Acknowledgments

A book is a team effort—more so for this book than any I’ve written before.

I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with Jim Minatel, associate publisher at John Wiley & Sons, and Carole Jelen, VP of Waterside Productions. Carole and Jim shared their vision for this book and invited me into their endeavor. They have been through the entire, sometimes time-challenged, writing of this book. Their knowledge and experience led to an improved book over the one you might otherwise be reading.

I am especially grateful for Stephanie Barton’s help shaping the manuscript into its finished form. Stephanie edited the text, deciphered awkward grammatical contortions, and helped me think through the pedagogy of question design.

Thank you to Christine O’Connor for shepherding this book through the production process, which had more moving parts than I could track. Thanks to Kim Wimpsett for getting the text into final shape and suitable...