The author wishes to thank his wife, children and grandchildren for their help and patient support during the writing of this book, Catherine and Pauline for their editorial and secretarial contributions and Toby Clements for his constant encouragement.
He greatly valued the advice he received from his five young advisers, Clare McEvoy, Lucy McEvoy, Georgie Hill, Martha Clements and Sadhbha Cockburn, all of whom made comments that influenced the final text.
Finally, his grateful thanks are due to David Dean for his wonderful illustrations, Stephen Page of Faber & Faber for his kindness and generosity, Clive Martin for his help in creating Acme Press and John Nicholson and Steve Millar of Design Online for their expert and patient assistance.