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: