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Black Pearls Magazine is a free digital magazine committed to inspire, encourage and empower a international group of readers. Our mission is to provide information that is essential, enlightening and entertaining. Every issue of this monthly published magazine will celebrate the accomplishments of authors and writers from around the globe, honoring proud traditions and spotlighting ways to enhance the reader's everyday life.

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Permission Slips: Every Woman's Guide to Giving Herself a Break (Hardcover)
by  Sherri Shepherd

Permission Slips covers topics such as "It's Jesus or Jail," "Marriage, the Hard Way," "Children: The Gift You Can't Give Back," and "All the Things I Don't Know...And All the Things I Definitely Do," stand-up comedienne, actress, and ABC's The View co-host Sherri Shepherd comically chronicles her struggles to keep up with the many roles-professional, wife, mother, daughter, and friend-that women must play in today's world.  Sherri urges women to pursue their most important dreams and to never give up, but also let's readers know that it's okay to give themselves "permission slips" when things don't always work out the way they want them to.

Win this book by listening to the radio show interview on the left. After listening to the show, email us 3 reason why Sherri wrote her book, Permission Slips. The form is below. The contest starts February 1, 2010 and ends February 28, 2010.  Three (3) Black Pearls readers will win copies for review. After receiving your gift book, we ask that you post reviews online and to tell 10 people about Permission Slips.

Eligibility:  To be deemed eligible to participate in this contest, readers must preview the excerpt/interview  above and answer the featured questions correctly using the form below.  Three  readers will win copies of this book, while the author is on tour.  Winners will be notified via email.  Books shipped media mail 7 days after contest ends. Check out our  Winner's Circle for a list of all winners, here.  Only the first initials and last name included in the listings. To Enter the Contest:  Read the sneak peek excerpt, listen to the interview or podcast, enter the correct answer about the book, in the form below and submit. Winners will be randomly selected to receive a copy of the featured book. Winners will be posted on the Black Pearls Magazine Blog. Books mailed within 7 business days of the contest ending. All prizes distributed by EDC Creations,  not the publishers. Your privacy is protected. Email lists are never sold. No purchase necessary to enter or win.  Only one book per month per household or bookclub.  All that we ask is for the reader to post a review online or in the social network of their choice, after reading the book. Spread the word and tell 10 people about the book.  Open only to permanent legal residents of the 50 states of the U.S.A. and D.C.  Must be 20 years of age or older to enter.  This contest is NOT available outside the United States all federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply void where prohibited or restricted by law.

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As we take off in this new decade we hope to bring you more provocative topics and life empowering books to shape your lives. We have contest for the readers and more interactive sections added to the magazine. Let us know what you think of the fresh new content by emailing us here.  

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Ella Curry, President of EDC Creations
Founder & Editor In Chief Black Pearls Magazine