Neil Pasricha: Bestselling Author

3 Books With Neil Pasricha

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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...

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Neil Pasricha: Bestselling Author

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Jun 29, 2026

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Chapter 37: Malcolm Gladwell on strangers, spies, and silencing the system 14.09.2019

3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover the 1000 most formative books in the world. 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 and The Happiness Equation. Each chapter of 3 Books uncovers and discusses the three most formative books from one of the world...

Chapter 36: Two teenage Mormon missionaries on missing mom to make miracles 30.08.2019

3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover the 1000 most formative books in the world. 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 and The Happiness Equation. Each chapter of 3 Books uncovers and discusses the three most formative books from one of the world...

Chapter 35: Jen Agg on fussy feminism and ferocious fastidiousness 15.08.2019

3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover the 1000 most formative books in the world. 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 and The Happiness Equation. Each chapter of 3 Books uncovers and discusses the three most formative books from one of the world...

Chapter 34: Literary superagent Jim Levine on picking priorities to perform at peak potential 01.08.2019

3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover the 1000 most formative books in the world. 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 and The Happiness Equation. Each chapter of 3 Books uncovers and discusses the three most formative books from one of the world...

Chapter 33: Raj Haldar aka Lushlife on invoking inner inspiration to instigate the Internet 16.07.2019

3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover the 1000 most formative books in the world. 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 and The Happiness Equation. Each chapter of 3 Books uncovers and discusses the three most formative books from one of the world...

Chapter 32: Cat and Nat on cutting the crap to create community for courageous caregivers 02.07.2019

3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover the 1000 most formative books in the world. 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 and The Happiness Equation. Each chapter of 3 Books uncovers and discusses the three most formative books from one of the world...

Chapter 31: Juniper the Former Sex Worker on paying for pleasure and progressive parenting 17.06.2019

3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover the 1000 most formative books in the world. 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 and The Happiness Equation. Each chapter of 3 Books uncovers and discusses the three most formative books from one of the world...

Chapter 30: Jerry Howarth on branding, bereavement, and Blue Jays baseball 03.06.2019

3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover the 1000 most formative books in the world. 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 and The Happiness Equation. Each chapter of 3 Books uncovers and discusses the three most formative books from one of the world...

Chapter 29: Michael Harris on queer questions and the quest for quiet 18.05.2019

3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover the 1000 most formative books in the world. 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 and The Happiness Equation. Each chapter of 3 Books uncovers and discusses the three most formative books from one of the world...

Chapter 28: Mark Manson on constant cursing and clearing clutter 04.05.2019

3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover the 1000 most formative books in the world. 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 and The Happiness Equation. Each chapter of 3 Books uncovers and discusses the three most formative books from one of the world...

Chapter 27: Robin the Bartender on fiddling with frankincense and fighting for freedom 19.04.2019

3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover the 1000 most formative books in the world. 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 and The Happiness Equation. Each chapter of 3 Books uncovers and discusses the three most formative books from one of the world...

Chapter 26: Angie Thomas on righting racist wrongs and remembering radicals 02.04.2019

3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover the 1000 most formative books in the world. 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 and The Happiness Equation. Each chapter of 3 Books uncovers and discusses the three most formative books from one of the world...

Chapter 25: James Frey on drunk, defiant differentiation 21.03.2019

3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover the 1000 most formative books in the world. 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 and The Happiness Equation. Each chapter of 3 Books uncovers and discusses the three most formative books from one of the world...

Chapter 24: Jonathan Fields on winning with will and weaving why into work 06.03.2019

3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover the 1000 most formative books in the world. 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 and The Happiness Equation. Each chapter of 3 Books uncovers and discusses the three most formative books from one of the world...

Chapter 23: Jesse Finkelstein zooms into the zeitgeist and zeroes in on zesty Zora 19.02.2019

3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover the 1000 most formative books in the world. 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 and The Happiness Equation. Each chapter of 3 Books uncovers and discusses the three most formative books from one of the world...

Chapter 22: Tim Urban on shivering in shorts and shifting from sheep to chef 04.02.2019

3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover the 1000 most formative books in the world. 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 and The Happiness Equation. Each chapter of 3 Books uncovers and discusses the three most formative books from one of the world...

