Peter Thompson

chapter 1 how persuasion works: What Aristotle taught 1 Background 3 'Artistic' persuasion 1 What Aristotle taught 4 John Bell The fool tells me his reasons. The wise man persuades me with my own. Aristotle Contra negantem principia non est disputandum. You cannot argue with someone who...

1 INTRODUCTION: WHY BOTHER? Lenten roses are much better garden plants than the well-known Christmas roses. They flower more freely, grow more reliably and are less at risk from pests and diseases. Special forms like Trotter's Spotted' will not come true from seed, but all the seedlings will...

CHAPTER ONEPrelude to PropagationIt's a pretty good bet that all who pick up this book will, sooner or later, be infuriated by something they read in it; some description of a technique, or an opinion expressed, will produce a snort of derision or the conviction that the author must be an idiot....

Authors' Note Until now, secrecy has surrounded the private lives of the Royal Family like an invisible screen. The establishment knows it must protect the monarchy, come what may, if the class system is to survive into the next century. Fortunately, not all of those in high places agree that...