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Acknowledgments
Many people have made this book possible. I particularly would like to thank Dr Martin Cortazzi, my doctoral supervisor in Leicester University, who encouraged me to start this study; thanks go to Dr Peter Martin as well, who succeeded Dr Cortazzi as my supervisor and helped guide me through my doctoral dissertation. I would also like to thank Dr Alan Davies, Professor Emeritus of Edinburgh University, who as my doctoral examiner suggested I extend my thesis into book form.
I also owe a debt of gratitude also to Dr Martin Weegmann, Consultant Clinical Psychologist at Henderson Outreach, and Dr Bill Reading, Manager at East Kent Community Alcohol Service, both of whom encouraged me to write this book and gave me a platform to develop and present some of my ideas.
Of course, I must thank my long-suffering wife, Helen, who had to put up with me through the long stages of my preoccupation and nod kindly through the protracted period during which I frequently said, ‘yes, it’s nearly finished’.