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Another year around the sun!

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It is the Winter Solstice which means it is time for our sixth annual "Best Of" episode of\xa03 Books. 3 Books began \u200bback in 2018\u200b 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 by being different -- with a lunar-based schedule and a deep intention of being an \u2018intrinsically-motivated journey\u2019 with no ads, sponsors, commercials, or interruptions.

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We started collecting\xa0\u200bvalues\u200b like: "No book shame, no book guilt", "Humans are the best algorithm", and "You are what you eat and you are what you read."

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Over the years this journey has been a warm ray of sun in my life.\xa0I hope it\u2019s felt the same for you.

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My goal with the \u201cBest Of\u201d is to reflect on the year by picking a snippet from every Chapter and Bookmark that helps us pause and ponder.

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You'll hear (or re-hear) wisdom from our chats with\xa0\u200bSteve Toltz\u200b, \u200bTimothy Goodman\u200b, \u200bJohann Hari\u200b, \u200bTank Sinatra\u200b, \u200bSuzy Batiz\u200b, \u200bMartellus Bennett\u200b, \u200bChefs Osama and Houssam\u200b, \u200bJully Black\u200b, \u200bLenore Skenazy\u200b, \u200bHeather McGowan\u200b, \u200bSahil Bloom\u200b, \u200bRalph Nader\u200b, and J. Drew Lanham (his interview is coming out on December 26th!!)

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Thank you for sharing time with me and our incredible warm-hearted community of 3 Bookers around the world. I hope this (lengthy!) Best Of can keep you company on a long drive, late-night walk, or over some quiet moments through the holidays.

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Let\u2019s stop and reflect and then keep enjoying the ride.

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Listen now at\xa03books.co/chapters/best-of-2023

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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 an inspiring person. Sample guests include: Bren\xe9 Brown, David Sedaris, Malcolm Gladwell, George Saunders, Angie Thomas, Daniels, Cheryl Strayed, Rich Roll, Soyoung the Variety Store Owner, Derek the Hype Man, Kevin the Bookseller, Vishwas the Uber Driver, Roxane Gay, 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 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 Happiness Equation', 'Two-Minute Mornings', and 'The Book of Awesome.' For more info check out:\xa0https://www.3books.co