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    Word SHOTS
    Word SHOTS
    Word SHOTS
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    Word SHOTS

    By Arthur Weil

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    Arthur Weil has written a wonderful collection of short aphorisms and sayings. They are easy-to-read comments and idioms on life that cheer a person up and that anybody can relate to. Arthur has a wonderful gift for seeing through ordinary life into the soul. His verses and sayings are amusing, clever and
    poignant, and make one smile and reflect on the most important aspects of everyday life.

    This is Arthur's eighteenth book. His previous books include Wacky and Wonderful, Wireless Words; Not Shakespeare, Just Me; Life, Love, and Gems that Shine; Exploding Mind or (Not Over the Hill Yet); Poetry is for Sissies; Reflections of the Moment; The Fluid Word; Slice of Life; Theater of Thoughts; Liquid Words; Love Always, Words to Fly With, Dare-Devilish and Divine and Eat My Words.

    Arthur Weil received a BA from Roosevelt University, a MA from De Paul University (Chicago), and completed PhD coursework at UC Berkeley. He taught German and History in public schools for twenty-five years in the East Bay of Northern California. Arthur is also a successful real estate entrepreneur.
    "Arthur Weil's nimble mind expresses itself in his discussion-like poetry which ranges widely from a lifetime of human experience, his loves, anxieties, hopefulness, forbearance, questioning, resolution and thankfulness. Happiness and joy abound."

    "Reading Arthur Weil's "shorties" makes one smile, chuckle and ponder everyday situations and relationships. He has an astute ability to see irony and humor in the simplest of daily events, and put them down on paper in witty, wise and often rhyming words. I greatly recommend reading a few pages at a time of this collection of aphorisms and sayings; you will return repeatedly for more!"

    "Arthur Weil's poetry illuminates all the possibilities of life, beautifully, in words that take one by surprise. His insights and revelations give one a profound realization that life is an incredibly rich experience to be savored each day, and that only the examined life is worth living."

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArthur Weil
    Release dateSep 7, 2011
    ISBN9781452438672
    Word SHOTS
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    Arthur Weil

    Arthur Weil 85 years old Arthur Weil is from Piedmont, California. He is a retired high school teacher and real estate agent. Arthur Weil's poetry examines all facets of life while paying tribute to them with wit, wisdom and whimsy. His words inspire the reader to look at life in a new way, to pause and appreciate, and, always, to chuckle. He has been published in a number of anthologies and newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune. He has published 17 books of poetry since his first, "Life, Love and Gems That Shine," in December of 1999. Mr. Weil escaped Nazi Germany in 1938 as one of 1400 children of the kindertransport. He spent his formative years in Chicago, completing his BA and MA degrees, finished his PhD coursework in History at UC Berkeley. He taught in the public school system for 27 years, and went on to run his own real estate business for 24 years before becoming a full time writer. Art is a strong supporter of the arts in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has two children and three grandchildren. At the age of 85, Art recently finished a book of poetry for teens, "Eat My Words."

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      Book preview

      Word SHOTS - Arthur Weil

      WORD SHOTS

      A Book of Artisms and Aphorisms

      by Arthur Weil

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      SMASHWORDS EDITION

      Published By:
      Arthur Weil Smashwords
      Word Shots
      Copyright 2011 by Arthur Weil

      Smashwords Edition License Notes:

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the author's work.

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      For other inquiries or to order additional copies in hardback format

      contact Arthur Weil at [email protected]

      or

      208 Pala Piedmont, CA 94611

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      Other Titles By Arthur Weil:

      Eat My Words Dare-Devilish and Divine, Have Fun While You Can, Words to Fly With Life, Love and Gems That Shine, Exploding Mind (or ‘Not Over the Hill Yet’), Poetry is for Sissies, Reflections of the Moment, The Fluid Word, Slice of Life, Theater of Thoughts, Love Always, Liquid Words, Not Shakespeare, Just Me, Wacky and Wonderful, Wireless Words, Word Missiles, Here and Now

      Table Of Contents:

      Chapter1 Family and Friends, Need I Say More?

      Chapter2 Damned Conscience: Humanity and Morality

      Chapter3 Sniff Those Daffodils; Nature Talks

      Chapter4 Humor Me Up

      Chapter5 Use it Or Lose It; Comments on Love and Sex

      Chapter6 Am I Somebody? Mental Health and Self-Esteem

      Chapter7 The Hell With Pain; Health, Beauty and Aging

      Chapter8 Never Enough (Money That Is…)

      Chapter9 Plans For The Future

      Chapter10 The Observant Traveler

      Chapter11 Affirmations, Food For Thought

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      Introduction

      It's fun and an honor to tease your mind, in this, my eighteenth book. Congratulations on taking a few moments of quality time for yourself! Enjoy!

      While you read a few pages here and there, don't forget to smile, to be stimulated. It's OK to let go and even be critical (but why waste time with that?), some phrases are nonsense and that's good too.

      It takes guts and determination to be away from the busy world of texting, computers, duties and deadlines. Thank you again for sharing in your own corner of time.

      Life is like an appetizer, an entree and finally a dessert... Imbibe!

      Happy tasting!

      Yours,

      Arthur

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      aphorism (n)

      a short pithy saying expressing a general truth; maxim

      [from Late Latin aphorismus, from Greek aphorismos definition, from aphorizein to define, set limits to, from horos boundary] aphorist n

      Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003

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      Chapter One: Family and Friends; Need I Say More?

      Over-protective mothers create neurotic children Who grow up, raise dysfunctional families and keep psychologists busy

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      My favorite shoes are most comfortable - like certain people that fit me better

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      Why didn't my mother tell me this stuff?

      Or was I just not listening?

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      Your laundry list of things

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