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>>35088
>Investment Valuation by Damodaran

This. I read it, plus the online material he has on his site. Gives you the theoretical background on how to value pretty much any asset (from small private family owned businesses to large corporations), plus practical advice on how to apply it.

On his webpage he does actual valuations of firms, and explains in his podcasts where he got the information for each variable, and how he used them.

I haven't read a random walk down wallstreet, but I know the implications that book had. For the layman, it gives invaluable advice. For your average mutual fund manager, it's a disaster.