Cyril Northcote Parkinson is a writer, journalist, and historian, author of works on business, management, history, and political science. He is well known to readers as the discoverer of “Parkinson’s Laws,” as famous as Newton’s and Archimedes’ laws. Parkinson’s laws are widely known for their paradoxical nature, wit, and… the maximum correspondence to real life. What made his book one of the most popular in the 20th century—and one that has not lost its relevance in the 21st.
Parkinson’s laws are addressed to “teenagers, teachers, authors of history textbooks,” to housewives, and to everyone who thinks that the world is arranged reasonably enough. Here you can find advice for all occasions—from organizing your own firm to composing a list of invitees for a party—while Mrs. Parkinson’s laws will help you resolve even the most tangled problems in your personal life and handle any everyday troubles.