New Releases by Jay Williams

Retrospective exhibition catalogue of Virginia artist Eldridge Bagley. Published by Longwood University. Exhibition on view at the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts December 10, 2022 to April 16, 2023. Essay by Jay Williams. Exhibition curated by Jay Williams and Alex Grabiec.

Who says nobody does anything about the weather? Danny Dunn does! Of course if there hadn''t been a drought when Danny went to the weather bureau to return a radiosonde, just maybe nothing would have happened. But has there ever been a time when Danny could contain his curiosity? Danny is naturally attracted to all the weather-forecasting instruments and decides to do some volunteer weather-observing. And when Danny and his friends Joe Pearson and Irene Miller discover that Professor Bullfinch has a new ionic transmitter that makes little clouds and miniature rainstorms, trouble is sure to follow!

A mistake by Danny leads to one of the Professor'';s most startling inventions—ISIT, the Invisibility Simulator with Intromittent Transmission—a dragonfly-like probe which could be piloted with a telepresence helmet and gauntlet gloves. They all get to try it out. Irene uses it for bird watching. Joe investigates a bee hive. And Danny discovers a bully plans to cheat in a spelling bee. But none of them realizes the ISIT has military possibilities—until a general tries to sieze it!

Robbie and Rowan Turner are identical twin witches. They spend the bulk of their time conjuring up ways to get their hands on a magical chest which is closely guarded by their lifelong nemesis, Drew Freeman. The twins and their longtime friend Colter Wash devise a plan to conceal the chest in wulfenite to hide it away from Drew. To obtain the mineral they begin working at a mineral mine in Schickard, Arizona. They quickly learn that things aren''t as they seem at the Arzabarrow mining company. They realize that some of the miners are disappearing, so they begin to investigate. They discovered a coven of witches, a mysterious instructor, and an unknown force lurking about the mine. Robbie, Rowan and their friends are thrown back to the year 1647. There they find their ancestors engaged in a fierce battle with a local coven of malevolent witches. The fighting is intense and brutal. Robbie and Tillis Wells, a nascent witch with Chrono-telekinetic abilities, are catapulted into the year 1918. Robbie had never been separated from his twin brother Rowan. While in the past Robbie meets his young grandfather in post-war Connecticut. Robbie finds he is a hostage in time. Tillis is unaware that Robbie is tethered to him. Robbie is forced to witness the secret relationship between his grandfather and Tillis. Robbie tries desperately to get back to Rowan. When he finally succeeds in getting back he has a fateful encounter with a werewolf changing his life irrevocably. Shortly after returning to 1647 Robbie finds himself in another predicament this time Drew Freeman and his friends come to Robbie''s rescue. The two former rivals become friends forging a lifelong bond. Robbie begins to see eye to eye with Drew''s philosophy. Robbie helps Drew fortify the chest to keep it out of Rowan''s hands, causing a rift between the twins. Now Robbie has to find a way to get Rowan and his clique to come together with Drew and his friends to fight a bigger battle that has the potential of becoming the next apocalypse.warning: This is a hardcore gay erotica novel filled with descriptive and explicit language. Not suitable for 18 and under.

AIDS activists resort to terrorism in the action-packed mystery SOULS ON FIRE. In Austin, Texas, circa 1985, terrorists attack a bank and slaughter innocent civilians while stealing cash. Their motivation for this and later assaults is not devotion to a religion, not revenge for some event, nor out of greed. Their outrage stems from the police and society treating them as less than human. They have AIDS. They have decided to follow the Viking belief that it’s better to die in battle than helplessly in bed. The violence escalates and soon copycat attacks happen in other American cities. Will authorities capture or stop these terrorists before more attacks paralyze the city? Buy SOULS ON FIRE to enjoy a fast-paced thriller and discover the surprising conclusion.

