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Acknowledgments
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:
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Miranda S. Miller
Gillette College
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Melanie Jenkins
Snow College
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Jon Zonderman
Naugatuck Valley Community College
University of Bridgeport
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Dr. Robert Soza
Mesa Community College
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Sheila R. Craft
Ivy Tech Community College
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Brett H. Bodily
North Lake College
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Marilyn Wooldridge
Tarrant County College
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Dr. Julia Sexton
Tarrant County Community College—South Campus
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Lindsey Davis
Tarrant County College
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Andrew S. Tomko
Bergen Community College
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Lisa M. Giles
University of New England
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Vickie Melograno
Atlantic Cape Community College
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Dr. L. Lennie Irvin
San Antonio College
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Jeff Landon
John Tyler Community College
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Karyn L. Smith
Housatonic Community College
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Jonathan Purkiss
Pulaski Technical College
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Jennifer Ravey
Lamar University
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Kristen M. Dechert
Mississippi State University
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Martha Michieka
East Tennessee State University
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