Blue Wolf Reviews

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  • Be Brilliant: How to Lead a Life of Influence

    Be Brilliant: How to Lead a Life of Influence

    It could be easily said that Be Brilliant from best selling author Janine Garner is a life changer and whoever is saying those words would be right.

    Written in a comfortable style and as the pages fly by, it is also most like sitting down with a friend or respected peer, reviewing all the issues that are causing angst, taking an honest look at them, then beginning to rebuild or attain personal self-confidence to allow your star to shine, to be brilliant.

    Using her own journey as a reference she has created 4 Laws of Brilliance which in her words ‘will help you get out of your own way and unlock your true potential’. Each of the four aspects are dealt with in a clear and concise manner, with stories from industry leaders who have all had to learn at some stage to shine, to move out of their comfort zones, to be honest ,  to focus, to engage and always to be ready to change directions to be able to lead well.

    With the world changing quickly, business is nowhere near the same as it once was, with new directions, challenges and confrontational demographics a daily occurrence. Leaders are expected to lead, to stand out from the pack more so than ever before, as many bottom lines have been severely compromised.

    While future economic predictions are being made from an unstable basis, now can be considered as a world of opportunity for those who truly wish to shine, to be brilliant, to stand out and make a difference.

    Although Be Brilliant was released in the middle of 2020, a year that shred  much of the traditional methods of doing business, it is book for NOW, a book for times when change is at the forefront of Industry, a time that is craving people who  shine, to be brilliant in their choose fields.

    If you are feeling confronted, exhausted, and somewhat less than brilliant by the tsunami of changes over the past year, Be Brilliant is offering you the keys to unlocking your true potential.

  • Fantastically Great Women Who Made History

    Fantastically Great Women Who Made History

    Many of the names in this interesting collection of women, who made a difference, may be unfamiliar to young readers, and older ones for that matter. Thanks to Kate Pankhurst, decedent of the famous suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, these women, lost in history have now returned to the 21 century to once again show that no matter who you are, no matter what your standing is in society you can make a difference.

    Even in today’s world, , if you believe in yourself and what you are doing, you can make a difference that may carry on down through history.

    Harriett Tubman was born as Araminta Ross in 1820 in Maryland, a slave state. She decided to help other slaves running to freedom and became a ‘conductor’ on the Underground Railway. She went on to become a nurse and then a spy during the American Civil War. Boudicca was a fearsome Celtic warrior, Queen of the Iceni tribe and took on the Romans as they invaded Britain during 43AD. Sadly she and her army were eventually defeated but were never forgotten as champions for their land and their people.

    Dr Elizabeth Blackwell was the first women to ever earn a degree in Medicine and it was only because of practical joke she was allowed to enter the Geneva Medical College in New York State, in 1847. Hatshepsut changed history by becoming the first and only female ever to be Pharaoh of Egypt as the heir to throne Tuthmosis III was only a baby when his father died. Qiu Jin stood up for women’s rights not to have their feet broken and bound as was the custom in China, eventually going on rally women all over China to rebel against the Government.

    Each of the many women featured has a double page spread to tell their stories, with the graphics and layout different for each one and suited to their history. The last page of the book is in the form of Fantastically Great Words dictionary to provide a more detailed meaning for some of the lesser used words today such as cosmonaut and algorithm!

    This eagerly awaited sequel to Fantastically Great Women who Changed the World is equally as fantastic  as the first book and brings back into focus women who really did make a massive difference and because of them, women today can do so much more than their great-great grandmothers were ever able to do.

    Recommended reading for both boys and girls this is a book that celebrates great achievement by women who truly did make a huge difference

  • Do Not Open This Book Again

    Do Not Open This Book Again

    Following on from his first successful book,  Do Not Open This Book, Monster is on the loose again, worrying himself into a problem far, far bigger than the last one, when you simply would not do as  you were told!

    Now he is back to being what he considers as ‘little, old, non-froggy normal me’, that is until he asks you or rather tells you, not to read any more, because this book is ‘very, very boring’.

    But do you do as you are told, YOU DO NOT and so poor Monster, who is just doing his ironing, ends up in  real pickle and has to put on all of this clothes.

    But there is a problem, because you are still reading the book and Monster is getting more and more embarrassed, until he begins to DEMAND privacy! Oh Dear me!

    Fun is to be had on every page on this wonderful romp through silliness, which will delight young readers and older one, who just might simply have to help them keep on turning the pages.

    Big, bold illustrations, with loud interesting text, makes this an ideal read for young and beginner readers who love an entertaining story, with so very many points for discussion along the way.

    Written in expectation of the arrival of his sister’s second child, so that child would also have its own story, Andy Lee has created a wonderful fun series that will be enjoyed by children of all ages.

    So, I guess you had better keep on not doing as you are told and read the book!