An R Companion to Applied Regression is a broad introduction to the R statistical computing environment in the context of applied regression analysis. John Fox and Sanford Weisberg provide a step-by-step guide to using the free statistical software R, an emphasis on integrating statistical computing in R with the practice of data analysis, coverage of generalized linear models, and substantial web-based support materials.The Third Edition has been ...

Published early in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, of England, only five years after the death of the Roman Catholic Queen Mary, the work is an affirmation of the Protestant Reformation in England during the ongoing period of religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants. Since the English monarchs also asserted control over the Church in England, a change in rulers could change the legal status of religious practices. As a consequence, adherents of one religion risked judicial exec...

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 mountain Europa follows an outsider who becomes immersed in the rhythms of an isolated mountain world, where encounters with unfamiliar customs challenge long-standing assumptions about identity, belonging, and change. The narrative opens with a moment of quiet reflection in nature, creating a contrast between personal stillness and the rugged environment that soon surrounds the protagonist. His arrival in the community exposes him to a way of life shaped by resilience, physical hardship...

The book is divided into various sections and covers the following aspects:Early Christian Martyrs: The book begins with an account of the persecution of Christians in the early centuries of the Christian era, including events such as the martyrdoms of Saints Stephen and Polycarp.Medieval Martyrs: Foxe's work also covers the persecution of Christians during the Middle Ages, including accounts of those who resisted the authority of the Roman Catholic Church.Reformation Martyrs: The heart of...

This Christian classic tells the stories of brave men and women who were martyred for their faith in the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries.

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...

The history of the church may almost be said to be a history of the trials and sufferings of its members, as experienced at the hands of wicked men. At one time, persecution, as waged against the friends of Christ, was confined to those without; at another, schisms and divisions have arrayed brethren of the same name against each other, and scenes of cruelty and woe have been exhibited within the sanctuary, rivalling in horror the direst cruelties ever inflicted by pagan or barbarian fanat...

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...

The little shepherd of Kingdom Come presents the early struggles of a young mountain boy navigating loss, isolation, and the pull of an uncertain future. The narrative opens with a focus on the emotional weight carried after the disappearance of family and the growing awareness that remaining in a familiar but restrictive environment will only deepen that ache. The story uses the rugged setting to mirror an inner battle between fear and determination, highlighting how hardship sharpens the...

"It will not be inappropriate to devote a few pages of this work to a brief detail of the lives of some of those men who first stepped forward to stem the time of papal corruption, and to seal the pure doctrines of the Gospel with their blood."The Book of Martyrs is a celebrated work of church history and martyrology. It continues today as the only Protestant text which sought to document the lives of notable martyrs "from the year of our Lord 1000 unto the time n...

The novel is set in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky and Virginia and tells the story of the feud between two families, the Tollivers and the Falins, against the backdrop of the changing landscape of the region.The story revolves around the romance between John Hale, an engineer from the East, and June Tolliver, a spirited mountain girl. Their love story becomes entangled in the longstanding and violent feud between the two families. The novel explores themes of love, conflict, and th...