1: Acknowledgments

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I'd like to recognize

• Ellen McPeek Glisan for her extensive work helping to create an early sketch and draft of significant portions of the book;
• Carol Whitney for her early project management expertise;
• Michael Boezi for his early encouragement of this project and his consistent enthusiasm for it throughout;
• Jeff Shelstad for taking the time to talk with my department in January of 2009;
• Eric Frank for his vision for the future of textbooks and higher education;
• Pam Hersperger for her steady editorial hand and command of the complicated process of putting a book like this together;
• Claire Hunter for her editorial assistance and encouragement;
• Stacy Claxton, Christina Chimi, Elvis Ramirez, and the copy editors and formatting experts at Scribe;
• Kelly McDonald, Jen Welchans, Brett Sullivan, and others at Unnamed Publisher who have helped to get the word out about this book and the concepts behind it;
• my colleagues in composition at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, across the commonwealth of Virginia, and around the country;
• my family for their patience with my monomaniacal devotion to this project; and
• my students, who inspire me every day with their courage and determination to make a better life for themselves, their families, and their communities.

The author and Unnamed Publisher would like to acknowledge the following reviewers:

• Miranda S. Miller
Gillette College

• Melanie Jenkins
Snow College

• Jon Zonderman
Naugatuck Valley Community College
University of Bridgeport

• Dr. Robert Soza
Mesa Community College

• Sheila R. Craft
Ivy Tech Community College

• Brett H. Bodily
North Lake College

• Marilyn Wooldridge
Tarrant County College

• Dr. Julia Sexton
Tarrant County Community College—South Campus

• Lindsey Davis
Tarrant County College

• Andrew S. Tomko
Bergen Community College

• Lisa M. Giles
University of New England

• Vickie Melograno
Atlantic Cape Community College

• Dr. L. Lennie Irvin
San Antonio College

• Jeff Landon
John Tyler Community College

• Karyn L. Smith
Housatonic Community College

• Jonathan Purkiss
Pulaski Technical College

• Jennifer Ravey
Lamar University

• Kristen M. Dechert
Mississippi State University

• Martha Michieka
East Tennessee State University