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

