Prisms are instruments, mirrors, metaphors, gateways humankind must pass through in order to achieve, to overcome, to realize, to become. Contained herein are nineteen transformative tales from some of speculative fiction's most brilliant minds. So open your eyes and let the light pass through . . .

For decades, students learning the Arabic language have begun with Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and then transitioned to learning spoken Arabic. While the MSA-first approach neither reflects the sociolinguistic reality of the language nor gives students the communicative skills required to fully function in Arabic, the field continues to debate the widespread adoption of this approach. Little research or evidence has been presented about the effectiveness of integrating dialect in the curr...

100+ Civil War Soldier Memoirs assembles a capacious, often conflicting archive of lived experience from the American Civil War. Ranging from battlefield recollection, campaign narrative, naval observation, prison testimony, and partisan chronicle to retrospective meditation, these memoirs reveal how war was recorded in both immediate sensory detail and later acts of remembrance. Accounts of celebrated operations stand beside less familiar episodes of marching, illness, comradeship, comman...

There has been, and continues to be, an explosion of interest in developing new small science centers that is changing the world of museums. This handbook is designed to be a one-stop source for future and current centers, and anyone interested in the important roles these institutions play in their communities. With articles-all written by leaders in field-covering everything from administration, staffing, finance, marketing, exhibit design, and beyond, this comprehensive resource will be...

Most individuals are conscious of mechanical causes of back pain like ligament sprains, muscle and strains, slipped disks, etc. Fewer individuals are conscious of inflammatory back pain, and also the simple fact that our diets may result in systemic inflammation which contributes to pain through your body. It is essential to be educated concerning the manners diet may promote inflammation the foods which trigger this, and also a listing of foods which truly combat inflammation.Ther...

"I feel like they act like they're so diverse and multicultural.This is not a representation of how it is for people who go here.""I know of several occasions, if it weren't for several faculty of color, I don't know how I would have made it from one day to the next." -- from student interviewsHave three decades of integration and multicultural initiatives in higher education delivered a better education to all students? Are majority and minority students reaping similar benefits, specific...

B.J. Watson’s “The Glare” takes you on a riveting, emotional roller-coaster ride from start to finish. Blindsided by an unsuspected divorce, feeling abandoned and betrayed, Ally turned to alcohol to escape the pain. Her reckless behavior fueled by continued alcohol abuse over the years, catapults them into the worst living conditions, devastation, strange and incomprehensible encounters ever imagined. See how bad choices entwined with truth can cause self-deception and distorts re...

The Stinkers have overtaken the world. With civilized society in shambles, white supremacists and gangs roam free, subjugating the free and the innocent. For Lance and Ian, this means they must make a choice: fortify their stronghold and hide, or place some trust in others to fight back and secure their corner of the world. Without the guiding hand of their parents, any decision they make can have grave consequences.With over 1000 miles left before being reunited with their childre...

A battle-hardened clan with the best American weaponry versus fast, ravenous blue zombies! Who will triumph?The apocalypse is behind them. The battle for the future is ahead. And the walking dead are everywhere.Bruce and his family have gathered a clan of battle-hardened survivors and awesome military-grade weaponry… and now the time has come to put the fear of God in the zombies that have destroyed civilization as we know it.But these aren't the zo...

Billions are dead and millions are still dying from the virus that emerged from the depths of nature. Arthur, now reunited with his wife Wendy, is trying to strengthen the safety of the ranch as the walls of society collapse.Keeping the thought of their son Joseph in their hearts, Arthur and Wendy keep moving forward. Finding more kids every time they leave the ranch, their family continues to grow, but Nature isn't finished with the lessons of survival.

The veto power, claimed Woodrow Wilson, is the president’s most formidable prerogative. Despite that assertion, Richard Watson shows that the presidential veto of significant legislation is frequently overridden by Congress.Although the veto has a major impact on public policy, past research on it has dealt only with legal and historical issues. This is the first systematic, in-depth study of the actual effect of the use of the veto. Watson focuses on those elements of the policy-m...

A woman ,who is skeptical about love, is drawn to a man she knows nothing about.