Most Popular Books by Jason Wright

From the New York Times bestselling author, an inspiring story of life, love, and moving on. Married and the father of a young daughter, John Bevan had finally found the traditional family he lacked as an orphaned child. But all that disappears when a fatal car accident steals away his wife-and the unborn child she carried. Filled with sorrow, John withdraws from life and love. He erects a small cross at the scene of his wife''s accident and visits daily, grieving. Then one morning he encounters a young man kneeling before the cross, touching it up with white paint. John''s conversations and travels with this mysterious man-known to him only as the Cross Gardener-will forever change his world. From Jason F. Wright comes a timeless tale that explores the questions we ask when our lives are touched by loss: How do we carry on? And who will show us the way? The answers John Bevan finds illuminate the hope that even in our darkest hours we are not alone.

In this unique book, Jason Wright analyses William Blake’s Illustrations of the Book of Job and shows their relevance in clinical psychoanalysis and psychotherapy with groups and individuals, especially while working with patients who have experienced trauma and addiction. Drawing on decades of work in the field, this book sees Wright offer sensitive guidance to practitioners dealing with client experiences of change through the lens of addiction and offers useful insight to the lay reader. Throughout the chapters, Wright studies each illustration in depth and shows how they chart the breakdown of Job’s life into a state of despair. Twinning a clinical vignette with each plate, Wright shows how these depictions can be directly applied to issues faced in contemporary analysis, therapy and addiction recovery. From Job’s dissolution to his eventual salvation, Wright insightfully maps the process of change from a place of destitution to one of redemption and hope set in the context of the group. He expertly brings Blakean theory into the 21st century by looking at contemporary experience such as the impact of the 2005 London bombings, as well as looking at the importance of community, collective experience and self-identity when seeking recovery. Throughout, Wright draws inspiration from eminent analysts such as Bion, Winnicott and Hillman, while also looking to Jung, Bohm and Whitehead to support his theories on the new way of being he proposes: a collective dynamic shift from a consciousness of exploitation to a consciousness of resonance. This book will be of great interest to psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and mental health professionals working in addiction recovery, as well as those interested in the work of Blake and its continued importance in the present day.

Adapted from the bestselling adult novel, The Christmas Sweater: A Picture Book is the story of a young boy who finds the true meaning of Christmas in the most unlikely of places. Eddie wants a bicycle for Christmas, but his mother knits him a homemade sweater instead. His disappointment is obvious, but a magical journey with his whimsical grandfather makes Eddie realize that the sweater is far more than it seems. He ultimately learns that the greatest gift of all is one that is given with love..

Tomorrow morning in thousands of newspapers around the country, opinion editorials (or "op-eds") will appear by well-paid columnists like George Will, Michael Barone, Linda Chavez, and many others. Their sharply tuned vocabularies and finely crafted articles serve an important function in shaping public opinion on politics, social issues, and more. But they ain''t the only ones. The Internet has made publishing and widespread distribution available to a new brand of opinion writers. They are teachers, lawyers, construction workers and parents with plenty of insightful things to say. And they''re saying them at OpinionEditorials.com. OpinionEditorials.com is the only online editorial site that publishes op-eds from writers of all levels and backgrounds-from seasoned columnists to everyday Americans-on a wide variety of topics. The popular web site has become the only resource for what "the rest of America is saying." Americans on Politics, Policy, and Pop Culture contains 101 of the best op-eds published to date at OpinionEditorials.com. In it you''ll find a wide variety of short pieces on everyone from President George W. Bush to John Kerry. You''ll also find opinions both poignant and humorous on: Janet Jackson''s wardrobe malfunction CBS'' newsroom malfunction Howard Dean''s brain malfunction What other book offers you that?

