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Bruce M. Rowe is a professor emeritus of anthropology at Los Angeles Pierce College, USA, where he has taught since 1970. He designed the college’s first linguistics course for students majoring or minoring in linguistics, anthropology, education, English, interpreting for the deaf, and communications studies, and for those fulfilling a general education requirement. Professor Rowe also teaches physical and cultural anthropology as well as sociology. In addition to A Concise Introduction to Linguistics, he has coauthored twelve editions of Physical Anthropology, two editions of Physical Anthropology: The Core, and physical anthropology study guides and workbooks (all with Philip L. Stein―Brian Pierson co-authored the 12th ed. of the Physical Anthropology textbook). Professor Rowe has authored four editions of The College Survival Guide: Hints and References to Aid College Students and The College Awareness Guide: What Students Need to Know to Succeed in College. He has also written 4 children’s books on different groups of animals. He has received numerous awards for teaching. He has been a fellow of the American Anthropological Association, a member of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, the Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges, and the Linguistic Society of America.

Diane P. Levine is a professor emerita of anthropology at Los Angeles Pierce College, USA, where she has taught cultural and physical anthropology, as well as linguistics. She was the chair of the Department of Anthropological and Geographical Sciences. As a former teacher of English and English as a second language (ESL), she has written articles on the use of literature in the ESL classroom, and presented seminars on critical thinking in the language arts classroom. Professor Levine was on the advisory board for Annual Editions: Anthropology and was also a national advisor for the Emmy Award-winning film series Cultural Anthropology: Our Diverse World. She is a member of the American Anthropological Association and the Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges. In her retirement she leads archaeology tours for elementary school students at a local museum and tutors middle school students in reading Hebrew.