Chapter 21: Paulette Bourgeois on family foundations, frightening fiction, and forging Franklin 21.01.2019

Were you one of the sixty million people who grew up reading Franklin The Turtle ? We were handed a dog-eared stack of them when my first son was born. As my wife and I flipped through them, we couldn't help but just buy into the whole Franklin universe. There's Beaver and Bear and Fox and good values and good parenting and good life lessons all delivered in a way that super appetizing for childre...

Chapter 20: Debbie Stoller on frenzied female fandom, fighting for freedom, and fourth-wave feminism 06.01.2019

  Do you remember Chapter 4 of 3 Books with Sarah Ramsey? She introduced me to BUST Magazine , the largest feminist magazine in the world, and waxed on about how BUST had incredible book recommendations… Well, they sure have a lot more than that. I picked up a copy of BUST and was blown away by the urgency, voice, and community. I also wasn't surprised to see The New York Times and Fast Company bo...

The Best Of 2018: Neil Pasricha peers into the past and plucks perfect podcast pieces 01.01.2019

So here we are.   It's 11:59pm on December 31, 2018 and we're releasing our first annual Best Of 3 Books for 2018.   It's a time to look back. It's a time to look ahead. It's a time to look inside and think about which lessons, which insights, and which paths we will follow in the year ahead.   For long time listeners of 3 Books, I hope this hopscotch through the first 19 of 333 chapters gives you...

Chapter 19: Chip Wilson on living large, launching Lululemon, and leaving a legacy 22.12.2018

Our next guest is the first billionaire entrepreneur of a global brand we've had on 3 Books. We fly over to Vancouver to talk with the founder and former CEO of Lululemon , Chip Wilson . Chip founded the company Westbeach , a snowboard, ski, and apparel company, which he eventually sold in 1997. Then one day while flipping through the paper, he came upon a piece of fascinating information… There a...

Chapter 18: David Sedaris on holding happiness hostage and healing holes in our hearts 07.12.2018

I discovered David Sedaris after asking my college writing mentor how to become a better comedy writer. He handed me a strange looking book with a pair of boxer shorts on the cover … Naked by David Sedaris. I'd never heard of David before, but when I went home and started paging through his book, I was completely blown away. His autobiographical essays were incredibly sardonic, witty, and laugh-ou...

Chapter 17: Emily McDowell on family fallouts, finding phrases, and forging false fairytales 23.11.2018

  Have you ever looked through a bunch of greeting cards and felt like nothing reflected the way you feel? The greeting card industry is 150 years old, and yet they haven't quite mastered this skill yet… But Emily McDowell has. Emily has an uncanny ability to characterize the relationships we have, not the relationships we want to have . Emily runs Emily McDowell Studio, an online hub of greeting...

Chapter 16: Mitchell Kaplan on cultivating connection, Colorado quests, and creating community 07.11.2018

Did you know the average person lives for 1,000 months? Or that the average person is awake for 1,000 minutes per day? That's why I like the number 1,000 so much, and partly why I started my blog 1,000 Awesome Things about ten years ago. It's why I'm on this quest with you to uncover the 1,000 most formative books in the world. And that quest is what brought me to the independent bookstore Books &...

Chapter 15: Mitch Albom on making music, managing mojo, and memorializing Morrie 24.10.2018

Oh, this life, this world. As Mitch says, once you find purpose, and once you find style… what's left? Beauty. What's left is finding and putting out beauty into the world. There are not many writers who have genuinely figured this out … but one of them is Mitch Albom. Mitch is the bestselling author of Tuesdays with Morrie , the bestselling memoir of all time , as well as The Five People You Meet...

Chapter 14: Rich Gibbons on paid public preaching, parenting prescriptions, and pickles with perfectionism 09.10.2018

"On the one hand, information wants to be expensive because it's so valuable. The right information in the right place just changes your life. On the other hand, information wants to be free because the cost of getting it out is getting lower and lower all the time." Recognize that quote? It's from a conversation between Steve Wozniak and Stewart Brand at the very first Hacker's Conference in 1984...

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