Best Selling Books by Jay Wright

"Music''s Mask and Measure presents a series of five "equations" in a cosmic algebra. Drawing from such disparate sources as medieval theology, modern physics, and a Pythagorean sense of harmony, these poems offer glimpses of a dance in which only one partner can be seen. Reading them, we move in "the firm embrace / of the unsolved.""--Jacket.

"So, what are you expecting me to believe here?" Even to his own ears, Jasper''s forced casualness sounded more forced than casual. "That you''re a... good werespider?"The werespider was midway to taking another shot of tequila but drew it away from his lips at the last second, sparing himself the minor tragedy of coughing it up in the sudden burst of laughter that erupted from him. He had the sort of laugh that could fill a whole room, loud and pleasant, and a great deal less nasal than his heavy accent might have entailed. "Good? Nah, man. Nah." He composed himself long enough to throw back the shot and clap the empty glass down on the counter. "I''mma great werespider. Best in Brooklyn. New York. Whole state, even."Where there''s demons, there''s bound to be demon hunters and in Brooklyn there''s no shortage of either.Jasper Craig is a hunter at New York''s secret St. James Academy, and he''s one of the best. With superior strength, agility, and a handy ability to sense demonic energy, it''s like he was born for the job. Since he was orphaned at a young age, his parents took the secret of what, exactly, he is to their graves. And if his adoptive father knows, he''s not telling. Loyal to the cause of keeping the mortal world safe from the evils of demons, there isn''t anything Jasper wouldn''t do. So when his father and superior officer tells him to go undercover to trick a rare and dangerous werespider, Jasper agrees. Crimson Apocalypse is one of New York''s oldest residents and the only known werespider in the north eastern United States. He''s the sort of guy who lives as fast as he talks and talks as fast as he drives, and if Jasper wants to get closer to the werespider he''s going to have to keep up. But getting closer might be dangerous in more ways than one and what Jasper learns may not be what he expects. Strangers in the Night is a tense, action-filled urban fantasy. A story of self-discovery in a world where things are not always what they seem and the lines between good and evil are hard to draw.

In Postage Stamps, Jay Wright continues his lifelong exploration as a sojourner, a pilgrim, the "homo viator," who speaks through and by an embellishment of a constantly changing movement to discover the incomplete sense and measure, the temporal invention of all relation, the soul in flight. This word flows all alonede rama en rama,a semitoneshaping the enigmaof air and voice, its tonea dilemma.

The Wright Teaching Tips: Strategies and Techniques for Beginning College and University Instructors is designed to teach graduate students to teach large lecture classes. This book focuses on effective teaching strategies and lecture techniques proven effective in large introductory classes. It provides an easy to follow guide concerning important steps in preparing for, and the delivery of, a college level introductory class in any discipline. The book is designed to be used to assist in the training of graduate students and new faculty members new to teaching and assigned to their first course. Although there is no substitute for the experience gained in the classroom, prior preparation and practice lectures can provide the information necessary to avoid major mistakes while emphasizing effective lecture techniques. The advice and teaching tips included come from many years of trial-and-error testing of teaching approaches, with emphasis on those effective with large classes. This book can be used as a stand-alone guide to teaching, as part of a teaching workshop, or as a reference textbook in a formal course devoted to teaching strategies and techniques. This book focuses on: How to select a textbook and prepare a class syllabus. Lecture techniques effective in large classes. Methods to facilitate and focus student attention. Ways to establish mutual respect. Techniques to facilitate class discussion. How to interpret student body language. How to incorporate technology into classroom teaching. Ways to reduce student isolation.

RELEASING JANUARY 1st, 2024! Alan Augustine hasn''t been lucky in a long time, so when a too-good-to-be-true business venture drops in his lap, he snatches it up. Unfortunately, a few old clients aren''t thrilled. And he can''t seem to stop seeing grim omens in his tarot. Bad Romance features Alan Augustine in his first full-length adventure and is heavily influenced and inspired by the music of pop, punk, and emo artists like Marianas Trench, Good Charlotte, Smashmouth, Madonna, and Lady Gaga.

This work is configured to encourage members of the academic communities to consider initiating a part-time consulting practice in their areas of expertise. The book is designed to be clear, comprehensible, and easily accessible to the scholar seeking to expand his/her understanding of the consulting field with a view to becoming a consultant. Professor Wright provides a step by step program for developing a consulting niche (based on his own successful practice) that will be valuable to clients and competitive with other consultants. The information offered ranges from how to interpret body language during meetings and how to set fees, to how to conduct the project and how to provide feedback to the client at the conclusion of the project. Professor Wright also examines the issues of ethics in the consulting profession, and addresses the specific problems applicable to academics, as well as discussing the future of part time and full time consulting for academicians.