Best Wishes to Two Clients

A very brief note just too wish clients, and friends, well with their new web sites:

Andy Spires, Living the Dream

Andy is using the crushing boredom as a result of a difficult job search to create a new approach to his life. It made him realise that he did not want to go back to what he had been doing.His new blog is charting his efforts in trying to make his, and Gill's, dream come true. Just as soon as he has worked out what it is ...

Helen Krasner, Helicopter Pilot and Writer

Helen's Must-fly.com website is a must read for helicopter pilots at all stages of development from wishful thinking to established professional pilots. There is much more for all people interested in flying.

Good Luck to You Both.

A Master Thriller Writer Continues the Story

Tom Clancy brings all his main characters together in the same book; Dead or Alive maintains Clancy's reputation as a master of the thriller writer's art. In his new novel, Dead or Alive Tom Clancy, now with Grant Blackwood, continues to develop the story lines from his previous novels. He brings all his characters together in one book for the first time. They are aging well.

Multiple Story Lines Weave Intrigue, Action and Suspense

As with any of Clancy’s recent novels there are several threads to the story. They are introduced one by one without the connections being disclosed prematurely. The reader has to continue reading to discover the links. At no time do the separate story lines feel contrived and they come together in a natural way.

Boom! adopts the high-energy style of the author, Emma Wimhurst. It presents solid advice to business owners in a lively way but may leave them breathless.

Emma Wimhurst has created, run and sold her own businesses. She now works as a business mentor and has the lively and energetic delivery of the motivational speaker. This comes through in Boom! – the title rather gives away the style of the book. The writing style especially in the opening section is rapid-fire and non-stop which many will find inspiring. However, some would-be readers may find it irritating and the rather rah-rah style of the opening chapters may put them off. Browsing the introduction should not discourage the reader as Boom! Settles down when it gets in to the real content.

The Boom! Mindset

Cheryl Probst has produced a useful directory of motorcycle collections in Britain and it is available as both e-book (PDF) and print on demand editions.

An Enthusiast’s Guide to Motorcycle Collections

In these days all directories, such as Motorcycle Museums of the United Kingdom suffer from the challenge of Google and other on-line information sources. Most of the information is available free, at least they do not require cash outlay. However, they do require time to search and to collate the information into a manageable itinerary.

Motorcycle Museums of the United Kingdom works well on a Kindle. The print copy is a slim perfect-bound volume (5 x 7.3 inch) of 88 pages that should fit easily in a traveller’s bag or jacket pocket.

Comprehensive Directory – No More Searching

Andrew Taylor's The Anatomy of Ghosts is both a ghost story and a murder mystery set in the cloistered world of a Cambridge college in the late 1700s.

The leading character of the The Anatomy of Ghosts, John Holdsworth, is a former printer and bookseller who has fallen on straitened times because of his son and wife’s deaths. His wife sought solace with the ghost of their dead son until she, too, dies. As a consequence he is highly sceptical of ghosts.

Holdsworth writes his book , The Anatomy of Ghosts, to debunk ghostly sightings and to show them as mere delusion but his dreams are haunted by his dead wife.

Ghosts and Murder Create a Fascinating Mystery

The Confident Speaker is a comprehensive and detailed guide to public speaking. It will help both novice and experienced speakers to succeed and grow.

The authors, Harrison Monarth and Larina Kase debunks the many fallacies associated with coping with the anxiety associated with all forms of speaking in public. They show how many avoidance behaviours and over-compensation activity can compound the anxiety problem and the stress.

Understanding and Preparing to Beat Speaking Anxiety

The first part of The Confident Speaker covers these issues and explores the source and nature of anxiety around speaking even considering informal social interaction.

Part 2 shows how to deal with the anxiety in sensible and practical It provides detailed advice on preparing and giving a presentation Much of the advice applies equally to preparing written documents, especially with regard to understanding the audience and the objectives for the presentation