ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli, ðə bˈʊk wʌz tə hæv ɐn ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən baɪ pˈɑːmɚ, bˌʌt wˈaɪnbɜːɡz wˈɪdoʊ dˈiːmd ðæt ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ "tˈuː pˈɜːsənəl" ænd ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən, baɪ lˈɔːɹəns kˈiːɾɪŋ, wʌz sˈʌbstɪtˌuːɾᵻd.
Originally, the book was to have an introduction by Palmer, but Weinberg's widow deemed that writing "too personal" and another introduction, by Lawrence Keating, was substituted.