What are you reading now?

[Clinton Huxley]

Just finished "Civil War: The Wars of the Three Kindgoms, 1638-1660" by Trevor Royle. A monumental tome but a right riveting read. It's all in there, Charles I, Cromwell, the Levellers, the Diggers, the Fifth Monarchists, Cromwell, the Restoration and the Glorious Revolution etc etc etc. Fine single volume work on the English Civil War. Recommended.

Is Cromwell in it?

Did I forget to mention Cromwell?

As long as he dies a gory and inglorious death, I'm happy.

Gall stones, malaria and gout.

[klr]

Just finished "Civil War: The Wars of the Three Kindgoms, 1638-1660" by Trevor Royle. A monumental tome but a right riveting read. It's all in there, Charles I, Cromwell, the Levellers, the Diggers, the Fifth Monarchists, Cromwell, the Restoration and the Glorious Revolution etc etc etc. Fine single volume work on the English Civil War. Recommended.

Is Cromwell in it?

Did I forget to mention Cromwell?

As long as he dies a gory and inglorious death, I'm happy.

Gall stones, malaria and gout.

That will do. We don't really like Ollie over here, as you may have gathered.

[Clinton Huxley]

That will do. We don't really like Ollie over here, as you may have gathered.

The book does mention there was some opposition to his modernisation programme and constitutional reforms

[klr]

That will do. We don't really like Ollie over here, as you may have gathered.

The book does mention there was some opposition to his modernisation programme and constitutional reforms

I can see you're well versed in contemporary management-speak.

[Clinton Huxley]

That will do. We don't really like Ollie over here, as you may have gathered.

The book does mention there was some opposition to his modernisation programme and constitutional reforms

I can see you're well versed in contemporary management-speak.

Just been looking at Cromwell's annual appraisal for 1649. Rated as a "Meets most" with the comment "He who could take Drogheda, could take Hell"....

[klr]

That will do. We don't really like Ollie over here, as you may have gathered.

The book does mention there was some opposition to his modernisation programme and constitutional reforms

I can see you're well versed in contemporary management-speak.

Just been looking at Cromwell's annual appraisal for 1649. Rated as a "Meets most" with the comment "He who could take Drogheda, could take Hell"....

:-)

Whenever I witness some tiresome bureaucracy at work (ironic juxtaposition there), I am moved to wonder what Julius Caesar would have done in the same situation.

[Bella Fortuna]

Draw up a useful mission statement?

[Clinton Huxley]

We need Tigger to re-do the Hitler Bunker scene as "Hitler receives critical end of year feedback"....

[klr]

Draw up a useful mission statement?

Whatever it was, it would likely have involved a lot of blood.

We need Tigger to re-do the Hitler Bunker scene as "Hitler receives critical end of year feedback"....

[Clinton Huxley]

Draw up a useful mission statement?

"We seek to maximise the acreage of the Roman Empire through the judicious acquisition of neighbouring territories, whilst leveraging the Egyptian grain harvest in the provision of bread to the masses".

or

"We aim to be number one in crucifixions"

[AshtonBlack]

Draw up a useful mission statement?

"We seek to maximise the acreage of the Roman Empire through the judicious acquisition of neighbouring territories, whilst leveraging the Egyptian grain harvest in the provision of bread to the masses".

or

"We aim to be number one in crucifixions"

Of course at the end they were right sizing and focusing on their core competencies.

[maiforpeace]

Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer.

A eye opening book on the ethics and consequences of eating factory farmed meat.

http://www.eatinganimals.com/

[JimC]

Re-reading my escapist space opera series by David Weber involving the incomparable Admiral Dame Honour Harrington, scourge of the People's Republic of Haven...

[leo-rcc]

GOOD SENSE
WITHOUT GOD:

OR
FREETHOUGHTS
OPPOSED TO
SUPERNATURAL IDEAS



A Translation of Baron D'Holbach's
"LE BON SENS" (1772)



"Atheism leaves men to Sense, to Philosophy, to Laws, to Reputation, all which may be guides to moral Virtue, tho' Religion were not: but Superstition dismounts all these, and erects an absolute Monarchy in the Minds of Men. Therefore, Atheism did never perturb States; but Superstition hath been the confusion of many. The causes of Superstition are pleasing and sensual rights, and Ceremonies; Excess of Pharisaical and outside holiness, Reverence to Traditions and the stratagems of Prelates for their own Ambition and Lucre." -- Lord Bacon.

[Pappa]

The Extended Phenotype - thanks to a kind member here.