This practical introduction to second-order and growth mixture models using Mplus introduces simple and complex techniques through incremental steps.The authors extend latent growth curves to second-order growth curve and mixture models and then combine the two using normal and non-normal (e.g., categorical) data. To maximize understanding, each model is presented with basic structural equations, figures with associated syntax that highlight what the statistics mean, M...

Alcuin of York (735 804 A.D.) was an English scholar, and member of Charlemagnes court. He and other scholars in service of Charlemagne helped lead the Carolingian Renaissance. Lorenzs Life of Alcuin is a fascinating biography of Alcuin, tracing his life chronologically, and assessing his impact.A table of contents is included for easier navigation.

Follow the suspenseful and high-seas adventure of Dixon, a down-and-out boat captain in south Florida.  Having lost his own ship gambling, Dixon spends his days drowning his sorrows in drink.  It’s a tough way to survive, though, so desperation forces Dixon to make a choice—return to the sea or drown in a tidal wave of decadence and despair.  Against his better judgment, he signs on as captain of the Almacor—a ship and crew about which he knows nothing--and learns first-hand...