| Original Language | English |
| Author | David Randall, Warren Burggren, Kathleen French |
| Publisher | W. H. Freeman and Company |
| Acquisitions Editor | Jason Noe |
| Development | Morgan Ryan |
| Director of Marketing | John Britch |
| Project Editor/Coordinator/Director | Jane O'Neill |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | Blake Logan |
| Layout Design | Marsha Cohen |
| Coordination by/Coordinator | Bill Page, Rebecca Pearce |
| Illustrator | Fine Line Illustrations |
| Photo/Picture Editor | Meg Kuhta |
| Production Coordinator | Paul Rohloff |
| Composition | Progressive Information Technologies |
| Manufacturing by | R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company |
| Copyright Holder | W. H. Freeman and Company |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| Location | United States Of America |
| Copyright | 1978 |
| Copyright | 1983 |
| Copyright | 1988 |
| Copyright | 1997 |
| Copyright | 2002 |
| First Printing | 2001 |
| Pages / Font | 736 pages |
| ISBN 10 | 0-7167-3863-5 |
| ISBN 13 | 978-0-7167-3863-3 |
