Lingo in a Nutshell By Bruce A. Epstein
November 1998
Pages: 625

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Colophon

Our look is the result of reader comments, our own experimentation, and feedback from distribution channels. Distinctive covers complement our distinctive approach to technical topics, breathing personality and life into potentially dry subjects. The animal on the cover of Lingo in a Nutshell is a macaw, a usually brightly colored South American parrot. Macaws include several species, ranging in size from 12 to 40 inches long; some of the most common include the blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna) and the scarlet macaw (Ara macao). Many of these often noisy parrots can be trained to mimic human speech.

All macaws have large beaks, with the upper portion overlapping the lower. Their diet consists mainly of seeds, nuts, and fresh fruit. They have four toes, two pointing forward and two backward. Larger macaws have a lifespan of up to 75 years.

Macaws generally nest in treeholes or crevices in rocks. One of their roles in nature is the propagation of plant life; undigested seeds are carried throughout the forest in the birds' droppings. Males and females are similarly colored. Many of the macaw species are threatened with extinction, due to their popularity as pets and destruction of their natural habitat. Poachers regularly steal the young from nests and export birds for illegal sale. Paula Carroll served as production coordinator. Benchmark Productions provided editorial and production services. Robert Romano created the illustrations using Macromedia FreeHand 7. Mike Sierra provided FrameMaker technical support. Seth Maislin wrote the index, with additional index work done by Marie Rizzo.

Edie Freedman designed the cover of this book, using an illustration by Susan Hart. The cover layout was produced with QuarkXPress 3.32 using the ITC Garamond font. Whenever possible, our books use RepKover(TM), a durable and flexible lay-flat binding. If the page count exceeds RepKover's limit, perfect binding is used.

The inside layout was designed by Nancy Priest and implemented in FrameMaker 5.0 by Mike Sierra. The text and heading fonts are ITC Garamond Light and Garamond Book. This colophon was written by Nancy Kotary.

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