from my forthcoming, Principles of Retail
On the Commodification of Ideas Somebody other than me must have said Reading is a finer world within the world. Most can’t be bothered to read but I prefer it to much of what otherwise passes for a spiritual or intellectual life in this most worldly of worlds. I have always preferred reading to writing. Most […]
Maxims
Premise: Books Are Weapons recognizes the revolutionary effect literacy can have on reclaiming our independence from the confines of mediocrity. Literacy enables the self-determination necessary to enjoying the basic human rights. Literacy, being a tool for coming to terms with one’s otherness, effects a change of consciousness more significantly than any other stimulant to the mind. […]
Paul Robeson’s thoughts on the Morris Jumel Mansion.
“I am an American. From my window I gaze out upon a scene that reminds me how deep-going are the roots of my people in this land. Across the street, carefully preserved as an historic site, is a colonial mansion that served as a headquarters for General George Washington in 1776, during desperate and losing […]
Jumel Terrace B&B
Life Turns Man Up & Down
The Private Library