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\\u201cYour airbag\\u201d by Ralph Nader. \\u201cYour seatbelt\\u201d by Ralph Nader. \\u201cYour cleaner air\\u201d by Ralph Nader. \\u201cYour safer food\\u201d by Ralph Nader. \\u201cYour lead protection when you get dental x-rays", \\u201cYour warning labels on cigarettes\\u201d, \\u201cYour right to know if you\\u2019re exposed to dangerous chemicals at your job\\u201d. By Ralph Nader, by Ralph Nader, by Ralph Nader.\\xa0

We slap names on everything! Bylines. Authorship! We see names on everything in our ego-oriented society with commercialization and profit maximization near its core. But Ralph\\u2019s name isn\\u2019t on any of these things. Could be! \\u200bMaybe should be\\u200b! But when you\\u2019ve spent nearly seven decades \\u2014 seven decades! \\u2014 as a tireless consumer advocate, fighting to achieve protections for a healthier and safer society for all, well, maybe you don\'t focus on credit. You just focus on change.

\\u201cDissent is the mother of ascent,\\u201d Ralph reminds us in \\u200bChapter 130 of 3 Books\\u200b, one of many calls-to-arms issued by the four-time Presidential candidate and author of the new book \\u200bThe Rebellious CEO\\u200b to our fiery global community of book lovers, writers, makers, sellers ... and librarians.

And while Ralph\\u2019s not running for President in 2024 \\u2014 \\u201cWe have a two-party duopoly not a competitive democracy" \\u2014 he\\u2019s still working, day after day, calling for change. Sure, he\\u2019s turning 90 in February, joining his two active nonagenarian sisters, but he doesn\\u2019t feel old. Why not? Because, according to Ralph, \\u201cThe only true aging is the erosion of one\\u2019s ideals."

I was very excited to sit down with Ralph and learn from his plentiful experience, wisdom, and ideas. On lots of things! Including de-computerizing elementary schools, shifting from a warmaking to peacemaking society, adding safety to social media, his ingredients for cognitive longevity, his current views of the famed Bush-Gore 2000 presidential election where he was called a "spoiler", and, of course, his 3 most formative books.

In an era of blaring, dopamine-spiking news and social media overwhelm this longform conversation with a true master awoke and inflamed my spirit on so many things. I think it\'ll do the same for you.

Let\'s flip the page into Chapter 130 now...

You can find show notes and more information by clicking here:\\xa0https://www.3books.co/chapters/130

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3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-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: Bren\\xe9 Brown, David Sedaris, Malcolm Gladwell, Angie Thomas, Cheryl Strayed, Rich Roll, Soyoung the Variety Store Owner, Derek the Hype Man, Kevin the Bookseller, Vishwas the Uber Driver, Roxane Gay, David Mitchell, 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 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 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