Everyone has an internal alarm clock that goes off when we're about to make a bad decision. Some spend their entire 20's hitting the snooze button. In How to Ruin Your Life By 30, Steve Farrar delivers a jolting wake-up call to help navigate these treacherous waters. Based on talks to university students, Farrar, in his forthright, no-nonsense style, helps young adults fix their mistakes before they make them---and also shows how to recover from poor choices before it's too late. By Steve Farrar

What GOV Says: This book is a must-read for teens and young people in their 20s. In his down to earth way, Steve Farrar does an excellent job honestly conversing with young people about the choices they will face in their 20s that compose the foundation for either a well-lived life or a painful one.