How Thomas Morton Found Zen Among New York's Finest

'BALLS DEEP' host Thomas Morton brings us back into his library once again to talk about the books he read in preparation for his episode spent experiencing Manhattan's high society. Before meeting Tracey Ryans—a man whose zen sensibility has given him access to the upper echelon of society—Thomas read (the introduction of) 'Patterns of American Culture,' by Dan Rose, which explains how America was founded as, essentially, a glorified real estate scheme. WATCH NEXT: How Thomas Morton Prepared to Face Death: http://bit.ly/2ilsd63 Click here to subscribe to VICE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/VICE-Videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://vice.com More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo Like VICE on Facebook: http://fb.com/vice Follow VICE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/vice Read our Tumblr: http://vicemag.tumblr.com Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/vice Check out our Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/vicemag Download VICE on iOS: http://apple.co/28Vgmqz Download VICE on Android: http://bit.ly/28S8Et0