The Power of the Pen

The Power of the Pen
Author: Richard Clippingdale
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2012-08-18
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 145970374X

Arguably, Sir John Willison had more influence on the evolution of Canada’s emerging nationalism and public policy shifts than any other journalist had in his time or since. Sir John Willison (1856-1927) was the most influential Canadian journalist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries while the country achieved economic growth, intellectual maturation, and world status. With his incisive pen and clear reasoning, Willison utilized Toronto’s Globe and News, his Times of London contributions, his many books and speeches, and his unparalleled connections with key political leaders to establish himself as a major national figure. Uniquely, Willison was at the heart of both the Liberal and Conservative Parties as a devoted supporter and good friend of Sir Wilfrid Laurier; a first employer, early booster, and continual admirer of William Lyon Mackenzie King; and a close ally of Sir Robert Borden. Willison was a major player in the epochal federal political shifts of 1896, 1911, and 1917 and articulated highly influential views on the nature and evolution of Canadian nationalism and public policy.

Power of the Pen

Power of the Pen
Author: Lewis Adam Wallace Jr.
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2020-05-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1645309045

Power of the Pen By: Lewis Adam Wallace Jr. Power of the Pen is based on the author’s study of religion and Christianity for over fourteen years. He believes a real Christian life is a strong foundation to build a life on and it will help people learn how to change and grow. He hopes that this book will help the reader to sow the seeds for a growing and thriving Christian lifestyle.

With the Stroke of a Pen

With the Stroke of a Pen
Author: Kenneth Mayer
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2002-09
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780691094991

The conventional wisdom holds that the president of the United States is weak, hobbled by the separation of powers and the short reach of his formal legal authority. In this first-ever in-depth study of executive orders, Kenneth Mayer deals a strong blow to this view. Taking civil rights and foreign policy as examples, he shows how presidents have used a key tool of executive power to wield their inherent legal authority and pursue policy without congressional interference. Throughout the nation's life, executive orders have allowed presidents to make momentous, unilateral policy choices: creating and abolishing executive branch agencies, reorganizing administrative and regulatory processes, handling emergencies, and determining how legislation is implemented. From the Louisiana Purchase to the Emancipation Proclamation, from Franklin Roosevelt's establishment of the Executive Office of the President to Bill Clinton's authorization of loan guarantees for Mexico, from Harry Truman's integration of the armed forces to Ronald Reagan's seizures of regulatory control, American presidents have used executive orders (or their equivalents) to legislate in ways that extend far beyond administrative activity. By analyzing the pattern of presidents' use of executive orders and the relationship of those orders to the presidency as an institution, Mayer describes an office much more powerful and active than the one depicted in the bulk of the political science literature. This distinguished work of scholarship shows that the U.S. presidency has a great deal more than the oft-cited "power to persuade."

The Word, the Pen, and the Pistol

The Word, the Pen, and the Pistol
Author: Robert Nicole
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780791447390

This postcolonial study explores the Western myth of Tahiti as a paradise, as well as the complex and diverse ways the Maohi people have responded to this myth.

A Pen and a Path

A Pen and a Path
Author: Sarah Stockton
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0819225967

A hands-on, practical resource for people who want to explore their relationship with God through writing. Unlike other books that focus on writing itself, Sarah Stockton focuses on the discoveries made--about one's self and about God--through meditation and creative journaling. A Pen and A Path is a book for anyone who wants to explore where God has been present in the various experiences of their life, past and present. Stockton, a spiritual director and writing teacher, walks readers through thirty-five separate topics, which can be read and worked on in order or in any sequence of interest to the reader. Topics explored include religious understandings such as how God is envisioned, how religious training formed (or didn't form) the reader, and how we envision ourselves as spiritual beings. Other chapters explore life stages: childhood, teenage years, elder years, as well as marriage, parenting, and sexuality. Focusing on emotions such as grief, shame, anger, and loneliness, as well as feelings about work provide readers with the opportunity to explore nearly any aspect of their life of faith.

Punch Me Up to the Gods

Punch Me Up to the Gods
Author: Brian Broome
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2021
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0358439108

Playful, poignant and wholly original, this coming-of-age memoir about Blackness, masculinity and addiction follows the author, a poet and screenwriter, as he recounts his experiences, revealing a perpetual outsider awkwardly squirming to find his way in. --

The Power of Writing It Down

The Power of Writing It Down
Author: Allison Fallon
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2021-01-12
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 031035935X

Discover the power of (finally) getting unstuck, claiming your clarity, and becoming the person whose life you want to live–all through a simple self-care practice you can build into your daily routine. For anyone who's trying to make sense of their life, who wants to get unstuck from the patterns that hold them back, hear this incredible news: everything you need for the freedom you want is entirely within reach. This practice and pathway is free, it's readily available every day of your life, it takes just minutes of your time, and anyone can do it. Author, writing coach, and speaker Allison Fallon's life transformed when she discovered the power of a daily writing practice. As it turns out, using your words is one of the most powerful means you have for unlocking your life. The Power of Writing It Down is your guide to this transformative tool available to us all. In as little as five to twenty minutes a day, scientific research shows this daily practice can help you: Identify your ruts and create new neurological grooves toward better habits Find fresh motivation and take ownership of your life Heal from past pain and trauma Relieve anxiety and depression Contextualize life's setbacks and minor frustrations Live a more confident, balanced, and healthy life …and so much more Drawing from years of coaching hundreds through the writing process–from first-timers to New York Times bestselling authors–Allison shares tried and tested practices for getting started, staying inspired, and using this simple habit to shift how you feel and show up to your life. Pen and paper is simply the method, but the reward is the real magic: new depths of self-discovery, creativity, and intentionality for living.

The Power of the Pen

The Power of the Pen
Author: Renee' Drummond- Brown
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2016-10-18
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 152464093X

Renee's Poems with Wings are Words in Flight are a plethora of poetic thoughts penned to: I nspire and N urture K indreds, while P reparing and E mpowering the N ations.

Other Words for Home

Other Words for Home
Author: Jasmine Warga
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2019-05-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0062747827

New York Times bestseller and Newbery Honor Book! A gorgeously written, hopeful middle grade novel in verse about a young girl who must leave Syria to move to the United States, perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and Aisha Saeed. Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives. At first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. The American movies that Jude has always loved haven’t quite prepared her for starting school in the US—and her new label of “Middle Eastern,” an identity she’s never known before. But this life also brings unexpected surprises—there are new friends, a whole new family, and a school musical that Jude might just try out for. Maybe America, too, is a place where Jude can be seen as she really is. This lyrical, life-affirming story is about losing and finding home and, most importantly, finding yourself.

Here We Are Now

Here We Are Now
Author: Jasmine Warga
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2017-11-07
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 144479177X

'Funny and heartfelt... fans of Sarah Dessen or Rainbow Rowell will adore this novel' - Culturefly 'Fans of High Fidelity and Nick + Nora, get your hands on this book ASAP' - Popsugar Despite sending him letters ever since she was thirteen, Taliah Abdallat never thought she'd ever really meet Julian Oliver. But one day, while her mother is out of the country, the famed rock star from Staring Into the Abyss shows up on her doorstep. This makes sense - kinda - because it turns out Julian Oliver is Taliah's father... When Julian asks her to go with him to his hometown to meet the family she has never known, Taliah embarks on a three-day voyage of discovery - of her father, of the past her mother has never shared with her, and of herself. From the bestselling author of MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES, this is a beautiful and heartwarming novel of music, family, and friendship.