ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Writing a book is always a major undertaking, and we are fortunate to have received the help of several individuals. First, we want to thank Lindsey Angle for her help testing some of the Learning Activities and to the publishing teams at Wiley and at Furino Production. We also wish to thank the reviewers of the preliminary and final versions of the chapters for insightful comments about the book:

Mary Granger, George Washington University

Derrick Huang, Florida Atlantic University

Jerry Flatto, University of Indianapolis

Amita G. Chin, Virginia Commonwealth University

Chen-Huei Chou, College of Charleston

Nathan Stout, University of Oklahoma

Gladys Simpson, Florida International University

Judith Gebauer, University of North Carolina at Wilmington