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3 Books With Neil Pasricha

3 Books With Neil Pasricha

By: Neil Pasricha: Bestselling Author
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 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© 3 Books Art Literary History & Criticism Personal Development Personal Success
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  • Chapter 150: Prime Minister Jean Chrétien lays down lifelong lessons on leadership, liberalism, and longevity

    Chapter 150: Prime Minister Jean Chrétien lays down lifelong lessons on leadership, liberalism, and longevity
    Jul 10 2025
    Born in 1934, the 18th of 19 children in the small blue-collar town of Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, Jean Chrétien has risen to become the "grandfather of Canada" and a definitive force in global politics for over 50 years. Chrétien was one of the longest-serving Prime Ministers in Canadian history and led three successive majority terms as leader of the Liberal Party from 1993 to 2003. He famously said no to joining the US in the Iraq War (solidifying Canada’s independence on foreign policy), signed the Kyoto Protocol (committing Canada to its first-ever international environmental agreement), established the Oceans Act (helping Canada become the first country to prioritize ocean health), creating the Clarity Act (to establish terms for secession movements after leading the 'No' side to victory in the 1995 Quebec Referendum), and leading Operation Yellow Ribbon which helped 40,000 Americans in the air and traveling through Canada on September 11, 2001 and beyond. Let's put on a suit and tie and fly up to Ottawa, Canada to sit in the office of the 91-year-old leader—who still does meetings back-to-back three days a week!—and discuss the secrets of healthy living into your 90s... Canada on the global stage... how to get along with almost anyone... humility as a virtue... lessons from 63 years of marriage... thoughts on Alberta secession... the definition of liberal... how he said no to the Iraq war... and, of course, the Right Honorable Jean Chrétien's most formative books...

    Huge thank you to Bob Wright, Bruce Hartley, and Monsieur Jean Chrétien for making this happen.

    A rare and special conversation with a rare and special man.

    Get ready to soak in so much wisdom.

    Let's flip the page to Chapter 150 now...
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • 5 Beach Books to Stretch Your Mind

    5 Beach Books to Stretch Your Mind
    Jun 25 2025

    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 summer reads get a bad rap for being too silly, too saucy, too simple.

    So this summer join me in bridging the gap to find great beachy reads.

    We want books that have a speedy pace *and* expand our minds!

    We want books that help us escape our everyday lives *and* teach us something new.

    A mesmerizing coming-of-age novel! A slim tear-jerky memoir! A crucial self-help book! An evocative life story from the deep south. And, of course, the Tom Wolfe novel I think everybody should start with…

    I made this video and podcast for you:

    Please enjoy my 5 summer beach books to stretch your mind like taffy while you bake in the sun…

    Let's find your next read now...
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    46 mins
  • My New Book! 'Canada is Awesome' | Full Audiobook

    My New Book! 'Canada is Awesome' | Full Audiobook
    Jun 21 2025

    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?”

    We, we, we.

    We use the word we so much.

    Why do we feel like such a collective?

    I don’t think it’s complicated.

    I think it’s because we are one.

    We all toss around half of everything we make into a big glass jar and use it to pay for everyone’s health care, education, and services.

    Sure, the system’s never perfect, but if you shatter your ankle in an icy Canadian Tire parking lot, need a dozen years of free school for five kids in Kamloops, or want to drive on freshly snowplowed roads from Comox to Cornwall to Cape Spear, well ... we got you.

    We got you.

    We got everyone.

    So today I'm releasing the audio version of my first new book in three years.

    For free!

    With no ads!

    It's a gift.

    The Canadian way.

    I'm sharing the audiobook for free on the 3 Books podcast feed and on YouTube and then on Canada Day (July 1st) I'll be publishing the full text and a beautifully formatted PDF for free download on my blog (www.neil.blog) and also selling paper books—both black and white paperbacks and full-color hardcovers—at cost, starting July 1st.

    It's a different type of book than I've done before—a 78-page, bright red, self-published love letter to my home country. And it was designed by a Canadian in Ottawa (Steve St. Pierre), audio and video edited by a Canadian in Toronto (Dave Boire), and even the t-shirt I'm wearing in the YouTube video was designed and manufactured by a Canadian in Toronto (Daniel Torjman).

    If you're Canadian I hope you feel pride in who we are. If you're not Canadian, I hope this helps you see Canada a little clearer. Maybe it will inspire you to visit ... or to move here!

    Flip this on for your long road trip and let's let ourselves get inspired by what's possible when grit, determination, and kindness come together across culture and language. Let's reflect on shared goals of spending time with loved ones, hitting best-in-world education rates, and, of course, kicking back by the lake with a Moosehead and a bowl of ketchup chips.

    This is a piece of writing close to my heart and something I have been working on for over a decade.

    It began as a 1000 word blog post on '1000 Awesome Things' (2012), turned into a 5000 word Audible Original audiobook (2017), and now, today, in 2025, has become a 10,000 word physical book and audiobook that I offer here as my gift to you—and to us.

    I hope you like it.

    Neil
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    59 mins
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