re: Good books before entering the Finance world

Well if you're about to graduate w/ a degree in finance you should already have a basic knowledge of the markets. The next best thing is to follow business news from many different sources. Read blogs like The Big Picture, pick up the WSJ, and follow economics and politics - they determine the shape of the markets more than anything else. Its much harder to get good info on debt markets, but Bloomberg news provides a ton of stories. Read, take a ton of notes, then research what you don't understand. Simple as that.