Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it. –P.J. O’Rourke

This was a post originally intended for my other blog over at deadat30. I didn’t think it was relevant to this site, intended purely for content relevant to the 7 Summits Project.

I realised however, that what I’m intending to do with this project is to promote education and it’s importance, particularly to developing minds. What better way to self-educate than by reading some of the seminal works written by some of the worlds greatest minds and observers of human behaviour.

This is by no means a be-all and end-all list I’ve put together. It is simply 30 books I have read that have shaped how I view the world and have influenced my mindset and the context of my own standing in life. I want to pass that on in the hope that they will bring the same to your own life. There’s a pretty diverse range below and I guess that sums up the way I usually read.

So without further ado…

What do you think? Anything you’d add or leave off this list? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.

There are literally dozens more books I could’ve added to this list but I have limited it to 30 to fit the title ’30 books to read before 30′. Another list may be coming in future..

*Credit to Tim Byng for the reviews. He summed them up well so I didn’t care to change anything.