Book Excerpt, "The Organ Donor" !Move over Hannibal Lecter, the Organ Donor is here! The Organ Donor introduces readers to a remarkable first time author, who creates a one-of-a-kind serial killer and weaves a story so filled with unexpected twists and turns that readers are left a constant state of suspense. There are no clues, initially no bodies, and a frustrated police department with no experience dealing with a case like this one. The story begins in Scotland, as the police search for an elusive serial killer who begins sending human organs, with cryptic notes attached, to the Glasgow Metropolitan Police Department. It opens when an unidentified package lands on the desk of Detective Patrick Campbell. At first, he fears that the package might contain an IRA bomb and he calls in the bomb squad. However, he is shocked to find something even more horrific. Tucked inside a Ziploc bag, with a note hanging from it, is a set of human eyes, floating in a sea of formaldehyde. More organs begin arriving, and we feel their frustration as the detective and his task force continue to fail in their efforts to identify the victims or find the killer (now named the Organ Donor) who continues to escalate his reign of death by committing a series of murders with the bagged organs now being found near the victim''s bodies. Even though the officers now know the identities of the most recent victims, they are stymied by an ingenious killer, who seems able to anticipate their every move, leaves no clues, and mocks and frustrates them. As each set of murders grows more grisly, and time goes on, they are unable to apprehend him. The suspect grows tired of searching the streets for victims and playing with the police, and decides it''s time for him to go international. Next stop New York City. And he begins to wonder if he can find more excitement in New York City. At this point, the killer reveals his identity and readers join him as he commits another series of murders, following the exact same MO and producing the exact same results. As the Organ Donor reminisces about his early life we gain insight into how, over time, he began to evolve into a sadistic serial killer. With a genius IQ, he is able to play what he calls "games" with his victims, and later, with the investigators hunting him so diligently, no one is safe, even when the police, themselves, are targets. Only we know his identity, are witness to his crimes, and are aware of the machinations of his brilliant but evil mindset. The New York police are stymied, until, simply by accident and a nudge from the suspect; they discover that the Organ Donor is the same man that terrorized Scotland months before. When that connection is made, they invite the Scottish police to join them, and a task force is set up between the remaining detectives from Glasgow and the detectives in New York. Perhaps, by working together, they will be able to stop this madness. But, no, the killer continues to goad them, murder their citizens and outwit them at every turn (his twisted sense of humor intact throughout). As we move on in the story, readers find that even a sadistic genius killer can find lovethe last thing he expected to happen. In another of many plot twists, a woman, whom he had planned to torture and murder, is lured to the killer''s house. She works as a high priced escort and believes that he is just another client. However, when a strange connection to one another brings them closer together, he begins to wonder if it is possible, even for him, to lead a more normal life. However, as the murders continue, a series of clues are left behind, with a nudge from the suspect, for the detectives to try and figure out. Might the information finally tell the investigators the one responsible for these horrendous acts of mayhem? However, even when the joint task is finally able to discover his ident

Original Batgirl, Barbara Gordon helps Cassandra Cain join Batman''s crusade as the new Batgirl, but during her quest for justice, she meets many obstacles.

Originally published in single magazin form as Suicide Squad: raise the flag #1-8.

Train of Thought 2: Almost Home, More Poems from the Red Line picks up where the author leaves off. The book begins in Kendall Square, the home of M.I.T; moves on to Central Square, the land of the Out of the Blue Gallery, The Middle East, and once T.T the Bears; on to Harvard with the Hahvad Punk kids; and exits at the home of famed Johnny D''s, Davis Square. Join a poet with time to kill on the MBTA, with his worst enemy, his mind, and his best friend, the pen.

The Creator has announced to the world that he demands a champion to fight in His name... Matthew Morton is a fifty-eight-year-old widower suffering from multiple sclerosis and cancer and, by all accounts, the last person to be considered for glory. But when the Creator contacts the citizens of Earth, galvanising the believers and shocking all, he chooses Matthew as His champion. Gifted with mythical powers, shapeshifting abilities and fearsome weapons, Matthew is sent to the magical world of Lunadus, the last bastion of hope and a place that opens his eyes to the sheer breadth of the universe he''s now sworn to save. Hellbent on wiping out anyone who wields magic or stands in the way of their goals, the Pure army is a seemingly unstoppable force. Matthew must secure allies and unite the discordant races of Lunadus to defend the Creator, protect Earth and save humankind.

Invasion of the Potato Chips By Jason Wright Be afraid! Be very afraid!

In 2016 the Calexit movement exploded with the election of Donald Trump as America''s president. 32% of Californians according to multiple polls said they wanted to secede now. One of the largest stumbling blocks to developing large support for the idea of California independence was the fact that most Californians felt that the Calexit movement members must not actually understand government, and the law. This belief existed because they never saw mainstream news sources talking about why it would make sense for CA to be independent, and so they felt, facts to support this idea must not exist. That is not true - and this book aims to prove that. 95% of the text of this book is composed of citations from multiple mainstream sources - that will prove there are well established facts to back up every argument a Calexit supporter makes about why CA would be better off independent from America.

The first full-length collection of Oddball Magazine founder and editor Jason Wright''s poetry. Based on Wright''s "Jagged Thoughts" column of observations about struggling with the worlds around and inside of him, these poems are straightforward and jarring, then warm and friendly, as complex and humane as the poet often met at Massachusetts poetry readings.

Shane Dakota''s world is falling to pieces. He''s just moved over Christmas break from North Carolina to the very strange mountain land of Utah. Suddenly Shane''s grandparents are raising him and he''s spending way too much time teaching his grandpa about Netflix while learning more than any seventh grader ever should about pickleball. But even Shane knows those aren''t his biggest problems. His mother, a member of the National Guard, has just passed away and Shane is struggling with the truth.Plus when the holiday break ends, Shane has to walk into a huge new school with a story, a secret, and a fresh scar on his right cheek. Shane tries to fit in, but he can''t stop thinking about his mother, wondering about a father he''s never even met, and remembering the bizarre accident in North Carolina that sent his world spinning.Just when it all feels upside down, Shane makes friends with his new neighbors Kabir, Ink, and a crew of almost-famous YouTubers.Shane even scores a new nickname - Scar - and he actually likes it!But just as Scar finally finds his place, he betrays a friend and receives a mysterious text message that threatens to expose his secret.Can Scar face the truth about friendship and his family in front of the entire seventh grade on the biggest stage he''s ever seen?Will he learn lessons about the power of religious and cultural diversity in time?More than anything, Scar must learn that everyone has scars, and if we choose, they have power to become beautiful.