Keep Calm and Carry On was a World War 2 government poster discovered in a dusty box nine years
ago. Though it never saw the light of day in 1939 (it was only supposed to go up if Britain was
invaded) it has suddenly struck a chord in our current difficult times now we are in need of
a stiff upper lip and optimistic energy once again. Gordon Brown had one up in 10 Downing
Street and James May wears a Keep Calm T-shirt on the telly - it is suddenly everywhere. The
book is packed full of similarly motivational and inspirational quotes proverbs mantras and
wry truths to help us through the recession from such wits as Churchill Disraeli and George
Bernard Shaw. Funny wise and stirring - it is a perfect source of strength to get us all
through the coming months. 'A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is
shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain' Mark Twain 'It's a recession when your
neighbor loses his job it's a depression when you lose your own' Harry S. Truman 'An economist
is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today'
Laurence J. Peter'Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine' Lord Byron'Better bread with
water than cake with trouble' Russian Proverb
