Acknowledgments

Raul, Clara, Sylvia, and Dwaine would like to thank Linda Snow for the tremendous effort that she gave in helping us to ensure that this book is accurate, easy to read, and easy to understand. Linda's comments made a huge impact on improving this book for our readers, and we thank her very much.

Michael Dang worked hard to ensure the technical accuracy of the book; we thank him for his valuable contributions.

Susan Visser provided guidance and invaluable help throughout the whole process of planning, writing, and publishing the book. Without her help, this book would never have been completed as smoothly as it has been.

We would also like to thank Magie Liu, Scott J. Martin, Amyris Rada, and Bill Wilkins for their comments and suggestions.