in 2003, he includes follow-up discussion on how that event impacted his investment decisions.

HOT COMMODITIES

In Hot Commodities, Rogers offers practical advice and information for beginners, including the best resources, how to read the commodities reports in the newspaper or on television, the various ways to open an account, information on index funds (such as Rogers' own index fund that he started in 1998), mechanisms, terminology, and other vital details people must know before investing. Clearly written and entertaining, Hot Commodities offers a solid introduction to investments that many people, including financial advisors, fail to give the proper respect. Rogers, known for his world travels, his ability to size up any market, and his contrary approach to investing, says we are in the beginning of a multiyear bull market in commodities. Although he is promoting his new commodities fund, he makes a very good case that commodities belong in any balanced portfolio, particularly now.

A BULL IN CHINA

If the twentieth century was the American century, then the twenty-first century belongs to China. Jim Rogers shows how any investor can get in on the ground floor of “the greatest economic boom since England's Industrial Revolution”. In this indispensable new book, Rogers brings his unerring investment acumen to bear on this huge and unruly land now being opened to the world and exploding in potential. In A Bull in China, you'll learn what industries offer the newest and best opportunities, from power, energy, and agriculture to tourism, water, and infrastructure. The book also features fascinating profiles of “Red Chip” companies, such as Yantu Changyu, China's largest winemaker, which sells a 'Healthy Liquor' line mixed with herbal medicines. Plus, if you want to export something to China yourself or even buy land there Rogers tells you the steps you need to take.