Minneapolis College, the most selected higher education destination of students from all Minneapolis Public High Schools, is located downtown, nestled between the hustle of Hennepin Avenue and the green spaces of Loring Park. As a part of the Minnesota State system of colleges and universities, Minneapolis College most serves those students who are least likely to go to college. With three-quarters of the student body composed of those underrepresented in higher education, the hallways are filled with recent immigrants, those seeking to learn English, members of communities with the highest unemployment and incarceration rates in the state, veterans, those of low socioeconomic status, seekers of diversity, and those who wish to serve them. Collected here are their stories, stories of overcoming, coming up, perseverance, pride, and power in the face of depressed opportunity andsystemic oppression.

Professor Bullfinch and Doctor Grimes take Danny and his friends to the beginning of the Nile River in Africa to investigate local legends of a swamp monster. Despite unforeseen calamities, a new, rare species of electric catfish is discovered.

Professor Bullfinch has created a radio telescope ("dish") for the government which will try to determine if extraterrestrials are trying to contact Earth. When Danny sneaks into the observatory, he hears non-random sounds coming from space. He then must figure out how to translate the sounds. The observatory described in the book is similar to the real life SETI project!

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The Monstrous Discourse in the Donald Trump Campaign: Implications for National Discourse provides a lens through which to explore the implications of the monster metaphor as applied to Trump during the 2016 presidential election. Analyzing the overt and buried usages of the monster metaphor in the media’s and Trump’s discourse, as well as the structure of the monster narrative generally, offers connections between the metaphor and the actions incited by its narrative. This book explores the ways in which this language also serves as a metaphor to understand the ecology of Trump’s candidacy and the polarized responses drawn by his campaign, and considers its troubling implications for the future direction of national discourse.

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." -Thomas Jefferson Since the formation of the United States almost two hundred thirty years ago, there had been a constant battle between two forces. Those who fought to increase the power of the state over the lives of the people on the one hand, and those who cherished the limited government that the Founding Fathers had created on the other. For many years, there were citizens who argued that voting was the way to keep-or restore-a limited government. They said that violence was not the answer. Junior Representative Bill Jeffers from Idaho''s 2nd district believed that the time for peaceful revolution had run out. He had come to the painful conclusion that the only way to restore liberty was through bloodshed. And while he knew that he would face a tough adversary while on his mission, he never could have imagined the brutality and ruthlessness of the enemy. Author Jay Philip Williams is a newly minted writer whose first novel is not only controversial but thought provoking. In it, he writes about limited government, individual liberty, and economic freedom, three of the things which are most important to him. He also throws in some helicopters and airplanes, lots of guns and shootouts, evil politicians, and some sinister international intrigue.

London''s first-hand engagement with the world--the process of becoming and maintaining himself as a citizen of the world--helps define the kind of writing he produced. It is insufficient now to call him a naturalist writer if his principal concern was to reflect and represent, not the usual fare of violence and natural forces that we as literary theorists have used to periodize London''s work, but rather something larger, more indeterminant, contemporary. The word modern appears often in the pages of this handbook, and though it is not new to call London a modernist, the sheer weight of the scholarship in this present volume that attests to this alternative designation gives it a thorough grounding that previous attempts lacked. London called his times the Machine Age, not just to underscore the rapidity of modern life and its new mechanization, but also to highlight the need for a new social and economic order. The purpose of this handbook is to honor him as a representative American writer of the age as he understood it.

Danny, Irene, Joe, and Professor Bullfinch launch themselves on an amazing journey -- through time! They land in the year 1763 and one of the first people they meet is Benjamin Franklin. The Professor plans to return soon to the future, but when he throws the switch, the time machine won''t start. While he and Mr. Franklin try to repair it, Danny and his friends explore the colonial era -- and Joe is kidnapped by an angry innkeeper who mistakes them for a runaway. Can the Professor get them back to their own time before more disasters happen? Danny Dunn, Time Traveler is the eighth novel in the Danny Dunn series of juvenile science fiction/adventure books written by Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams.

