ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Oh that we could say that this book was just the effort
of the authors and editors! We thank each of the authors
for the work that they did in providing readers with cur-
rent thinking on complex topics. You, the reader, will
find their names and affiliations associated with the
chapters they wrote in the Table of Contents. Imagine
the amount of effort they exerted in putting that mate-
rial together for you!
There were almost as many people behind the scenes
who made this book possible:
Shelley Burson: Assistant to the Editors and left-
brain specialist. Until you have a Shelley in your lives,
you don’t know what you are missing! Shelley, you know
we couldn’t do this without you—as we told you many
times. THANK YOU!
Yvonne Alexopoulos: Senior Content Strategist
and end-run specialist extraordinaire. You have been
with L & M for at least four editions—and it shows.
Thank you!
Josh Rapplean: Senior Content Development
Specialist and juggler of many other roles. This project
started out to be such a straight-forward effort and then
we had a pandemic that never ended; and we found new
ways to work; and you smiled through it all. We really
value all you brought to the team! Thank you!
Sindhuraj Thulasingam: Project Manager and survi-
vor of flying emails! When we get “down to the wire,” tim-
ing gets tight; and we may have bumped into ourselves
coming and going a few times; and we made it. Sindhuraj
always knew where we were, what was missing, what was
done, and what was in development. Thank you!
Robert Wise and Leonard Keesee: Husbands
Extraordinaire, chief cooks, minimal disruptors, and
all-around supporters. We thank you for all you did (or
didn’t do) that was helpful to our completing this work.
We thank you both!
Pat and Susy