The Puritan Gift by Kenneth and William Hopper was published in 2007. For details see www.puritangift.com. This weblog was created to discuss its content.
Your comments are welcome,
K. & W. Hopper
“Speculators may do no harm as bubbles on a steady stream of enterprise. But the position is serious when enterprise becomes the bubble on a whirlpool of speculation. When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done.” – John Maynard Keynes, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, 1936), p. 159.
Message for Ken – Delighted to read of the success of your’s and William’s publication of the Puritan Gift, which I first heard about in a radio programme. Haven’t managed to get a copy yet, but interested to read the flattering reviews. So this is what you have been doing since we last met – it seems a long time since we toured Sweden together. Will be delighted to hear from you. Do you ever visit the UK?
Very best wishes – Cliff.
“Mearns Lodge” 296 Mearns Road, Newton Mearns. Glasgow G77 5LY
Comment by Cliff Hargreaves — February 17, 2009 @ 10:54 am |
Dear Cliff
I am sorry to say that Ken and I have been neglecting this site which accounts for the fact that we have not replied to your message. I will draw his attention to it this afternoon and I am sure he will be right back to you. It is lovely to hear from old friends. I would like to hear more about your Swedish trip.
Best-
Will
Comment by William Hopper — February 24, 2009 @ 1:23 pm |
Dear Cliff:
How wonderful to hear from you. Seems you settled down in Newton Mearns and probably acquired some new Scottish relatives and even a Scottish accent? I kept moving, Ireland, London, Belgium, France, Harvard, New York, many connections with the US Midwest, Japan and eventually the Poconos, New Jersey. Did we not also share an interest in a lovely tall girl from Hale? Joyce? I think she eventually went off and married a purser on a cruise liner. I found a lovely London girl.
It has been a long story of watching the developed world mess up itself. Eventually Will and I joined to present our financial + engineering account of how we did it.
My best wishes to you and your family. You can always get me at
k.hopper@puritangift.com
Ken Hopper
Comment by Ken — February 24, 2009 @ 9:30 pm |