After university, I taught secondary school for a while and opened a bookshop in Greenwich, just east of London. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes bookshop east greenwich
Since his inauguration in 2009, President Obama has upheld FDR's vision of America as a nation that keeps its word - a nation still committed to uphold the 'four freedoms' that President Roosevelt set down in the great Atlantic Charter of August 1941. Nigel Hamilton americaatlanticaugust share on social
For all the failures of naval, air and army defense, the men who died at Pearl Harbor and in the Philippines would not die in vain. Nigel Hamilton airarmydefense Change image and share on social
To be sure, administrations since Ronald Reagan had gone out of their way to massage and 'spin' news to the president's advantage, while the media did its best to un-spin it. Nigel Hamilton administrationadvantagemassage Change image and share on social
I had siblings from South Asia, from East Asia, from depressed communities around America, and you know, we'd have long conversations. Ronan Farrow americaasiacommunity Change image and share on social
On 11 September, I was living in Greenwich Village, New York; my children learned to tell south from north by looking at the World Trade Center. Yochai Benkler centerchildgreenwich Change image and share on social
When you write your first book aged 25 or so, you have 25 years of experience, albeit much of it juvenile experience. The second book comes after an extra year sitting in bookshops. Pretty soon, you begin to run on empty. Douglas Adams agealbeitbegin share on social