Cyril Northcote Parkinson Book order

Originally published in 1949, Portsmouth Point: The British Navy in Fiction, 1793-1815 is a captivating look into the naval experience during the Napoleonic wars. The author, C.N. Parkinson, uses excerpts from the writings of real officers, midshipman and crew members during the late 18th and early 19th centuries to create a semi-fictitious collection of naval stories. The dialogue, characters, and events within the book are not historical fact, but as Parkinson writes in the preface, a truly good novelist "writes boldly the sort of talk there might have been and so creates-- as compared with the biographer-- an impression more vivid, and in a sense, more true."

Set in 1800, the narrative provides an insightful exploration of British trade dynamics in Asia, highlighting the complexities and challenges faced during this period. Through detailed accounts, it captures the economic, cultural, and political interactions that shaped the trade landscape, offering readers a rich understanding of historical context and the impact of colonialism on both British and Asian societies.

These are no light-weight tips; instead, the 134 maxims packed inside are the distillation of the ideas and experiences of some of the world's greatest management experts such as Koontz, Townsend, Iaccoca, Urwick, Peter Drucker and many others. Their ideas, which are all very practical, have been synthesised into 134 maxims which all are very easy-to-understand, well tested, eminently practicable and entirely actionable.

Many know of Horatio Hornblower's exploits during the Napoleonic Wars through the novels of C.S. Forester, but how many know the true Hornblower--the man who rose from Midshipman to Admiral of the British Fleet? Using Hornblower family papers discovered in the 1970s, C. Northcote Parkinson has set the record straight in this authoritative biography.

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