Acknowledgments
Acknowledgment and appreciation go out to John Bond, Irma Nunez, and Joyce Allen for their time, expertise, and honesty in reading and offering valuable insights and feedback. Thanks to Brent Nequin and Omar Hernandez Ku for their technological expertise in helping to format the manuscript.
The quoted material used throughout this book has been kept to a minimum rather than offered to anthologize. I used portions of diverse literature and selected quotes to illustrate points and to enhance personal reflection. Use here will not infringe on or affect the market for the original or for subsequent permissions sought from the copyright holder.
Special gratitude is extended to William H. Schubert for his thoughtful foreword and for his continued support and encouragement in my work as teacher and scholar.