books by Cyril Northcote Parkinson

books by Cyril Northcote Parkinson

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Parkinson's Law, and Other Studies in Administration

Cyril Northcote Parkinson

Houghton Mifflin (T), 1957

Glittering Generalities and Subtle Humor
"Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion." Another way of saying "people spend what they can afford". That statement makes certain simplifying assumptions in describing the action. Parkinson claims that Administrator A will, when overworked, ...

The Fireship (Richard Delancey Novels, No. 3)

Cyril Northcote Parkinson, 2002

Another good Royal Navy adventure
Most readers are more familiar with the author's books on management, such as "Parkinson's Law," which drew some examples from the British military bureaucracy. His fictional accounts of Richard Delancey, Royal Navy, tend to be overlooked. I am pleased to see that they ...

Parkinson's Law

Cyril Northcote Parkinson

Buccaneer Books, 1993

Some great insights to human behavior
Parkinson's Law, written by C. Northcote Parkinson, is a wonderful book which explores the realities of human behavior within a bureaucracy. The author doesn't pay attention to theories or the idealized world, but instead writes about how people really function in ...

In law [and] outlaws
Cyril Northcote Parkinson

John Murray, 1962

The Law and the Profits.

Cyril Northcote, Parkinson

Houghton Mifflin Co, 1960

Must be read to KNOW why the US is in trouble.
I must admit that I read the first edition over 10 years ago. The impression I got was enough to change my entire political beliefs. This book studies the real effect of taxation on the people in any country. The question of why governments fail have always puzzled ...

East and West.

Cyril Northcote Parkinson

Greenwood Press Reprint, 1981

HIGHLY INFLUENTIAL
THIS BOOK IS A HISTORY OF THE AGE-OLD CONFLICT BETWEEN EASTERN AND WESTERN SOCIETIES FROM THE GREEKS THROUGH THE CRUSADES TO THE STRUGGLES OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION WITH ISLAM IN OUR OWN DAY. IT IS EXTREMELY WELL PRESENTED AND QUITE PROFOUND IN ITS VIEW OF ...

Touch and Go

Cyril Northcote Parkinson

G K Hall & Co, 1978

Very enjoyable read
The fourth book of the Richard Delancey series has him with his own command (just a sloop, but enough) and there's plenty of action without dwelling on the frustrations of inept higher commanders. Great research and authenticity, a lesser-known sphere of action, and a ...

The Life and Times of Horatio Hornblower,

Cyril Northcote Parkinson

Little Brown & Co (T), 1971

Well-written, utterly fascinating, and insightful.
For fans of C.S. Forester's "Horatio Hornblower" series, this book is a must and a delight. Horatio Hornblower was a fictional British naval officer during the time of the Napoleonic Wars, and his adventures are fictionalized in the Forester novels. I believe that the ...