Essence® bestselling author Daaimah S. Poole introduces readers to a young woman with a hot voice and superstar dreams. . . Talented Kendra Michelle Thomas always dreamed of becoming a singing sensation. But when a broken childhood lands her and her siblings in foster care, there's not much opportunity for making dreams come true. Before she knows it, Kendra's twenty-five years old, a bartender, and trapped in a relationship going nowhere. . . Determined to finally give her dreams a chance, Kendra spends her small savings on a demo. She soon gets a series of gigs. . .and finally a recording contract. But when a turn of events lands her right back where she started, she'll have to make a choice: sink back into obscurity--or discover if she's really got what it takes. . . "The voice of a new generation." --Karen Quinones Miller

The debut collection of short stories by Canadian author Andrew F. Sullivan. Includes 20 stories.

This is my journey to find my everything. What I found was so much more than I could have ever hoped for. They were the questions that lead me to the answers only I could answer. What I have created is a guide for your journey. Questions for you to answer that will lead you to your everything. You too can discover the secrets waiting safely inside for you to choose to bring them into the light.

Chronicles the activities of two friends, Serena and Blair, and a group of wealthy students from exclusive private schools in Manhattan during Christmas break of their senior year.

From Park Avenue parties to piña coladas, no one rings in the new year like Blair and Serena. The wickedly funny third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that inspired the original hit CW show and the HBO Max series. It's Christmastime and Blair and Serena are best friends again, and up to their old tricks -- partying hard and breaking hearts from Park Avenue to the Caribbean. Blair's mom and Cyrus are having their honeymoon in Salt Key. And when school lets out for the holiday, Blair, Serena, Aaron, and company head down there to blow off steam after their midterm exams. In between piña coladas and topless sunbathing, Blair and Serena plot revenge on super-jerk Chuck Bass. Everyone jets back to NYC for Serena's New Year's party, during which Nate and Blair may or may not finally go all the way . . . and Serena may or may not be discovered to be the secret fling of Hollywood's hottest young leading man.

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Discusses the struggles that farmers have with government regulations and perceptions from the public over food fears, and looks for solutions to these problems.