Acknowledgments

I want to first thank Jenny Watson for presenting this project to me. Initially, the project had lots of starts and stops due to my hectic work schedule. Jenny believed in two things: the project and my doing the project. Thank you, Jenny, for your patience and support!

An author is very lucky when he has a great development editor like Maureen McDaniel. Whenever I have had a question or concern, Maureen was always right there, ready with an answer and guidance. Thank you, Maureen, for making this a fun and rewarding project.

I have had the fortune of Jim Booth’s friendship and guidance for many years now. I was very happy that he accepted the technical editing assignment for this project. Jim is one of the smartest people I know ...

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