Another accident in Professor Bulfinch''s laboratory, brought on by Danny, results in the creation of a transparent, resilient material. The material proves useful in creating a bathysphere, and Professor Bulfinch, along with his friend Dr. Grimes, Danny, Joe, and Irene, descends into the Pacific Ocean on an experimental voyage. Unfortunately, the bathysphere''s pilot is rendered unconscious, and the bathysphere becomes trapped in a cave... Can Danny and his friends escape? Danny Dunn on the Ocean Floor is the fifth novel in the Danny Dunn series of juvenile science fiction/adventure books written by Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams.

Since the 1970s, Richard and Jane Manoogian have collected some of the most celebrated examples of historical American Art, including Hudson River School, American impressionist, and trompe l''oeil paintings. This book documents an exhibition that includes such stellar exemplars of American art as Asher B. Durand, one of the fathers of the Hudson River School; Frederick Frieseke, a leading member of the American art colony at Giverny, France (the village that was home to Claude Monet); Frank Benson, whose iconic figure paintings incorporate impressionist brushwork while conveying a strong sense of his subjects'' personalities; and William Michael Harnett, represented here by three remarkable trompe l''oeil compositions.

New York Times Bestseller This big-hearted memoir by the most promising professional basketball player of his generation details his rise to NBA stardom, the terrible accident that ended his career and plunged him into a life-altering depression, and how he ultimately found his way out of the darkness. Ten years ago, Jay Williams was at the beginning of a brilliant professional basketball career. The Chicago Bulls’ top draft pick—and the second pick of the entire draft—he had the great Michael Jordan’s locker. Then he ran his high-performance motorcycle head-on into a light pole, severely damaging himself and ending his career. In this intense, hard-hitting, and deeply profound memoir, Williams talks about the accident that transformed him. Sometimes, the memories are so fresh, he feels like he’ll never escape the past. Most days, he finds a quiet peace as a commentator on ESPN and as an entrepreneur who can only look back in astonishment at his younger self—a kid who had it all, thought he was invincible, and lost everything . . . only to gain new wisdom. Williams also shares behind the scenes details of life as an All-American. He tells it straight about the scandalous recruiting process and his decision to return to Duke and Coach K—a man who taught him about accountability—to finish his education. He also speaks out about corruption—among coaches, administrators, players, and alumni—and about his time in the NBA, introducing us to a dark underworld culture in the pros: the gambling, drugs, and sex in every city, with players on every team.

Through a mishap in Professor Bulfinch''s laboratory, Danny accidentally creates an anti-gravity paint. The natural use, of course, is for a spaceship -- the paint can replace rockets to get the ship into space. Unfortunately, the spaceship is launched prematurely after Danny and Joe follow Professor Bulfinch and Dr. Grimes on a tour of the ship. A mechanical failure dooms the four to a one-way trip out of the Solar System -- unless they can repair the spaceship in time!

In the summer of 1588, a great body of ships sailed from Spain on a Crusade: to restore England to Catholicism. The ensuing events brought a Spanish word, armada, into the English language and created a host of legends. Intrepid English sea dogs in tiny ships, it was said, had bravely faced down towering Spanish galleons. Finally, a storm sent by a vengeful God wrecked most of that proud fleet on its way home. Award-winning author Jay Williams sheds new light on the traditional picture. Although the English were superior sailors, the two fleets were evenly matched. Moreover, the battle emerges as the high point of a four-year cold war between England and Spain. Only when set in the context of a Europe bitterly divided between Catholics and Protestants can the contest be fully understood. The personalities of Queen Elizabeth I of England and King Philip II of Spain and their commanders - especially Francis Drake - are also key to this dramatic story.

A collection of inspirational quotes. Your mind is without a doubt the single most important tool you own. We all have two minds. The conscious mind which allows you to evaluate information and make decisions and the subconscious mind that quite simply runs everything else. The very foundation of influence and persuasion is rooted in the power of your subconscious mind. This book is intended to direct your subconscious toward timeless wisdom as you read and answer the questions. And as you allow the answers to sink in at the deepest level, you''ll begin to notice just how many ways your attitudes, thoughts and actions continue to change and improve. Enjoy your journey!

