Bookreview: Wyvern of Wessex

 

Wyvern of Wessex

written by Millie Thom

"Brings back the history to life!"

Summary

Eadwulf is back  on the Sea Eagle with Bjorn and his crew on a quest to discover 
if Eadwulf’s father, King Beorhtwulf of Mercia, is still alive after twenty years as 
a slave. Bjorn’s great dragonship carries them down to the searing 
June temperatures and strict laws in the Moorish lands of al-Andalus. 
But searching for Beorhtwulf proves more difficult than they’d expected, 
causing them more trouble than they'd bargained for…

In Wessex, King Aethelred is now dead, leaving his twenty-one-year-old brother, 
Alfred, to succeed to the throne. Though his succession was agreed by the witan, 
Alfred must now prove himself worthy of the kingship, or lose it. But Wessex is in 
turmoil, besieged by Viking Danes intent on subjugating the kingdom – and knowing 
that the new king is young and inexperienced. Alfred must use all his wiles if he is to 
outthink and outmanoeuvre Guthrum, the Dane who nearly becomes his nemesis.

Alfred’s victories and defeats take him on a journey of learning, during which he
gains experience and strength. We share his highs and his lows, and how he 
rises from the depths of despair to save his beloved kingdom from total conquest.

And at his side in his greatest time of need is his new ally and friend, 

Eadwulf of Mercia.

My Review

Wyvern of Wessex is the third book of the series Sons of Kings, written
by Millie Thom. I'm very happy I've started with the first book of the 
series and I'm more happier that there is a fourth book too 😃.

The book cover is as always very well chosen and  really cool!
It's clear it's about a King! 

Although the third book is about King Alfred of Wessex, it's great to
see how the characters are developed. 

I like the writing style, the story telling and the good amount of
dialogues too. It's very nice to read how Millie Thom brings back the
history of the old English kingdoms to live. 

The Wyvern of Wessex, just as all the books of the series the 
Sons of Kings are a must-read for royal history lovers and historical
fiction. 

To conclude, I give this with lots of pleasure a 5 star rating on 5 and

even more!  And I certainly want to read the fourth book of the
series too because I'm so curious to know the end of the stories! 

The author

Millie Thom is a former geography and history teacher with a degree in geology 

and a particular passion for the Anglo-Saxon and Viking period. Originally from 
Lancashire she is a mother of six grown up children and now lives with her husband 
in a small village in Nottinghamshire, midway between the town of Newark and the lovely 
old city of Lincoln. When not writing, Millie enjoys long walks and is a serious fossil hunter. 
She is also an avid traveller, swimmer and baker of cakes!

Booktasters

I received a free copy via Booktasters and Millie Thom. Thank you so much for
this great chance to read this fantastic history book!!

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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. 

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