Desire of Whimsy

 A different book 

Summary

Serenity is a young woman living alone in Edinburgh, Scotland, and
working as a nurse in the coma ward of a hospital. She has been dreaming
of a mysterious man—and since she can interpret and control her dreams,
her gifts make her dreams that much more intense. During her day job,
 she focuses on her favorite patient, Mr. Thomas, who has been in a coma
for five years. Trance lives in a world that allows him to control the emotions
and thoughts of others while they are sleeping, a task he accomplishes under
the watchful eye on his recruiter, Impedes. Unaware that he is actually in a coma,
he is stuck between two worlds, unable to determine which is real. But when
he meets Serenity in her dreams, those worlds collide, sending both of
them on a path of loss and love. In this novella, a young nurse and a man in
a coma meet in their dreams and soon discover there is more to the world
than they ever imagined.

My review

I never read such a book before, it was different but I enjoyed reading it.
Desire of Whimsy was a well written novella. All the characters were 
very interesting too. The story was a bit strange but it took my attention.

I would recommend this novel to anyone who likes to read beautiful
stories with a slice of mystery. 

I give a 5 star rating because I really enjoyed this book. 

Booktasters

I received a free ecopy in exchange for an honest review. No compensation
has been given and I write this book review willingly. A big thanks to
Charletta Barksdale and BookTasters!

Bookreview: The Travel Stories Collection

These series really are fantastic!  

A must read for avid travelers and adventurers. 

Book 1: Chasing the Dream – A new life abroad

20 different stories. One shared dream – the chance to start a new life overseas.

Young lives, families, midlife movers, rash spur-of-the-moment property purchasers,
and retirement dreamers are all featured in this book. Read about their adventures
and find out what it is really like to move abroad.

Book 2: Itchy Feet – Tales of travel and adventure

From the Indonesian jungle, to an epic journey out of Africa, and rafting the
Zambezi. Find out what Egypt is like in a heatwave, and hunt down Dracula
in Transylvania. Catch a rare glimpse into the lives of the last Pech Indigenous
people of La Moskitia, Honduras. Be entertained by a teenager’s first glance of
foreign soil, and an Australian view of England. Ride a Harley through France
and Spain and find out what makes someone a perpetual nomad.

Book 3: Wish You Were Here – Holiday Memories

We all have that one holiday that stands out in our minds, that one break or
vacation we will never forget. Whether it is a childhood ‘bucket and spade’
family holiday, the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ dream destination, your first trip abroad
or the city where you first fell in love, the memories are still there today.

Also includes 17 Bonus Chapters - Exclusive to this box set collection.

A wonderful collection of short travel stories from all over the world.

My Review

Each of the books contains lovely stories, which I read with a laugh and a 
tear. I really enjoyed all of them. 

Alyson Sheldrake has collected a number of very interesting and fantastic
travel writers. It takes the reader over the whole world. I liked that armchair
traveling a lot.

These series are a must read for travelers, adventures and people who love
reading memoirs. 

I give with lots of pleasure a 5 star rating to the complete series.

The author

Alyson Sheldrake is a fantastic professional artist and author living
and working in the beautiful Algarve in Portugal. 

Of course I'm a bit prejudiced because she had an author in the picture
blog post on this blog. See this link. I also was a beta reader for these 
"The Travel Storries Collection" books. 

More about Alyson Sheldrake, check her website on this link. 

We Love Memoirs

I 'met' Alyson Sheldrake via the We Love Memoirs group on Facebook.

This is a very interesting and friendly place for authors, bloggers and 
avid travel readers. 

Bookreview: The Incredible Value of Employee Power - Unleashed

The Incredible Value of Employee Power
Unleashed how to gain competitive advantage
by treating your employees well!

"Excellent management book"

Written by Robertson Hunter Stewart

Summary

This is a book about the incredible source of largely untapped power which
exists within organisations and companies today, namely your employees.
It explains why this is the case and what to do about it.
The main paradigm of the book is that employees are the most important
resource for any organisation and should be treated as such; companies
need more than ever to become employee centric.Both now and in the
future, key themes such as autonomy, empowerment and employee
engagement will become the foundations upon which companies will
build competitive advantage. Building confidence and trust will become
 more and more crucial to success. As I say in the book:“Empowerment
is also to do with confidence and trust. If you think about the concepts of
confidence and trust in your life outside of work, I am sure that most of
you would agree that, if there is no trust within, for example, a family unit,
there is a great likelihood that this will lead to a serious problem.”

My Review

In my spare time, I recently started to study Industrial and Organizational
psychology, so this book "The Incredible Value of Employee Power:

unleashed How to gain competitive advantage by treating your employees
well!", interested me immediately. However I had a slight problem with the
long title. 

The book is written very clear and it has a good division into all paragraphs
and chapters. It also has excellent diagrams for clarification. 

I hope that more and more managers will read this book because employee
power is so important for businesses and organization. It's so logical that
a happy employee will produce more things and will be better for the 
organization. 

Therefore I would certainly recommend this book to all the managers or
to people who are - just as I do - interested in Industrial and Organization
psychology I would like to give this book a 5 star rating on 5.  

The Author

Robertson Hunter Stewart’s experience as an employee has now
stretched over a period of 36 years (56-years-old at the time of writing)
and he has spent the last 26 years in the service sector. Arriving in France
in 1992 (and speaking no French), Stewart worked his way up from cleaner
to General Manager of some of the biggest Luxury Hotels in Europe
(three of which with over a thousand rooms). He has led teams from a
few to several hundred during his career.

He also continues to teach in both French and English at Bachelors
and Masters Level for prestigious Management schools in Paris, France.

I really hope to read more excellent management books from Robertson Hunter
Stewart! I think people can learn a lot from him! 

BookTasters

I received a free copy via the author - Robertson Hunter Stewart
and BookTasters. Thank you very much for giving me the chance
to read this excellent management book! 

This book is available in Amazon.com. 

Source picture: Book Cover