AcknowledgmentsThe more I write, the more I realize that my books are not mine alone. It takes a community to publish a book, and this one is no different. Although my name is the only one that goes directly on the front cover as author, this book is the result of work by a multitude of people. I'd like to thank them. Their names do not appear in any particular order.Thanks to Sue and Gordon who many years ago encouraged this alternative student during a grueling graduate program in computer science and then told her that her writing style was not really academic enough, but more suited to technology users.Thanks to past employers. You each taught me something, but mostly you taught me that independent work would be more rewarding.Thanks to Karen Gettman, AWL editor-in-chief. You didn't know it, but your belief in the value of this book came at a time when it was really needed.To the whole AWL team, Goodness! I keep wondering how you do it. And this is only one book!Thanks to Perrin. Your calm companionship and occasional hissy fits perfectly fit my needs.Luke, your hard times reminded me of my responsibilities and allowed me to choose the correct path. Keep on trucking.Last but not least, thanks to all of the reviewers of this book: Susan Bradley, Gregg Braunton, Marc Coughlin, Philip Cox, Jeff Daniels, Todd Demers, Ken Howard, Robert Laposta, Men Lim, Mark J. Lucas, Torren Craigie-Manson, David McClure, Valery Pryamikov, Chris Quirk, James Sellwood, Bhargav Shukla, Richard Siddaway, and Michael VonTungeln. Thank you for your time and efforts. I am honored that you literally leapt to the call and helped to make this a better work. |