ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Pulling together my first book has been fun but has taken a huge amount of effort. However, no matter how much effort I put in individually, this book would not be worth reading without the help and advice I received from many people, including family and friends.

I would not have written this book without encouragement from my wife, Edie, and from my four children, Logan, Kevin, Kerry, and Brady. Edie's advice and suggestions for clarity led me to rewrite many of the sections and fill in the gaps.

I would like to give special thanks to Clayton Greer for his careful technical review of the book and really great suggestions; to Anita Maria Gutierrez for her extensive review of the entire draft of the book, as she provided editorial ...

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