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Ever since the fateful day when we let that horrible Good Fairy into the castle, our lives have been on hold. When she turned our bad-tempered prince into a Beast, she lumped us, his loyal servants, into the curse, too, just because she assumed his rude behavior was our fault. Theodore the butler should never have let her inside, and the rest of us should have helped bar the door. We know we just need the Beast to fall in love to break the spell. We're all doing whatever we can to help him find true love, one visitor at a time, hoping the right person finally comes along.

This book is intended to be a helpful resource for anyone who is seeking their next job no matter their age or the circumstance for their unemployment. The book sources job seeking experts as well as testimonials from individuals who experienced their own career transition in the past 24 months.

Meet Justice, a half-black, half-Filipino goddess whose appetite for a quick dollar is insatiable. Having moved from Chi-town to Charlotte, North Carolina, at an early age, Justice and her younger brother, Monk, decide to take the streets of the Queen City by storm. All is well and their hustle is fruitful until Justice's ex-boyfriend, Carlos (a vicious drug dealer), is robbed, and all fingers are pointed towards Justice and Monk. Subsequently, a war ensues between Monk and Carlos' clique of dealers and killers. No one is exempt from the bloodbath!

Stuck at a dead-end job with three children and an inconsiderate live-in boyfriend, life is anything but sweet for self-proclaimed black sheep and underachiever, Shequita Stafford. Following an altercation at work, Shequita is forced to return to her hometown of Travilah, Maryland. Shequita soon discovers that her successful siblings and business-oriented parents aren't as perfect as she'd always perceived them to be.

After losing so much at the hands of Damian, Natalie walked away without looking back. A new man has entered her life, bringing comfort, stability, and love. Will he be the one to mend her broken heart, or will he just add to it? Damian can never leave well enough alone. He’s playing too many games with too many women’s hearts. After being shot you would think he would change his ways, but he doesn’t. It’s not until he discovers the horrific scene at his mothers house, he finally understands his actions have consequences.

After marrying her college sweetheart and building a successful drug empire, life for Taylor Washington, aka Tay Tay, looked perfect. The first few years, her husband Wayne treated her like a queen and showered her with riches that the cocaine brought them, but as the years passed, his abusive nature grew, just like their bank account. Even though she was fed up, leaving Wayne wasn't even a thought in her mind...until she came home to Chicago to visit.

Jerusalem Williams and his two comrades, along with their war princess Pinky are known on the streets as the three Kings and the Queen B. After going to prison, Jerusalem is released from the federal penitentiary with vengeance and he is determined to take his rightful place in the streets as ruler and leader of his organization of Black warriors. Blood is bound to be shed. Jealousy and greed cause relationships to be severed.

Pastor Leon's about to find out. Following a horrifying event, Pastor Leon Rivkin feels God calling him out of his inner-city Baltimore church into a rich white suburb. With his new church, he's determined to show the people there how empty their lives of wealth and privilege really are. Problem is, people don't like hearing that. Especially from a black man. The church struggles at first, being mostly ignored. But Pastor Leon isn't a man to be ignored. Then something happens. Young folks start showing up, captivated by Pastor Leon's dynamic preaching.

The year is 2059, and the country is prospering technologically and socially. There is very little crime; the educational system is superb, and the government is seemingly uncorrupt. So why do terrorists continue to attack government institutions and innocent people? What do these people want? The answer: freedom.

The dating world is hard enough as it is. Meet Natasha Murphy: a 30-something serial dater secretly coping with borderline personality disorder.

Jimi Hendrix & the Ghetto Fighters in Harlem World is the story of The Aleem Twins, who rose from the streets of Harlem to influence virtually every musical genre of their generation, and whose mysterious connection to Jimi Hendrix, one of 20th-century's most important musicians, has launched hundreds of folk tales.

Lorenzo, Travis, Shayla, Derrick, and the entire cast return to bring a stunning closure to Pretty Boy Hustlerz. Lorenzo is now faced with a bigger choice when the heat is turned up with his unique hustle with the PBH clique. He will have to either settle with his love for his family or continue to chase the money that seems to start growing on trees.

The return of Bricks. People thought the cocaine trade was exclusively for the kingpins of Mexico. But Miami was where it all had originally began....

In Interrupted Entrepreneurship, multigenerational family business member Raméz A. Baassiri seeks answers to an array of hurdles that every family business has faced and could face, not only from the perspective of his own family business but also from the viewpoint of dozens of family businesses that have confronted interruptions and not only weathered the storms, but thrived.

A feared cage fighter in mixed martial arts, Daniel is closing in on greatness - until an injury derails his career. Out of work in his country hometown, Daniel slips into the underworld, moonlighting as muscle for a childhood friend turned midlevel gangster. While his wife works nights and his 12-year-old daughter gets into scraps of her own, Daniel tries to escape and build a nobler life for his family - but he sinks deeper into a violent, unpredictable world, soon sparking a conflict that can be settled only in blood.

Right behind bars is where Lorenzo runs into a unique hustle to earn that tax-free paper. In his time of weakness he jumps headfirst into the hustle with his homeboy, Travis. The two guards have a mission that's focused on money and they'll earn it by any means. Pretty Boy Hustlerz is a well-organized clique that puts money before the safety and security of their job. PBH is a unique tale of raw fiction that's set on the misunderstood happenings behind bars.

Kyron Santos, Kaylin's older brother, was used by Tasha Macklin to get back at Trae for his infidelities, a relationship that ultimately ended in pregnancy, murder, broken relationships, and mistrust. No one knew about the court-ordered sessions that Kyron was forced to attend. At least not until Mari, his woman who stuck by him throughout the majority of his prison bid, dropped the recordings off to Trae Macklin, Tasha's husband.

Rejected by a bitter, homophobic father with high political ambitions, and a spineless unsupportive mother, Butterfly's greatest desire is to fly away. Born a male turned transgender, Butterfly is left to fend for herself on the cold, unforgiving streets. Using a few get-rich-quick money schemes, Butterfly finally begins to enjoy the glitter and romance of life. That is, until her biggest lie creates a hostile frenemy who shows no mercy on getting revenge.

This accessible and fun guide to meditation and mindfulness is the perfect introduction for young children. Meditation does a body good and can even help kids as young as four or five. This practical guide is gentle, clear, and a pleasure to use. Kids will learn how to focus on their breath, on the sensations in their body, and on the sounds around them to help them relax, settle their busy minds, and understand their emotions.

In BoxBreakers!, author and innovation consultant Fredda McDonald shares her experiences and insight gained from working with some of the world's most innovative companies, such as The Coca-Cola Company, MasterCard, and the International Olympic Committee, to name a few. You'll hear about the challenges many of the new industry disrupters have faced and the creative ways they have met them.