In his youth, Leonardo da Vinci wrote confidently, “I wish to work miracles.” By the time of his death in 1519, when he was sixty-seven and famed throughout Europe, it seemed that he had accomplished wonders aplenty as an artist, engineer, inventor, and scientist. Here, from author Jay Williams, is the moving story of the man behind the Renaissance myth.

"The definitive examination of the early works of Jack London through London''s incorporation and understanding of the role of imagination"--

Pay Your Taxes! But get a TAX BREAKThe IRS has a storied history. There''s the story of the 10-year-old boy who had his savings account confiscated by the IRS. There''s the story of the 17-year-old girl who the IRS threatened to garnish her wages and put a lien on her property if she didn''t fork over $16 in taxes her uncle had already paid. There''s the story of IRS workers throwing away or hiding returns in order to keep up with work. TAX BREAK relates the story of Jim Greenwald, a man so enraged by the IRS that he plants a bomb in their Austin facility after they confiscate his bar for unpaid taxes. The FBI and local police chase him across the United States while a third-party presidential candidate starts a riot after he declares Greenwald to be a hero of the people. This book explodes with more action when a CIA agent attempts to silence Greenwald before he can expose his past adventures executed for The Company. Yes, you still have to pay your taxes, but you can at least channel your anger by turning the pages of this exciting story of one man''s war on the IRS.

Soul for Sale is the compelling and hugely entertaining story of Creative Director Terry Wilson and his colleagues at Cracknell, Burroughs & Partners - an award-winning, pressure-cooker of an agency filled with high-maintenance creative talent, high-profit le clients and bare-knuckle politics. Whether you work in advertising or just watch commercials on TV, you''ll laugh, cry and ultimately recognize the Terry in yourself as he struggles to reconcile life in the demanding, insular, self-referential, surreal ad world...with life itself. In this remarkable debut novel, Jay Williams has deftly captured virtually all there is to say about the choices we sometimes make and the challenges of life inside - as well as outside - the weird and wonderful world of advertising.

With a glut of health information assailing readers, there''s never been a better time to bring the best, most reliable facts together in one source. Jay Williams inspiring book offers a total life makeover, including all the latest information on: * exercise that changes your metabolism by combining cardio and weights for the most effective workout; * diet that interacts with exercise and hormones for maximum anti-aging effects; * motivation: a new technique that can be used for weight loss - and anything else in your life; * stress reduction: yoga, meditation, and other proven methods; * hydration: the little secret that gives major results; * hormones and how they affect weight loss, energy and aging; and * sleep and its profound effects on aging, weight loss, hormones and mood. Jay Williams provides a proven, quick ''jumpstart'' action that will give you results within 24 hours - and inspire to keep going with more valuable lifestyle changes.

Presents the life of the saint who heard voices that she believed were from God instructing her to save France from the English.

A concise profile of the Renaissance art master and inventor places his life against a backdrop of his time, revealing the political battles and personal fears that compromised his realization of his talents. Original.

Although the Crusades failed to achieve their military or religious objectives, these wars waged by Christian nations to recapture the Holy Land left the world with amazing legends that have endured for ages. This work explores the remarkable period, recognising the lasting achievements made in the field of the peaceful arts.

In his richly detailed, beautifully illustrated history of Shakespeare''s most popular play - the first comprehensive study of A Midsummer Night''s Dream in the theatre - Gary Jay Williams covers four hundred years of landmark productions in Europe, the United States, and Canada as well as important opera, dance, and film adaptations. Williams shows how the visual and musical vocabularies of production can be read as cultural texts and how these mediative texts determine this play''s available meanings from generation to generation. His account, then, is the story of our imaginative and astonishing uses of Shakespeare''s play. Williams offers detailed theatrical and cultural analyses of the productions of David Garrick, Ludwig Tieck, Elizabeth Vestris, Charles Kean, Harley Granville-Barker, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Max Reinhardt, Peter Brook, Liviu Ciulei, and other artists. His engaging, intelligent study will be invaluable to scholars and teachers of Shakespeare and theatre history and to professional directors, designers, critics, and actors.