3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 22-year-long quest to uncover and discuss the 1000 most formative books in the world. Each chapter discusses the 3 most formative books of one of the world's most inspiring people. Sample guests include: Brené Brown, David Sedaris, Malcolm Gladwell, Roxane Gay, Cheryl Strayed, Rich Roll, Soyoung the Variety Store Owner, Derek the Hype Man, Kevin the Bookseller, Shirley The Nurse, Vishwas the Uber Driver, Angie Thomas, David Mitchell, Surgeon Ge ...
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Page 93: The most original voice in American comedy writing
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Pages are pulled from Chapters of 3 Books. Page 93 comes from Chapter 9 with the inimitable, indomitable, indefatigable Dave Barry. To listen to the full chapter: https://www.3books.co/chapters/9 To get the 3 Books email: http://www.3books.co/3mail To join our community: Follow @neilpasricha on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, & YouTube…
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Page 92: What to do before you start writing a story
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Page 91: Dave Barry's advice on writing comedy
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Pages are pulled from Chapters of 3 Books. Page 91 comes from Chapter 9 with the inimitable, indomitable, indefatigable Dave Barry. To listen to the full chapter: https://www.3books.co/chapters/9 To get the 3 Books email: http://www.3books.co/3mail To join our community: Follow @neilpasricha on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, & YouTube…
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Chapter 133: Celine Song stitches sumptuous stories from Seoul to soul
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It’s Oscar season! I was so thrilled to see ‘Past Lives’, the astounding slow-moving-yet-somehow-fast-paced debut film from Celine Song nominated for Best Picture. Best Picture! On her very first film. Oh, and no biggie, Best Screenplay, too. This following a slew of other noms like 5 Golden Globes, 3 Critics Choice Awards, 3 BAFTAs, and a recent D…
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Page 83: A book that tells us why people enjoy publicly shaming others
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Pages are pulled from Chapters of 3 Books. Page 83 comes from Chapter 8 with Sarah Andersen, author of 'Sarah's Scribbles'. To listen to the full chapter: https://www.3books.co/chapters/8 To get the 3 Books email: http://www.3books.co/3mail To join our community: Follow @neilpasricha on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, & YouTube…
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Page 82: A book to help you embrace your amateurness
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Pages are pulled from Chapters of 3 Books. Page 82 comes from Chapter 8 with Sarah Andersen, author of 'Sarah's Scribbles'. To listen to the full chapter: https://www.3books.co/chapters/8 To get the 3 Books email: http://www.3books.co/3mail To join our community: Follow @neilpasricha on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, & YouTube…
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Page 81: Connecting with your favorite version of yourself
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Pages are pulled from Chapters of 3 Books. Page 81 comes from Chapter 8 with Sarah Andersen, author of 'Sarah's Scribbles'. To listen to the full chapter: https://www.3books.co/chapters/8 To get the 3 Books email: http://www.3books.co/3mail
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Chapter 132: Robin Dunbar on nullifying negativity with numbered natural networks
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Back in Chapter 101 of ‘3 Books’ we had a magical, eve-of-‘Everything-Everywhere-All-At-Once’-coming-out moment-in-time conversation with creative super-geniuses Daniels — who are Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. We were discussing the fascinating book 'Sex At Dawn' and our conversation led to discussing Dunbar’s Number. Dunbar’s Number! Have you …
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Page 74: Even if you're not happy, act you're happy
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Pages are pulled from Chapters of 3 Books. Page 74 comes from Chapter 7 with the world's greatest Uber Driver, Vishwas Aggrawal. To listen to the full chapter: https://www.3books.co/chapters/7 To get the 3 Books email: http://www.3books.co/3mail To join our community: Follow @neilpasricha on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, & YouTube…
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Page 73: Treat people well. Forget everything else.
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Page 72: Nobody will hate you if you're smiling at least
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Page 71: If I'm doing even Uber, I'm going to do it best
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Chapter 131: J. Drew Lanham on breaking boundaries to become better birdwatchers
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Buckle up! We are heading down to the fields of Clemson, South Carolina! I got an email from 3 Booker Rumble D. back in February which said “Neil, I have a guest suggestion for you. J Drew Lanham is a 2022 MacArthur fellow and an American ornithologist. I loved his book and would love to hear you interview him (maybe while you guys go birding?)” In…
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The Best of 2023: Neil Pasricha rewinds and reflects on the richness of reading
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Another year around the sun! It is the Winter Solstice which means it is time for our sixth annual "Best Of" episode of 3 Books. 3 Books began back in 2018 with a simple goal of counting down the 1000 most formative books in the world ... 3 books at a time. We wanted this show to help all of us read more and read better and we wanted to do that b…
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Page 63: Judy Blume's advice on getting your kid to read
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Page 62: The YA series that shaped Judy Blume
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Page 61: Judy Blume's favorite children's book
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Chapter 130: Ralph Nader on corporate crime creating classist chaos
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“Your airbag” by Ralph Nader. “Your seatbelt” by Ralph Nader. “Your cleaner air” by Ralph Nader. “Your safer food” by Ralph Nader. “Your lead protection when you get dental x-rays", “Your warning labels on cigarettes”, “Your right to know if you’re exposed to dangerous chemicals at your job”. By Ralph Nader, by Ralph Nader, by Ralph Nader. We slap …
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Bookmark: Leslie Richardson on practicing peaceful parenting
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Today I'm putting out a special Bookmark episode of 3 Books featuring my incredible wife Leslie Richardson. If you've been listening to 3 Books for a while you've heard Leslie interviewing guests like Brené Brown, Kristen Neff, and Rebecca the Sex Therapist. And, of course, I started the show by interviewing her way back in Chapter 1. But…
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Page 53: This book teaches us why we get fat—and what to do about it
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Pages are pulled from Chapters of 3 Books. Page 53 comes from Chapter 5 with Gretchen Rubin, author of 'The Happiness Project' and podcaster behind 'Happier'. To listen to the full chapter: https://www.3books.co/chapters/5 To get the 3 Books email: http://www.3books.co/3mail To join our community: Follow @neilpasricha on Instagram, Facebook, Twitte…
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Page 52: An immersive children's book every adult should read
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Page 51: Gretchen Rubin's single biggest advice to writers
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Chapter 129: Sahil Bloom freezes at 4am to find fortune and finish first
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I flew down to New York City and sat in a plush purple corner booth at the pricey and exclusive Core Club in midtown Manhattan. Sahil Bloom is the youngest member they have because, as he says, "If you get into the right rooms, good things start to happen." Sahil Bloom is a fascinating, unconventional, maniacally disciplined, wisdom-distilling writ…
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Page 43: A book for the thoughtful, strange, quirky-curious reader
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Pages are pulled from Chapters of 3 Books. Page 43 comes from Chapter 4 with Sarah Ramsey, my favorite Toronto Bookseller! Listen to the full chapter on Apple, Spotify, or 3Books.co To get the 3 Books email: http://www.3books.co/3mail To join our community: Follow @neilpasricha on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, & YouTube…
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Page 42: A book for challenging our view of beauty
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Pages are pulled from Chapters of 3 Books. Page 42 comes from Chapter 4 with Sarah Ramsey, my favorite Toronto Bookseller! To listen to the full chapter: https://www.3books.co/chapters/4 To get the 3 Books email: http://www.3books.co/3mail To join our community: Follow @neilpasricha on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, & YouTube…
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