WHAT DO I KNOW? WISDOM ESSAYS By JACK REMICK

WHAT DO I KNOW? WISDOM ESSAYS

B Y J A C K R E M I C K

ISBN: 978-0-9914258-8-4 $16.95 ~ Paperback 5.5" x 8.5" ~ 204 pages Sidekick Press ~ Fall 2021

Book Launch Village Books: Date TBD

Contact: Lisa Dailey, Sidekick Press Phone: 360.224.5535 Email: lisa@sidekickpress.com

The Essays in this book center around the questions of love, wisdom and knowledge through time. What is love in the twenty-first century? Is there a wisdom to marriage? Are our bodies ‘naturally wise?’ What is the nature of orgasm? The meaning of sex? The author uses examples from ancient authors such as Pascal, Marcus Aurelius, and Descartes to clarify the issue of the decay of wisdom and the relation of nature to science, while at the same time drawing on present-time social and cultural mores to ask the enigmatic question—Is there such a thing as “stupid wisdom?” This is not a how-to book on becoming wise, but an interrogation of human wisdom in the Anthropocene. Will the “speaking word-ape” destroy itself as well as the environment it lives in?

In his thought-provoking and yes, wise little book, Jack Remick poses variations on the question, “What is wisdom?” Is knowledge wisdom? Can wisdom become obsolete? Whatever you think of his conclusions, following the threads of the author’s reasoning is a fascinating pastime. You may even find yourself drawn to sources you believed to be musty and irrelevant. Clearly the author has assimilated a vast wealth of philosophy and knowledge in his rich years of living and learning, even if, as he claims, a majority of it has been forgotten. In our digital world of distractions, it’s good to be reminded that the answers to these questions cannot be Googled. The search for wisdom is all about the journey. —Catherine Treadgold, writer, editor, and former publisher of Coffeetown Enterprises

Once again Jack Remick has proven his talent to fascinate his readers with his passionate choice of words and unpredictable feelings in his new work, What do I Know? He is a man of many words and offers his readers the gift of learning how to express their feelings with less fear of discovering who they are. Jack is my friend as well as coach. I admire his commitment to his craft and for the art of spectacular storytelling abilities that he shares with all of us. —Marsha Cook, Michigan Avenue Media Inc.

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