We would like to thank all those who assisted us in the planning, production and editing of this book. In particular, we owe a debt of gratitude to Jo Shiells for her assistance in preparing earlier drafts of the manuscript, and especially in compiling bibliographical references. Ricky Sebold assisted us greatly in compiling the index. We are extremely grateful to each of the contributing authors for their commitment to this book, many of whom have very significant teaching and research loads to contend with. We wish to thank everyone at Acumen Publishing involved in bringing this book to publication.
On a personal note, we would like to thank our families for their love and ongoing support.