Adam Diaz: 5 books

"Coal: Continuum Average", the second of three books in the "Coal" series, is a collection of thoughts, ideas, fantasies, experiences and points of view that define experiences in the city. These are attributed to various voices, from which characters are drawn that begin to outline a more vast, city wide experience, revealing perceived truth, chaos, beauty, and mystery.

"Coal: Tiers of Space", the last of three books in the "Coal" series, is a collection of thoughts, ideas, experiences and points of view that define experiences in the city. These are attributed to various voices, from which characters are drawn that begin to outline a more vast,...

"Beauty of This and That" is a collection of 6 flash fiction short stories that describe details and scenarios ranging from the mundane to the macabre, or to the shockingly violent. The setting is an unforgiving Los Angeles, or dream states with dire imagery steeped in the stressful world...

"Coal" is a collection of poems and drawings compiled from works created over the last 20 years. It is roughly chronological—the first book being the earliest. The collection of thoughts, ideas, fantasies, experiences and points of view define an experience. These are attributed to various...

Rising costs and increasing global competition press institutions to do more with less. At the same time, deep budget cuts and a general social and political impatience have revived calls for reform in educational affordability, curriculum, and outcome measurement. Yet within this environment, a myriad...