It is a collection of nine rituals with an introductory essay to each.

The introductory essays to the national standards make it clear that the authors understand this.

The editors do not help matters much with their brief introductory essays.

The book includes an introductory essay by Ruber before each story and about its author.

Five introductory essays to this volume place the cities, and the art, in historical context.

The printed volumes include are only a few images, mostly in the introductory essays.

The Outline has ten Parts, each with an introductory essay.

In his introductory essay, he says, "I am averse to killing off my characters, and have done so only when there was no other way."

I proceeded at once to write the introductory essay, for I knew that the time remaining to me must be short.

The introductory essay argues that war has been the central influence and organizing principle of the 20 th century.