About the Author

Jay Stevenson received his Ph.D. in English literature from Rutgers University and currently works as a writer and editor in New Jersey. He is also an adjunct professor of reading at Rider University. He has been adjunct professor of composition at Rutgers University and a Teaching Fellow at Boston College. Among Jay's most recent books are The Complete Idiot's Guide to Eastern Philosophy (2000); The Complete Idiot's Guide to American Heroes, with Matthew Budman (1999); and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Angels (1999).