When my children were young, we spent a lot of time at the park. We had our favorites, but onepark in particular always sparked their imaginations. It was a magical place where their pretendadventures knew no bounds. As I watched them play, running and laughing, my ownimagination began to run wild. What if their make-believe adventures were real?There was even a playful squirrel that would join in, and the kids would pretend it was amonster, racing a...

First published in 2007, the groundbreaking book Finding Freedom provided the first narrative account of the life of Joshua Glover, the freedom seeker who was famously broken out of jail by thousands of Wisconsin abolitionists in 1854. This paperback edition reframes Glover’s story with a new foreword from historian Christy Clark-Pujara. Employing original research, authors Ruby West Jackson and Walter T. McDonald chronicle Glover's days as an enslaved person in St. Louis, his vio...

Highly recommended by JASA, Technometrics, and other leading statistical journals, the first two editions of this bestseller showed how to easily perform complex linear mixed model (LMM) analyses via a variety of software programs. Linear Mixed Models: A Practical Guide Using Statistical Software, Third Edition continues to lead readers step-by-step through the process of fitting LMMs.The third edition provides a comprehensive update of the available tools for fitting linear mixed-...

Living on a farm can be mighty entertaining, seeing what the wind blows in is even more so. One day I looked up and saw a new animal on the farm that wasn't there the day before, what came next was a most delightful story. This story will hopefully make you giggle, smile, and think about friendship and take you on an adventure, at least I hope so. The day the little burro arrived our donkey was walking with her side by side. It truly looked like he was introducing her to all the animals on...

The End of an Era was written shortly after my retirement from Lockheed. I felt strongly about the events during the L-1011 years. The demise of the program left me without a job. I guess that in some ways I resented that. I wanted to blame the programs failure on somebody. My first draft did just that. I did point fingers. I wrote about what I felt was incompetence. Luckily, I threw my first version out. My next version began with reciting the facts, as I knew them. I had been there when ...

Highly recommended by the Journal of Official Statistics, The American Statistician, and other top statistical journals, Applied Survey Data Analysis, Third Edition provides an up-to-date overview of state-of-the-art approaches to the analysis of complex sample survey data. Building on the wealth of material on practical approaches to descriptive analysis and regression modeling from the first and second editions, this third edition further expan...

"Every Man's Dream," invites readers to explore a compelling narrative that transcends racial boundaries and delves into the complexities of success in a racially divided society. The story unfolds through the unique perspective of a young white reporter tasked with uncovering the remarkable journeys of two exceptional individuals: a black man who defies the odds to excel in the face of racism and a 64-year-old woman who has witnessed the tides of change. This book takes readers on a heart...

Theology From Within is my most serious and most personal effort. I search out my personal experiences with God. I develop the idea that our conscience is Gods method to communicate with us. The ideas not new but it seems to be ignored by so many. Movies, TV shows, and many books use the phrase Go with your gut. What does your gut tell you? How many of us associate Going with your gut with talking to God. Once you get through that there is a personal relationship with God, I talk about cre...

Living in a small wooden cabin at the edge of a forest and working to solve the mystery of recent murders, young Eli Bright learns the locals believe a man-beast is responsible.As an outsider, he is watched very closely as he works with the young local sheriff, Stanley Blake. But Eli knows there has to be a proper explanation. Paranormal creatures don’t exist, right?

Zachary is an ordinary young gay man. He works for his father, has a crush on his straight roommate, and likes to procrastinate.While visiting his aunt’s old cabin, he finds a wounded man, and the door to safety is forever closed. At first, Zachary doesn’t know what to make of the handsome stranger dressed as a knight, but he feels a connection with him.Zachary’s life is turned upside down as his eyes are opened to the supernatural world. Not only must he survive dangerous ...

Joseph Roth, a young member of the Rockfort Paranormal Department which is in charge of keeping vampires, shifters, fairies, and all kind of supernatural creatures in check, finds himself facing more than he bargained for when he is assigned to investigate a mysterious murder. Not only is Joseph stuck between his department and a prestigious vampire family, he’s unaware of the target on his back. With the department keeping secrets from him, Joseph decides to uncover the truth on his own, ...

For the average Joe, fishing may be considered a pretty tedious affair…Long hours spent on the bank by some muddy pond in the middle of nowhere, hunched over a rod, waiting for a bite.Early starts, foul weather, wriggling worms and writhing maggots are enough to turn most people off straight away. But for the staunch angler, this sweeping assumption couldn’t be further from the truth…From wild conspiracies and wacky theories to absurd angling drama, the sport of fis...