Acknowledgments

Many people helped in various and significant ways along this book’s path from
conception to draft to realization. Let me begin by thanking the three anonymous
reviewers who provided critical and helpful suggestions on an early draft of the
manuscript. Those I have the pleasure to name include Steven Castellucci, Alison
Chong, John Paulin Hansen, Howell Istance, Kari-Juoko Räihä, Janet Read and
William Soukoreff. This book has arrived (whew!) and is better in no small meas-
ure because of your support and direction. Thank you.

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