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Senior Vice President, Editorial and Production: Catherine Woods

Publisher: Kevin Feyen

Acquisitions Editor: Rachel Losh

Marketing Manager: Lindsay Johnson

Director of Print and Digital Development: Tracey Kuehn

Associate Media Editor: Anthony Casciano

Associate Managing Editor: Lisa Kinne

Editorial Assistant: Katie Garrett

Photo Editors: Robin Fadool and Cecilia Varas

Photo Researcher: Teri Stratford

Art Director and Cover Designer: Babs Reingold

Text Designer: Lyndall Culbertson

Production Manager: Sarah Segal

Project Editor: Julio Espin

Illustrations: Eli Ensor, Matthew Holt, Matthew McAdams, and Evelyn Pence

Illustration Coordinator: Matthew McAdams

Composition: MPS Limited

Printing and Binding: RR Donnelley

Cover Painting: Mary Jones



Library of Congress Control Number: 2013952664



ISBN-13: 978-1-4292-9890-2

ISBN-10: 1-4292-9890-1

© 2014, 2012, 2009, 2006 by Worth Publishers

All rights reserved

Printed in the United States of America



Fifth printing



Worth Publishers

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New York, NY 10010

www.worthpublishers.com

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To Bennie, Henry, and Percy—my three shaggy muses

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