I would like to thank the academic reviewers who have read this book in every edition and who have provided suggestions, criticisms, references, and encouragement. They have all made this a better book. I want to mention especially those who have reviewed this edition:

Joshua Becker, Greenfield Community College

Kazuko Behrens, State University of New York Polytechnic Institute

Maria Bermudez, University of Georgia

Charles Mark Brewer, Tacoma Community College

Katharine Ann Buck, University of Saint Joseph

Andrea R. Cartwright, Jefferson Community & Technical College

Patricia Coon, West Liberty University

Katherine Demitrakis, Central New Mexico Community College

Rebecca D. Foushée, Fontbonne University

Carolyn June Grasse-Bachman, Pennsylvania State University–Harrisburg

Ginny Harmelink, Pima County Community College–Desert Vista

Toni Stepter Harris, Virginia State University

August Hoffman, Metropolitan State University

David E. Johnson, John Brown University

Kevin J. Kelley, Pennsylvania State University

Joanna Key, Gwinnett Technical College

Don Knox, Wayland Baptist University

Becky Kochenderfer-Ladd, Arizona State University

Kathy L. Kufskie, Southwestern Illinois College

Dawn Kulpanowski, Florida SouthWestern State College

Ryan C. Leonard, Gannon University

Christopher J. Mazurek, Columbia College

Michael McCarty, Texas Tech University

Anne Mullis, Florida State University

Lisa Murphy, York County Community College

Christina Nash, Drexel University

Ann Orr, Eastern Michigan University

Jennifer Powell-Lunder, Pace University

Kimberly Renk, University of Central Florida

Laurel Shaler, Liberty University

Brooke R. Spangler, Miami University

Jeannine Stamatakis, Lincoln University

Andrew Supple, University of North Carolina

Virginia Tompkins, Ohio State University–Lima

Andrea C. Walker, Oral Roberts University

Kristine Walker, Northwest College

Stacy Walker, Lone Star College

Elizabeth A. Ware, Viterbo University

Ryan Zayac, University of North Alabama

Special thanks to those instructors who took the time to review the infographics in preparation for this new edition. Their insight and care have helped us revise, refine, and revisit much of this visual program, and I hope they will be pleased with the results.

Judith Addelston, Valencia College—East Campus

Diana L. Ciesko, Valencia College—East Campus

Christie Cunningham, Pellissippi State Technical Community College—Hardin Valley Campus

Jessica Herrick, Colorado Mesa University

Rosalyn M. King, Northern Virginia Community College—Loudoun Campus

Barbara J. Myers, Virginia Commonwealth University—Monroe Park Campus

Brian Parry, Colorado Mesa University

Dereck Schorsch, Valencia College—East Campus

Jillene Grover Seiver, Bellevue College

In addition, I wish to thank the instructors who participated in our survey. We have tried to apply the insights gained from their experiences with the last edition to make this new edition even better.

Amanda Grieme Bradley, Trevecca Nazarene University

Pamela G. Costa, Tacoma Community College

Christie Cunningham, Pellissippi State Community College

David B. Daniel, James Madison University

Jim Deal, North Dakota State University

Nicholas Fernandez, El Paso Community College

Roy Fish, Ohio State University

Amy Holmes, Davidson County Community College—Davie Campus

Rebecca Howell, Forsyth Technical Community College

Mark Jackson, Trinity Lutheran College

Staci M. Simmelink Johnson, Walla Walla Community College

Ariel Hooker Jones, Maryville University

Douglas J. Lalama, Ivy Tech Community College

Laura Lansing, Mount Aloysius College

Todd Lawson, University of Texas at Tyler

Brian N. Lee, Western Kentucky University

Melinda Leonard, University of Louisville

Daniel S. McConnell, University of Central Florida

Brian T. McCoy, Nichols College

Patrick McCoy, Mount Aloysius College

Amanda McPherson, Pima Community College

Cristian Meier, Eastern Iowa Community College

Stephanie Olsen, Finger Lakes Community College

Suyin Phillips, Kapi’olani Community College

Bridget Reigstad, Normandale Community College

Bruce Reinauer, Ventura County Community College

Chandra A. Reynolds, University of California—Riverside

Rachel G. Riskind, Guilford College

Regina Traficante, Community College of Rhode Island

Isabel Trombetti, Community College of Rhode Island

Margot Underwood, Joliet Junior College

The editorial, production, and marketing people at Worth Publishers are dedicated to meeting the highest standards of excellence. Their devotion of time, effort, and talent to every aspect of publishing is a model for the industry. I particularly would like to thank Andrea Musick Page, Stacey Alexander, Jessica Bayne, Betsy Draper, Laura Burden, Matthew Christensen, Tom Churchill, Sheena Goldstein, Lisa Kinne, William LaDue, Blake Logan, Daria Kaczorowska, Tracey Kuehn, Jennifer MacMillan, Matthew McAdams, Hilary Newman, Katherine Nurre, Chelsea Roden, Melissa Rostek, Rona Tuccillo, Victor Wong, and Charles Yuen.

Kathleen Stassen Berger

New York, September 2015