Word SHOTS

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."

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Word SHOTS

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."

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Word SHOTS

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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."


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BN ID: 2940032897927
Publisher: Arthur Weil
Publication date: 09/07/2011
Sold by: Smashwords
Format: eBook
File size: 894 KB

About the Author

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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