Today I Have Words

Thoughts from the heart that touch the soul on topics such as addiction and recovery; victimization and self-discovery, love and desire, politics and education, religion and procreation. Presented in the old-fashioned rhyming venacular, in the common speech of today.

For nearly 100 years, Indian boarding schools in Canada and the US produced newspapers read by white settlers, government officials, and Indigenous parents. These newspapers were used as a settler colonial tool, yet within these tightly controlled narratives there also existed sites of resistance. This book traces colonial narratives of language, time, and place from the nineteenth-century to the present day, post-Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

"Where have the old words got me?" is the authoritative reader's guide to Dylan Thomas's Collected Poems, 1934-1953, providing explications of every poem in the collection. Working from the principle that Thomas's life offers the key to his poetry, Ralph Maud integrates critical commentary with biographical detail to elucidate Thomas's works. His aim is to allow readers to understand better the complex imagery and narrative movements of Thomas's work, and to provide the basis for renewed critical investigation of the poetry"--Back Cover.

There are so many books! There is so little time! One visit to your local bookstore will tell you that . . How many books will you have time to read: and where do you start? In an easy to read fashion Dr. Riedel will open up an unbelievable number of books: visit the book's Bibliography. As he used to open up the passages of Holy Scripture on Sunday morning, using text, story and appropriate comments, he now opens up the writers of some of the days inspiring books to locate one or another writer's ageless thoughts. Looking at some of the following questions and topics, he shares with his readers the wise words of countless authors. Who is the person you are growing up to be? Don't Presume To Write The End Of Your Life's Story. The Importance of Endurance! The World Needs More Optimists! Are You Comfortable With Your Life/In Your Life? A page or two a day will enable the reader to have something to think about all day long: give them some words of planning and correct for them some faulty understandings of what life is all about. You won't be able to put it down. And in the morning you will hardly wait to pick it up to see what it has to say to your life.

Can I Have a Word? is the ultimate strategy book for word-game lovers. It introduces the reader to a host of weird and wacky words that will not only help them to become better word-game players but also enhance their enjoyment of competing. It covers key word-game themes, the mastery of which is vital for success, such as: - Two- and three-letter words - Using a Q, Z, J or X to maximum effect - Dealing with the letter V and other problem tiles - Coping with a rack full of consonants or one heavy in vowels - Making seven- and eight-letter words - Tips for victory. Readers will find this amusing, light-hearted book immeasurably enriches their vocabulary, enabling them, without the drudgery of studying a dictionary, to recall all kinds of unusual and interesting words just when they need them most.

Through this fourteen-week in-depth study of the Revelation, readers will learn how God's plan for Earth unfolds. Discover hope and reassurance as you walk through this amazing finale to God's Word.

Public speaking, communication and presenting with power can all be terrifying prospects, however experienced you become, and cultivating a charismatic persona in our working lives is a priceless skill. This book is a humorous and incisive piece of observation by Dave Gillespie and Mark Warren which demonstrates the right and wrong level of status to adopt for our business lives. Whilst remaining fun, Charisma shows the reader how to tap into their own personal charisma and communicate with maximum impact. It studies a range of great communicators, from historical figures to modern day greats and highlights how their skills translate into what we call Charisma. Everyone from Franklin D Roosevelt, through Steve Jobs to Joanna Lumley is covered. A series of fun but practical exercises will help you to build your communication skills and use body language effectively.

We Need to Have a Word, Words of Wisdom Courage and Patience for Work, Home and Everywhere by John R. Dallas, Jr., is written and designed as a week-by-week reader. The 438-page volume contains 52 letters to readers for a full year of rapid immersion with high-impact key words. Personal purpose, passion and potential to be found within selected evocative words are honored as valuable buried treasure. Toward work-life alignment goals and objectives, the book leads readers to find themselves shining within the complexity and brilliance of 52 word gemstones. These are words to be. These words are action. These words support work-life alignment. From conference tables to kitchen tables, and from war rooms to locker rooms, these are words to support readers to dig, drill and think deeper so each person will reach, climb and stand higher. These are grown-up words for leaders of all ages. Some eager readers enjoy reading cover-to-cover, then again reading week-by-week for a full year of building value word-by-word.