A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
A New One-Volume Abridgement
by Winston S. Churchill · first published 1998
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Two other great history reads are - 1. The Great Game - by Peter Hopkirk 2. A History of the English-Speaking Peoples - by Winston Churchill
on “Ask HN: What talks or videos do you suggest to watch on a long flight?” ↗Churchill's autobiography [0] is actually a great read. I'm nowhere near qualified to judge a literature Nobel prize but I loved it. His history of the English speaking peoples is pretty good too. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Early_Life
on “Data sleuths who spotted research misconduct cleared of defamation” ↗…sanctimonious Cromwell and his ironsides that put the women and children of Drogheda to the sword with the bible text God is love pasted round the mouth of his cannon?” > Winston Churchill’s view in The History of the English Speaking Peoples: The Age of Revolution, 1957, is perhaps less artful, but succinct: “By an uncompleted process of terror, by an iniquitous land settlement, by the virtual proscription of the Catholic religion, by the…
on “Opponents of Oliver Cromwell published his family recipes” ↗Some of the listed titles, since the site seems to be under heavy load: Books: * Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Volume I and Volume II * Philip K. Dick, Minority Report * Ian Fleming, Diamonds are Forever * Fred Gibson, Old Yeller * Billie Holiday, Lady Sings the Blues * Alan Lerner, My Fair Lady * Eugene…
on “What Could Have Entered the Public Domain on January 1, 2013? ” ↗…any way relevant to the kind of people who regard the monarchy as important. All nations have a chunk of mythos holding them together. Brexit seems to be popular among people who think that Churchill's History of the English-Speaking Peoples is good history.
on “How a Quest by Elites Is Driving ‘Brexit’ and Trump” ↗I kinda like this but e.g are research papers fact or fiction? How about an economics textbook, or an article in the economist? "A history of the english speaking peoples" by Winston Churchill? If we restrict to "ground truth we feel very sure about" it feels like available training data might be quite small.
on “Teach your LLM to answer with facts, not fiction” ↗…changed, but I don’t find that I’m very receptive to arguments that boil down to “your beliefs are stupid and that’s why these things are bad”). Another notably stupid book that I bought was called “A History of the English Speaking Peoples” - I (foolishly) thought it was going to be about the remarkably resilient political systems and economies of US/UK/Can./Aus./NZ but it was basically a white supremacist tract. No thanks.
on “My High-Flying Life as a Corporate Spy Who Lied His Way to the Top” ↗