3 Books With Neil Pasricha
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 General Vivek Murthy, Mark Manson, Seth Godin, Judy Blume, and Quentin Tarantino. 3 Books is published on the lunar calendar with each of the 333 chapters dropped on the exact minute of every single full moon all the way up to 10:37 PM EST on April 26, 2040. 3 Books is an Apple "Best Of" award-winning show and is 100% non-profit with no ads, no sponsors, no commercials, and no interruptions. 3 Books has 3 clubs including the End of the Podcast Club, the Cover to Cover Club, and the Secret Club, which operates entirely through the mail and is only accessible by calling 1-833-READ-A-LOT. Each chapter is hosted live and in-person at the guest's preferred location by Neil Pasricha, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Awesome, The Happiness Equation, Two-Minute Mornings, etc. For more info check out: https://www.3books.co
Episodes
Thirteen years ago I was surfing online when I stumbled on a blog post called "How To Read More — A Lot More" by someone I'd never heard of named Ryan Holiday.
Happy Solstice, everyone!
In the northern hemisphere today we have the least amount of daylight of any day of the year. Below the equator it has the most!
Who we are is a function of where we are.
Do you agree with that?
Who you are depends on where you are.
This podcast is me reading a little book I put out earlier this year:
CANADA IS AWESOME
It's an audio book about all the weird, wonderful, beautiful things that make Canada ... Canada.
Did you ever notice Canadians speak in the collective?
"What do you think of the weather we're having?"
"Shall we grab a Timmy's before the meeting?"
"Think we have a shot at the playoffs?"
We, we, we.
We use the word we so much.
Why do we feel like ...
We're back to Africa!
So one day I'm out taking one of my magical life-changing long walks when suddenly two guys are like "Hi! How are you?!"
We're heading to Africa!
"Whatever Jen Agg says is worth listening to," said Anthony Bourdain.
I fully agree!
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The pace of living is accelerating.
I often feel like things are happening too quickly to process ... the reels are going too fast, the scrolls have too many colors, the information feed feels like a flood.
...
Last year I picked up a book called 'Moonbound' by Robin Sloan and it blew me away.
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My friend Drew Dudley once told me that, other than his parents, he hadn't heard anyone speak to him more in his life than Jerry Howarth…
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What do Xmas Jammies, ADHD, and The Amazing Race have in common?
The Holderness Family!
Penn and Kim Holderness have created viral videos with ... billions of views.
They entered Season 33 of The Amazing Race ... and won.
They wrote one of my favourite books ... 'ADHD is Awesome'.
Long before I oriented my life around reading, I would get the majority of my (4-5!) books per year read during the summer.
But summ...
BIG NEWS!
I just finished writing CANADA IS AWESOME: A Little Book About A Big Country.
This podcast is me reading the whole book!
The book is about all the weird, wonderful, beautiful things that make Canada ... Canada.
Did you ever notice Canadians speak in the collective?
"What do you think of the weather we're having?"
"Shall we grab a Tims before the meeting?"
"Think we have a shot at the playoffs?"
W...
It started with a modern plea for help:
"Can I charge my dead phone in your bookstore?"
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