Fox John: 86 books

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...

Though much of John Fox Jr.'s body of work can be described as historical fiction, the esteemed author takes a slightly different approach in Erskine Dale, Pioneer. The protagonist is something of an everyman, a fictionalized amalgamation of the stalwart pioneers who populated the coastal Mid-South....

Kentucky Mountains, a reality, more beautiful than the dreams of the protagonist is waiting for his arrival. The hopes and desires cherished by him are elucidated in a way that enthralls the reader. Life goes on and along the way it offers beauty and glory. This charming tale encapsulates the struggles...

The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine by John Fox, Jr.

While away a pleasant afternoon in the enchanting landscape author John Fox Jr. conjures in the stories of In Happy Valley. Though tinged with tragedy along the way, the idyllic world of a bygone era and the cast of one-of-a-kind characters who populate these narratives are enough to ensure that your every escapist urge will be satisfied.

A profound, almost primal adoration for his native state of Kentucky resonates throughout the novels and stories of acclaimed writer John Fox Jr. In the late 1800s, the journalist traveled to Cuba to cover the Spanish-American war for Harper's Weekly. Based on his experiences there, he wrote the novel...

Growing up alone as an orphan is never easy no matter what the circumstances, but imagine the chaos and confusion of having the foster family you've cobbled together -- the only stability you've ever known -- torn to bits amidst the destruction of the Civil War. That's the fate that befalls protagonist...

This book builds on John Fox's previous volume in the QASS Series, Non Parametric Simple Regression. In this book, the reader learns how to estimate and plot smooth functions when there are multiple independent variables.

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...

John Fox's A Mathematical Primer for Social Statistics covers many often ignored yet important topics in mathematics and mathematical statistics. This text provides readers with the foundation on which an understanding of applied statistics rests. Intended Audience This book is ideal...

Serving as tour guide, Fox invites his audience to go with him log rafting down the Kentucky River, bass fishing in the Cumberland Mountains, rabbit hunting in the Bluegrass, and chasing outlaws in the border country of Kentucky and Virginia. Along the route we meet Old South colonels and their ladies,...

Conversations on sustainability, renewable energy, and other pressing issues: “A level of intellectual discussion all too absent in our national discourse.” —Booklist A co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, named one of the most influential women of the twentieth century...

Sorghum is one of the world’s major cereals, cultivated in the semi-arid tropics for a growing range of uses. Like other crops it faces the need to meet rising demand whilst reducing its environmental impact and adapting to the challenges of climate change. This volume summarises the wealth of research...

She sat at the base of the big tree—her little sunbonnet pushed back, her arms locked about her knees, her bare feet gathered under her crimson gown and her deep eyes fixed on the smoke in the valley below. Her breath was still coming fast between her parted lips. There were tiny drops along the...