I found this book a very helpful tool as I was developing a project in an industrial plant. More than providing refreshment of knowledge, it also taught me some new concepts, which were immediately taken into action in the project itself... and the projects after that one. Once you start reading a chapter, you can't stop, it contains useful examples and real life cases, and how were those solved through the system, method or tool being explained in such chapter; as a matter of fact, this book presents the development of an entire process from the conceptual design thorough the management of a solid company or product. As I said before, it has been very useful for me, I hope it works for you too. Cheers!

In a departure from his usual mystery/legal/police thriller, Greg Iles mixes science fiction with a chilling story set in his native Natchez, with some familiar supporting characters. A word of warning--you need to suspend belief and not expect everything to add up, because this is paranormal fiction.

John Waters is a successful geologist oilman who happens to see a woman at a soccer game who reminds him of a former lover. This coincidence is eerie because the woman, Mallory Candler, is dead, strangled and raped years before in New Orleans. He is thrown for a loop when the woman, Eve Sumner, calls him and tells him that she is Mallory. Waters, whose wife has been traumatized by a dead child and unwilling to have sex, succumbs to the siren call of Eve/Mallory and has a torrid two week affair with her. After a night of sex with her in a hotel room, Waters blacks out and awakes to find Eve strangled--just like Mallory.

Waters turns to his old friend Penn Cage, novelist and former DA (and lead character of Iles' Quiet Game, also mentioned in the book) for legal advice. Cage suspects some conspiracy to frame waters and begins to look into his partner, Cole, heavily into gambling debts and his wife Ivy who might blame Waters for the stillbirth.

What other enemies has Waters made? Will the police find out about his secret trysts with Eve and arrest him?

The plot takes you into unsuspected directions, with suspense building all the while.

I am a Greg Iles fan and I only gave this entertaining book three stars because I prefer a more factual/logical plot to the science fiction elements here. While it was chilling, it was not frightening. It was a highly entertaining read that I enjoyed during a day at the beach.

You know you're in for something a little bit different when you get a note from the author at the start of the book asking you to open your memory and imagination. In the same note, Greg Iles claims that if nothing else, you won't be bored, and I think he got it exactly right.

John Waters is living a comfortable life in Natchez, Mississippi with his wife and 8-year-old daughter when he meets Eve Sumner. The chance meeting takes on greater significance when she mentions facts and little code words from his past that only he and his former girlfriend, Mallory Candler, knew. The disturbing aspect of this is that Mallory has been dead for over 10 years. The explanation provided by Eve steps us into the realms of the supernatural as she explains that she is actually the spirit of Mallory Candler living in the body of Eve Sumner.

Such is the skill of Greg Iles that he takes this implausible scenario and makes it sound believable. He does this simply through the rational reasoning of John Waters and his friend Penn Cage. It's actually thanks to their disbelief that the concept of soul transference becomes more real.

I enjoyed Sleep No More for a couple of reasons. The pace is frantic as Waters is kept off balance throughout. Facts and events keep coming at him quicker than he is prepared for. The second reason is the fact that it's quite reminiscent of some of Stephen King's books. Life starts off very normally, but soon the protagonist's world is thrown into total disarray by the seemingly impossible. You soon find yourself wistfully remembering when things weren't quite so exciting. But then, the way forward is always more interesting, and Iles wraps things up nicely, still leaving a few of the more curly questions open for possible further exploration.

Greg Iles has a storytelling knack that is almost startling in its intensity. Every one of his books is worth reading as a vivid, compelling story.

In Sleep No More he creates a story of the supernatural worthy of Stephen King. It is an eerie story of young love, death, a family, and threats almost beyond imagining. It is a murder mystery, a love story, and an account that at times seems to verge on insanity. At every page you will find yourself drawn deeper and deeper into the plot and more and more curious about how it will end. The plotting for the last third of the book continues to build in intensity until you can't put it down until you finish.

I have to admit that I had no idea how the conflict would be resolved and found the conclusion very satisfying but the story very troubling. If the supernatural frightens you, this book may be too much. On the other hand if it intrigues you, then you should rush down to your bookstore and buy Sleep No More. If you just like interesting personalities and fascinating stories, anything by Greg Iles is worth reading. This book continues that high standard.

This review is for the book we are using in HRM class at HLG. I think that this is a solid book for HRM class. I do think that the chapters are a little long and the book needs some more color. Our teacher used alot of seperate handouts with this book. Some being comics or little cartoons that went along with HRM issues. I enjoyed them and I think this could be a good way to spice up the book. The many charts throughout the book gave much insight and were helpful at times to show what was really going on more than if it was written.

This textbook is well explained in theories, cases, and examples for future HRM managers. However, the lack of any contrast in colors makes the material hard to get through. Even the figures that in most textbooks are left to stand out, blend to the written text. All the information is excellent, it's just a stain on the eyes to read.

I am using this book in my Human Resource Management class at HLG. Although the content of the book was excellent, the book lacks personality. The monotone color of the text, tables, etc. just seemed to blend everything together. It was hard to follow the instructor through the book during class because the points of emphasis didn't stand out. Personality aside, the content of the book and its easy to read format were a plus. There were several good examples within the text of real-world applications of the material. There was more docmentation in the notes section than in any other book I have ever seen. A little flair is all this book needs to be excellent!