Among the various reactions the publication of this book may invite, one is certain. It will bring relief to a score of my friends and colleagues. They are finally spared from any further appeals for assistance of the kind they have become accustomed to receiving from me these past eight months. 

Among those whose editorial assistance and advice on content and style proved both invaluable and timely are : Jon Alexander, Hugh Armstrong, Arthur Milner, Gerry Tennenbaum, Pat Armstrong, Peter Findlay, Linda James, Abe Limonchik, Arnold Bennett, Marsha Hewitt, Marcel Rioux, Andy Lawless, Carla Lipsig, John Mumme, David Payne, Bill Freeman, Stephen Schecter, David Walter and Dorothy McIntosh. Diana Swift was a great source of strength in her editorial capacity with McClelland and Stewart, and Debbie Pion was steadfast and patient in typing the several drafts of the manuscript-ably assisted on occasion by Linda Alexander and Mary Cannizzaro. 

The responsibility for any errors and omissions of course lies entirely with the author. (Nevertheless, if there is anything glaring, you'd think one of them would have caught it.) Errors aside, what really matters is that the final product prove worthy of their contribution ; for I could not have done it without them. 

Henry Milner
Montreal, December 1977