Acknowledgments • xxxiAcknowledgments
The starting point for a textbook like this one is an author who has an idea for a book,
but other people soon become part of the process. Editors fi rst provide guidance regard-
ing the kind of book teachers want and, along with outside reviewers, provide feedback
about chapters as they are written. When the manuscript is completed, the production
process begins, and a new group of people take over to turn the manuscript into a
book. This means that this book has been a group effort and that I had lots of help,
both during the process of writing and after submitting the fi nal manuscript. I would
therefore like to thank the following people for their extraordinary efforts in support
of this book.- Jaime Perkins, my editor, for his continued support of this book, and particularly
for doing what was necessary to make it possible to publish this book in full color. - Kristin Makarewycz, my developmental editor, who read every word of every
chapter and somehow, even after I had “perfected” the writing, found numerous
ways to make it better. Also, thank you, Kristin, for the moral support along the way. - Anne Draus of Scratchgravel Publishing Services, for dealing so expertly with the
hundreds of details that have to be dealt with in the process of assembling a book.
Thank you, Anne, for making the complex process of assembling all of the various
components of this book seem easy, even though I know it wasn’t. Also, thanks for
your obsession with cats and dogs near the end of the process, which I completely
enjoyed (pages 238–239, 263–264). And finally, thanks for the many ways that you
supported the book and my efforts. - Vernon Boes (a.k.a. Pablo), the art director, for directing the team responsible for
the look and layout of this book and for being open to suggestions, even from the
author! - Cheryl Carrington, for yet another elegant and beautiful cover.
- Liz Harasymczuk, for the eye-catching and functional interior design.
- Lisa Torri, art editor, for yet again directing the art program for one of my books,
this time as director of the illustrators at Precision Graphics, who carried out the
daunting task of recreating more than 250 of the illustrations from the second edi-
tion in color, plus 80 new ones. - Charlene Carpentier, content project manager, for making sure everything was
done correctly and on time during the production process. - Philip Hovanessian, editorial assistant extraordinaire, who really meant it when
he said, “Let me know if there’s anything else I can do for you.” Thank you, Philip,
for your support. - Margaret Tropp, for her expert and extremely thorough copy editing that went
beyond just “copy editing” to include pointing out places that needed further clari-
fication. - Martha Hall of Pre-Press PMG, for her photo research, for obtaining permis-
sions, and for patiently waiting for my answers to her questions. - Martha Ghent, for the essential task of proofreading.
- James Minkin, for creating the index.
- Paige Leeds, assistant editor, for coordinating the supplements for the book.
- Lauren Keyes, media editor, for her work on the media that accompanies the book.
- Carla and Steve Loper and the staff at Sertinos Café in Tucson, for providing the
coffee and a writer-friendly environment that were essential for completing this book.
In addition to the help I received from the above people on the editorial and pro-
duction side, I received a great deal of help from teachers and researchers who gave
me feedback on what I wrote and made suggestions regarding new work in the fi eld.
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