The Book

Alicia Keys, Jeff Bridges, Sheryl Crow, Steve Nash, Ringo Starr, Anna Kendrick, Ray Bradbury, BB King, Brad Meltzer… Ask these A-listers what they’re thankful for and their answers might surprise you.

Who’s grateful for surviving cancer, for being called an SOB by W.C. Fields, for dancing with child soldiers in Uganda, for the unexpected romantic advances of Bo Derek, for the anonymity afforded by online gaming, for the ability to transform overwhelming grief into one of literature’s most indelible characters,

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The Author

Todd Aaron Jensen is an award-winning journalist with featured bylines in more than 100 publications around the world, including GQ, Esquire, American Way, Spirit, Mean, Icon, Moving Pictures, and Costco Connection. His work is syndicated in more than 60 countries.

Jensen has interviewed hundreds of the world’s most prominent public figures, including filmmakers, musicians, authors, and spiritual leaders, and was recently named a top-five finalist in Greater Los Angeles

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The List

It’s your turn now. You don’t have to be rich or famous for gratitude to matter. It’s important to count your blessings, and to share them with others, no matter your station in life. One of the key purposes of this book is to connect readers around the world with their own personal stories of gratitude. So please, please, take a moment today—and then tomorrow, and every day following— to look at your life and write down one thing — at least one thing—for which you are grateful. Then share it with someone. Share it with me, and share it

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