Dedication: To my parents, Henry and Suzanne Nelson, who instilled in me a healthy respect and love of all creatures great and small.
Dedication and Acknowledgments
Acknowledgements: Writing a book is usually considered a lonely process, as the writer spends much time alone researching material and writing text. But no writer is an island, and during the creative process many people contribute to make a book successful. First, I’d like to thank those friends and family who supported and encouraged my decision to strike out in writing. Particularly, I’d like to thank Karen Hipple-Perez, who always had a ready ear to listen to my ideas and to help sort through things; Jennifer Hipple, a fellow writer; my sister, Rosanna Callahan; and my brother, Terry Nelson.
I would also like to thank the participants in my case studies who really made the book with their real life experiences. They were all very open and willing to share their experiences.