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Cyril Northcote Parkinson ( July 30, 1909 - March 9, 1993) was a British historian and author of some sixty books. These included historical fiction, often based on the Napoleonic period, and sea stories. He is even more famous for his satire of bureaucratic institutions, notably his Parkinson's law and other studies. This is a collection of short studies explaining the inevitability of bureaucratic expansion, and includes a note on why driving on the left side of the road (see road transport) is natural.As early as the 1930s Parkinson had successfully predicted that the Royal Navy would eventually have more admirals than ships.
Bibliography
Richard Delancy series
- Devil to Pay ( 1973)
- The Fireship ( 1975)
- Touch and Go ( 1977)
- Dead Reckoning ( 1978)
- So Near, So Far ( 1981)
- The Guernsey Man ( 1982Events January January 6 William Bonin is convicted of being the "freeway killer". January 8 AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, disappears in the Sahara du)
Other Nautical Fiction
- The Life and Times of Horatio HornblowerHoratio Hornblower is a fictional officer in the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, originally the protagonist of a series of novels by C. Forester, and later the subject of films and television programs. Life According to Forester, Hornblower ( 1970Events January events January 1 Construction begins on Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri, in Mayer, Arizona, located 65, miles north of Phoenix, Arizona. January 1 Unix epoch at 00:00:00 UTC. January 12 Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. January)
- Manhunt ( 1990Events January January 3 Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces. January 7 The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns. January 9 Lt Gen Bazilio Olara Okello The man who led the coup aginst Dr Apo)
History
- Sir Edward Pellew, Viscount Exmouth ( 1934Events January-April January 1 Alcatraz becomes a federal prison. January 7 First Flash Gordon comic strip is published. January 10 Execution of Marinus van der Lubbe January 24 Einstein visits White House January 26 The Apollo Theater opens in Harlem, Ne)
- The Trade Winds, Trade in the French Wars 1793-1815 ( 19481948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 Nationalisation of UK railways to form British Railways. Arab militants lay siege to the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. First day of the Ital)
- Samuel Waters, Lieut. RN ( 19491949 is the common year starting on Saturday. see link for calendar) Events January-February January 4 RMS Caronia of the Cunard Line departs Southampton for New York on her maiden voyage January 4 February 22 Series of winter storms in Nebraska, Wyoming,)
- Trade in the Eastern Seas ( 19551955 is a common year starting on Saturday. see link for calendar) Events January events January 2 Panama president Jose Antonio Remon is assassinated. January 19 The Scrabble board game debuts. February events February 8 Nikolai Bulganin ousts Georgi Mal)
- East and West ( 1963)
- Britannia Rules ( 1977)
- Gunpowder, Treason and Plot ( 1978)
- A Short History of the British Navy, 1776-1816
- Portsmouth Point, The Navy in Fiction, 1793-1815 ( 1948)
Other Non-Fiction
- Parkinson's Law ( 1957)
- The Evolution of Political Thought ( 1958)
- The Law and the Profits ( 1960)
- In-Laws and Outlaws ( 1962)
- Left Luggage ( 1967)
- Mrs. Parkinson's Law ( 1968)
- The Law of Delay ( 1970)
Parkinson, C. Northcote
Parkinson, C. Northcote
Parkinson, C. Northcote
