Financial exemption in the past you scandinavian countries. I would like to tell you that the wrong effects of our policy discussion , if this point that you said is true , applying the exemption will give positive results, because we applied the exemption that i said, all our laws show that we are in the field of publishing. We exempted the press by explaining to your excellency if this policy is correct. You have been in this case and it is not possible to open this issue that because the Tax Exemption was zero, it is unfair, so it has no effect. It definitely has its own image. You cannot tell the effect of the Tax Exemption based on the number of the card, because it cannot be seen, but it is very helpful, very oriental. It can be a party that, instead of coming , has a big store, instead of coming, well , now the big store is part of the stationery department. This will definitely have an effect, but if the sales of the book go down, then there are other reasons it has nothing to
Winning formula when we see one. To introduce andrew this year, we have the beautiful catherine katz. [applause] catherine i will keep my remarks brief in order to maximize the amount of time we have to be entertained by our final speaker, Andrew Roberts. For though who recall his presentation at last years conference, you have undoubtedly been looking forward to this as much as i have. Among his numerous endeavors, Andrew Roberts serves as the guest curator at the folder shakespeare library. Folger shakespeare library. He is the author and editor of 19 books, which you have heard about a bit over the last few days. His most recent publication was a biography of napoleon, a short work coming in at just under 1000 pages. We are all eagerly awaiting his next book, what is sure to be the definitive single volume biography of sir Winston Churchill, which is scheduled to be published next year. On the subject of churchills sense of living history, ladies and gentlemen, Andrew Roberts. [appl
Coming up next on the 34th annual Winston Churchill a other Congress Talks about the former Prime Ministers career as a historian and his six volume book it erred in a nobel prize in literature in 1953. This is about 50 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen. We had years conference a presentation by andrew roberts. We know a winning formula when we see one. To introduce andrew. [applause] quick hello. Brief toep my remarks maximize the amount of time we have to be informed and entertained by our next and final acre. For those of you who recall his letentation on churchills criminals nature have undoubtably been looking forward to this as much as i have. Among his numerous endeavors he served as a guest curator at the exhibit churchills shakespeare. He is the author and editor of 19 books including masters and commanders which you have heard about in the last two days. His most recent publication was a biography of napoleon, a short work coming just under 1000 pages. We are all eagerly awaiting
Well, thank you very much indeed. Now, normally when i give a talk of any description, and ive given quite a number in the last week while ive been in america, i usually have a little repertory of anecdotes with which i commence, and i had one prepared this evening. But strangely enough, something happened to me on the way here which meant that i decided to scrap it and talk about Something Else entirely. I took the subway to congress circle, and i walked up Central Park West towards the historical society, and as i was walking up the street, out of the corner of my eye i saw a bronze plaque on the wall, on the wall of a rather august looking building. It wasnt the Second Church of christ scientists, its the spanishportuguese synagogue. And i read the plaque, and ive never seen that before. I normally try to keep my eyes open for historical things when im in new york, but i hadnt actually seen this. I was quite struck by this because, of course im quite familiar with the history of thi