Modern Bond retrospectives lazily tend to almost completely dismiss Roger Moore's tenure as James Bond. He is frequently called the 'worst' Bond and his movies are dismissed as Carry On style romps. Roger would even make light of this himself. The truth is though that Roger was a great Bond. Sure, he maybe made a couple of films too many and the comedic elements of his films sometimes got out of hand but the Roger Moore years constitute the most fun era of Bond.If you sit down and ...

The enduring success of the James Bond franchise has made the casting of a new Bond actor a very big deal in the film and entertainment industry. Tabloids and entertainment clickbait sites love nothing more than constantly speculating (wrongly of course) on who the next Bond actor might be. Taking on the part of James Bond is like playing the lead in Hamlet, Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes, or Batman. Others have played the part before you and others will play the part after you. Speculation a...

"A lively narrative, the reader gets a vivid picture of Manchuria under war conditions." -The Congregationalist 1905"Anything that John Fox writes has distinction." -World Today 1905"One of the best correspondents in the field." - The Book Buyer 1905In John Fox's 1905 book "Following the Sun Flag," he recounts his experiences as a war correspondent in Japan and Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War. Fox was one of the news...

Anthropologist John Fox sets off on a worldwide adventure to thefarthest reaches of the globe and the deepest recesses of our ancientpast to answer a question inspired by his sports-loving son:"Why do we play ball?"From Mexican jungles to the small-town gridirons of Ohio, frommedieval villages and royal courts to modern soccer pitches andbaseball parks, The Ball explores the little-known origins ofour favorite sports across the centuries, and traces how a simpleinv...

Set against the enchanting backdrop of the Appalachian Mountains, John Fox's "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" weaves a tapestry of romance, adventure, and the stark realities of frontier life in early 20th-century America. The novel'Äôs prose is marked by lyrical descriptions of the natural beauty surrounding the characters, intertwining the vibrancy of rural life with profound emotional undercurrents. Fox employs a rich narrative style that echoes the regional vernacular, immersing reader...

In "A Knight of the Cumberland," John Fox unfolds a gripping narrative set against the backdrop of the Appalachian region during the tumultuous era of the Civil War. The novel exquisitely weaves elements of romance and adventure while meticulously depicting the clash between Northern and Southern values through its rich, vivid prose. Fox's literary style is characterized by his keen observation of nature and local culture, embedding a sense of place that resonates deeply with the reader. C...

Jane Whorwood(1612–84) was one of Charles I's closest confidantes. The daughter of Scots courtiers at Whitehall and the wife of an Oxfordshire squire, when the court moved to Oxford in 1642, at the start of the Civil War, she helped the Royalist cause by spying for the king and smuggling at least three-quarters of a ton of gold to help pay for his army. When Charles was held captive by the Parliamentarians, from 1646 to 1649, she organised money, correspondence, several es...

In "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine," John Fox masterfully weaves a tale set against the backdrop of the Appalachian Mountains, rich with vivid descriptions and lyrical prose. The narrative follows the life of a young man, accompanied by themes of love, nature, and the struggle for identity within a harsh but beautiful landscape. Fox's literary style captures the essence of Southern regionalism and reflects the complexities of human emotion and cultural heritage, elevating the novel into a ...

No Time To Die is destined to be remembered as one of the strangest films in the long history of the legendary James Bond franchise. Not so much for anything in the film or the production (although, as we shall see, the production was far from uneventful and the film's plot may raise a few eyebrows) but because of script and director issues and real world health concerns that have seen the release date for No Time To Die pushed back three times. No Time To Die has been thr...

In "The Heart of the Hills," John Fox weaves a compelling narrative set against the lush backdrop of the Appalachian Mountains. This novel explores the lives of its rugged inhabitants, intricate family ties, and the unyielding spirit of a community facing both external and internal conflicts. Fox employs a rich, lyrical prose style, immersing readers in a vivid landscape that mirrors the emotional landscape of his characters. His skillful use of dialogue enhances authenticity, making the c...

Combining a modern, data-analytic perspective with a focus on applications in the social sciences, the Third Edition of Applied Regression Analysis and Generalized Linear Models provides in-depth coverage of regression analysis, generalized linear models, and closely related methods, such as bootstrapping and missing data. Updated throughout, this Third Edition includes new chapters on mixed-effects models for hierarchical and longitudinal...

The Alvis company of Coventry were motor and aero engineers who made some of the finest motor cars during the period 1920 to 1967, when car production stopped. There were no independent coachbuilders left and mass production was not for Alvis. Total production was a mere 21,250 and fewer than 7,000 after the Second World War. It is the post-war cars that this book focuses on. The successor to Alvis’s iconic Fourteen, the Three Litre, had a production run of seventeen years and the newest i...