Reddit mentions of The Warren Buffett Way

> My degree is in civil engineering.

Well, you are smarter than me, so you have the intellectual horsepower to make a lot of money.

I would read up on just the very basics of what a bond is this weekend otherwise what I tell you is not going to make a lot of sense. Bond discount, bond premium, yield to maturity, credit worthiness, duration, etc. You don't have to be super detailed, just know the basics of how bonds work.

This is the best book I have found as a starter for learning about value investing. Used is a penny.

This is the kindle edition of the latest edition - worth the money.

Shot in the dark, have you ever taken an accounting course?

I finished Buffettology a couple of weeks back. Great book - really informative and gives a useful model for thinking about things.

Here are some other things I have read and enjoyed:

• Intelligent Investor. Obviously a widely recommended book. I found Jason Zweig's edition with commentary quite useful - though his comments sometimes contradict the original text and are anyway pretty obsessed with the fallout of the dotcom boom. That said his additions are journalistic and so easier and easier to read that Graham's original prose.
  
• Why Stocks Go Up and Down. I know a bit about accounting and finance but this book really explains the effect on equities (and also explains bonds). I need to review some of the later chapters
  
  I'm currently reading Value Investing Made Easy. /u/moumouren also recommended me The Warren Buffett Way which is sitting on my desk now.
  
  I'm not an expert though - like you I am just starting - so take all this with a grain of salt. Just some ideas.