Auditors of nonpublic companies often essentially prepare the books that they then audit, and that is allowed under the rules of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
The Wilsons nurtured the movement's first four years there, and it was where Mr. Wilson began preparing the book "Alcoholics Anonymous".
Mr. Tierney cited him and Dr. Sponsel as sources of "comments and encouragement" in preparing the book.
Working from a more complete 1988 text assembled by Grossman's daughter, Robert and Elizabeth Chandler have prepared the book's first English translation.
Mr. Ballard, who prepared the book that was the precursor of the databases now available for New York, said his original objective was to settle disputes over rent escalations.
In preparing the book, he said he surveyed studies of similar programs in the United States and abroad, including Norway, which modeled its program on Scared Straight.
As Moloney was preparing the book for publication, he was approached by administrators at Boston College about creating an oral-history project that would gather accounts by paramilitaries from both sides of the Troubles.
As he prepared the book for publication, he added, he educated himself about the "Son of Sam" statutes that prohibit people from profiting from writing about their crimes, except in incidental references.
Without going into a point-by-point rebuttal, Mr. Kutler said that at the time he prepared the book, his overriding priority was to look for evidence of the president's guilt: "My concern in 1996 was to see what Richard Nixon had to say".
I am particularly grateful to Samira Essiaf for her invaluable expertise in preparing the book and dealing with all the administration.
