About the BookThe Old West has intrigued the imaginations of many over the years, drawing people in with the mystery and wonders of the wilderness, gun fights, and stories of heroes and villains. But there is more than meets the eye to the Old West: there is a wild magic that lives within the bones that make up the land. Ghost Town: Spooky Stories of the Old West takes the supernatural and places it into the heart of the Western. With tales of ghost towns, spells, mysterious and mys...

Ghost Town II: Boot Hill and Beyond is a collection of short stories that includes “Christina’s Samplers,” “Hornbook II,” “Number 131,” “Spirits of Petroleum,” “Tapping the Admiral,” “The Didgeri Dude,” “The Dust Devil,” “The Hornbook,” “Medicine Wheel,” “The Obsidian Mirror,” “The Ophir Bonanza,” “The Singing Cowboy,” “The Water Witch,” “Valentine,” and “Veritas.” The stories are a bit of a cross between “Gunsmoke” and “The Twilight Zone.” American history is full of quirky events that le...

The US Masters: the most famous tournament of all. A global TV audience of 150 million, a string of legendary winners . and a curse for Australian golfers.From Jim Ferrier blowing a huge lead in 1950 to Greg Norman's litany of disasters over decades, the Masters constantly turned its back on any Australian who looked likely to get close to the Holy Grail. The curse grew a life of its own. Norman spent 22 years trying to win the title he craved above all others, only to be stopped c...

Within the hushed halls of a library, whispers of greatness echo. Imagine a place where "monarchs of the mind" – legendary poets, philosophers, and thinkers – all gather. Anne Lynch Botta's "Thoughts in a Library" invites you on a journey through this realm of knowledge. Here, you'll stand shoulder-to-shoulder with history's greatest as they share their "sweetest, loftiest lays" and guide you "in wisdom's pleasant ways." So, tread softly and turn the page. Let "Thoughts in a Library" be yo...

Handbook of Operant Behavioral Economics: Demand, Discounting, Methods, and Applications delves into the rapidly evolving field of behavioral economics, focusing specifically on the operant approach that marries operant learning principles with microeconomic theory. This comprehensive guide begins with a brief history of behavioral economics, setting the stage for a more thorough review of operant demand and reward discounting. It presents both human and nonhuman research methods, offering...

Scientific progress depends on good research, and good research needs good statistics. But statistical analysis is tricky to get right, even for the best and brightest of us. You'd be surprised how many scientists are doing it wrong.Statistics Done Wrong is a pithy, essential guide to statistical blunders in modern science that will show you how to keep your research blunder-free. You'll examine embarrassing errors and omissions in recent research, learn about the misconce...

Master the essential skills for designing and conducting a successful research projectEssentials of Research Design and Methodology contains practical information on how to design and conduct scientific research in the behavioral and social sciences. This accessible guide covers basic to advanced concepts in a clear, concrete, and readable style.The text offers students and practitioners in the behavioral sciences and related disciplines important insights into identifying ...

Neuroeconomics is a new highly promising approach to understanding the neurobiology of decision making and how it affects cognitive social interactions between humans and societies/economies. This book is the first edited reference to examine the science behind neuroeconomics, including how it influences human behavior and societal decision making from a behavioral economics point of view. Presenting a truly interdisciplinary approach, Neuroeconomics presents research from neuroscience, ps...

Love Is Never Where You Expect….Though she once fled from Pinewood, Sadie Spencer can't stay away when her ailing grandparents need her. But she never expected to come face-to-face with the brother of the man who caused her to leave town. Sadie doesn't care how honest or kind Cole Aylward may seem-she isn't about to let him continue managing her family's business.Cole has worked hard to prove he's nothing like his brother. All he wants is to try to make up for the hurt Payn...

What happens when an adoptive daughter finds love for her estranged biological parents? Find out in this first Family Renewal title by Sheri WhiteFeather. . .Reuniting with her daughter was a dream come true for Victoria Allen, but when Kaley wanted to meet her father-well, all bets were off. She would not, could not, allow the older and undoubtedly sexier Ryan to get under her skin. But how could she deny their child a chance to know the man who'd once captured her own heart?...

Modeled after Barbara Byrne’s other best-selling structural equation modeling (SEM) books, this practical guide reviews the basic concepts and applications of SEM using Mplus Versions 5 & 6. The author reviews SEM applications based on actual data taken from her own research. Using non-mathematical language, it is written for the novice SEM user. With each application chapter, the author "walks" the reader through all steps involved in testing the SEM model including:

A clear and thorough introduction to meta-analysis, the process of synthesizing data from a series of separate studiesThe first edition of this text was widely acclaimed for the clarity of the presentation, and quickly established itself as the definitive text in this field. The fully updated second edition includes new and expanded content on avoiding common mistakes in meta-analysis, understanding heterogeneity in effects, publication bias, and more. Several bran...