Acknowledgments

Our special thanks to our editor, John Wyzalek, our production team including Randy Burling and Jessica Vakili who worked under a very tight schedule, cover designer Elise Weinger, and Christopher Manion and his team in marketing.

We also would like to thank our friends and colleagues, who, through the years, have participated in this publication. They include Rick Bilbro, Paul Chaney, Joe Czarnecki, Mike Farr, Leonard Krapcha, Bill Pursch, Ben Sellers, Ron Whitehead, Mary Saxton, Jeanne Trapani, Rosalie Lacorazza, Nicole Peters, Kim Briggs, and Carl Pritchard. Their contributions to the various editions of this publication were critical to the success of this current edition, and we once again thank them for their help and encouragement.