Acknowledgements

Writing this book was a great and fascinating challenge. It nevertheless required a lot of understanding and support from both my private and professional entourage.

In particular I would like to thank the staff at Elsevier: Karen Maloney, Stacey Walker, and Jeff Freeland, for their help and encouragement.

My first and last thoughts are always with my wife Susanne and our two children, Yule and Luka, who so marvellously supported me throughout the past year while writing this book. Thank you so much for everything!

Wolfgang Schwerdt

Versoix, April 2009

Writing a book is a monumental task not possible without the help and support of many people. I am therefore very grateful to all those who have given their help and support ...

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