When a phone call at work throws Kandee for a loop, thoughts of her childhood flood her memory bank. As she gets lost in a dream from the past; reality is slowly sneaking up on her. Kandee Blue comes to the realization that men are nothing but headaches at an early age. After a life changing event brings her to her knees, she's left to manage a household. Around the same time, a new guy at school catches her eye, and she develops a talent for eavesdropping, that she'll soon regret. Even though Kandee has never been the type of girl to worry about her appearance, she has a change of heart after her older cousin Trudy moves in. While adjusting to the transitions that have taken place, her head remains in the clouds as she falls hard for the new guy and continues to follow in Trudy's sneaky footsteps. After being crushed so many times; will Kandee be able to live happily after-or- will all of the turmoil from her past turn her into a lonely and bitter old maid?

Paris experiences a roller coaster of emotions as her heart recovers from her grandmother's death. Suppressed feelings leave Paris overwhelmed with grief, and she rushes to granny's room for solace. Sadly, her mourning is interrupted when Evie, an obnoxious ex from Sterling's past brings drama to Paris' doorstep. After their worlds collide, Sterling's new title and unlawful activities take a toll on Paris, and she's drained mentally. While second-guessing their relationship, Paris clings to Angel and Adam and seeks revenge for the ill acts Evie has committed. Along with thoughts of payback, Paris withholds information from her father to protect Sterling's character. As time passes, Paris doesn't like the individual she's becoming and partially comes clean, but things continue to go downhill and a cyclone of events pushes Paris to the edge. When the smoke clears who will hold the key to Paris' heart? Will she remain with Sterling through the madness or will she give Adam the chance he's been waiting for?

Raised with manners, morals, and a good head on her shoulders, 21-year-old Paris doesn't look a thing like what she's been through. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Paris is whisked away at an early age and raised by her paternal grandmother. While she blossoms into a respectable young lady, frequent flashbacks from her childhood leave her with a heart full of resentment and a box of letters from her imprisoned father. As summer break arrives before her final year of college, life as she knows it comes to a screeching halt when her grandmother needs assistance running the family-owned business. Without giving it a second thought, Paris dives in head first, and while learning the ropes, she encounters a roughneck named Sterling. While romance is the farthest thing from her mind, Paris discovers that she thoroughly enjoys Sterling's company. Then smack dab in the middle of figuring each other out, the unthinkable happens, and Paris is left wondering if time really can heal all wounds.

Camp is in session in this cheer-tastic middle-grade novel about making new friends, finding your place, and learning to embrace your inner Magic. Magic Olive Poindexter has big shoes to fill. Her mother was a professional cheerleader, her father is a retired NBA legend, her big sister is the new face of the oh-so-glamorous Laker Girls, and her grandmother was the first black cheerleader ever on Valentine Middle School's HoneyBee cheer squad. Magic wants nothing more than to follow in their footsteps. But first, she has to survive Planet Pom Poms, the summer cheer camp where she'll audition for a spot on the HoneyBee squad. But with zero athletic ability and a group of mean girls who have her number, Tragic Magic is a long way from becoming the toe-touching cheerleader heroine she dreams of being. Things start to look up when her best friend Cappie joins her at camp—until Cappie gets bitten by the popularity bug, that is. To make matters worse, Magic's crushing hard on football star Dallas Chase. Luckily, Magic's not alone: with the help of a new crew of fabulous fellow misfits and her Grammy Mae's vintage pom poms by her side, Tragic Magic might just survive—and even thrive—at cheer camp.

Nicholas Roerich's classic 1929 mystic travel book is back in print! He kept a diary of his travels by yak and camel through a remote region still largely unknown today. An intellectual as well as an adventurer, he chronicles his expedition through Sinkiang, Altai-Mongolia and Tibet from 1924 to 1928 in twelve exciting chapters detailing his encounters along the parched byways of Central Asia. With a special interest in geographical mysteries and arcane and mystical arts, he searches for the hidden cities of Shambala and Agartha. Roerich's original drawings, as well as reproductions of his inspiring paintings illustrate this unique travel book.

How to Live in Bold Confidence Have you ever needed confidence in a specific circumstance and couldn’t think of an example of anyone who had “been there, overcome that”? Author and speaker Lynn Cowell took every form of insecurity we experience as women and asked God to reveal how we should respond. The result is this in-depth, six-week Bible study spanning obscure and recognizable women in Scripture who demonstrate unshakable confidence no matter their circumstances. This six-week study will help you to: Stand with resolve when your confidence faces adversity—Women of Exodus Step out in your own defense when your confidence is challenged— The Daughters of Z Remain faithful when your confidence in God is elusive—Rahab Focus on what is true when your confidence in relationships is questioned— Abigail & Michal Trust when your confidence is in doubt—Martha & Mary Includes biblical and historical background insights, practical application, and a memory verse for each chapter. This study may be completed individually or with a small group.

The mass production and diversification of media have accelerated the development of popular culture. This has started a new trend in consumerism of desiring new consumption objects and devaluing those consumption objects once acquired, thus creating a constant demand for new items. Pop culture now canalizes consumerism both with advertising and the marketing of consumerist lifestyles, which are disseminated in the mass media. The Handbook of Research on Consumption, Media, and Popular Culture in the Global Age discusses interdisciplinary perspectives on media influence and consumer impacts in a globalizing world due to modern communication technology. Featuring research on topics such as consumer culture, communication ethics, and social media, this book is ideally designed for managers, marketers, researchers, academicians, and students.

Writing Prompts that Will Inspire, Surprise, and Get You Writing.Most collections of writing prompts have hundreds or even thousands of prompts. Why does this book only have fourteen? 14 Prompts isn't meant to be a random list of ideas to begin your novel, it's meant to inspire you to a whole new way of seeing your writing and even your life.You could read this book in an hour, but it will keep you writing for months.This book includes: 62 pages of fresh inspiration,14 unique exercises that will get you moving +Discussion questions to use with your writing group +Tips on how to be more creative, be more productive, and defeat writer's block.14 Prompts will inspire you, teach you, and then set you loose to write something remarkable.

For every learner who has wasted dictionary time looking up the individual parts of a Spanish saying only to have the whole add up to nonsense, The Big Red Book of Spanish Idioms provides innovative and easy access to scores of turns-of-phrase and their idiomatic English equivalents. With more than 4,000 Spanish expressions arranged by keyword, numerous example sentences, and an extensive index for cross-referencing, you can quickly find phrase-based translations by way of either English or Spanish. Compact and comprehensive, this tool is perfect for a student's backpack or a translator's briefcase.

When a cautious writer, J.H. Bunting, decides to take his family to Paris, he realizes he's just $600 short. To raise the money his audience donates to 12 adventures they chose for him to accomplish in Paris. What follows is a series of uncomfortable, amusing, and sometimes life-threatening adventures in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Bunting finds dead authors in Pere Lachaise cemetery, performs a song and dance under Arch de Triumphe, and gets lost in the 100 miles of illegal catacombs 60 m below the city. Follow Bunting as he stumbles his way through Paris and witness a side of the City of Light you've never seen before.