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Life-Changing Reads: Al Roker, Jennifer Garner and More Reveal the Books That Left a Lasting Mark


These celebrities picked up a book one day and didn’t know the message would leave a lasting mark. Jennifer Garner, Al Roker and more stars’ favorite reads.

“I got plenty of tools to use from Hardwiring Happiness,” says Leah of the self-help book by Rick Hanson, which aims to teach people how to find contentment, calm and confidence through mindfulness exercises. “I started developing a social conscious when I would read biographies about people like Dr. King and other leaders who put themselves on the line to make big change happen,” says the singer. “I always thought about myself and what it meant to live a good, impactful life, and how it was important for me to use whatever platform I had to make a change.”

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