INTRODUCTION<br >When Randy Read and I self.published I WANT TO<br >CHANGE BUT I DON T KNOW HOW in 1978， with<br >an initial print run of 3000 books， we certainly didn t<br >anflcipate ever having to revise it. Now， thanks to our<br >publishers， Price Stern Sloan， who bought the rights to the<br >book in 1980， I have the responsibility of writing this intro-<br >duction to the third edition.<br > Randy and I wrote this book to help people who truly<br >wish to change， and to assist counselors as they guide oth-<br >ers in mastering their own lives. I did this revision with the<br >same aim in mind， and have reorganized the book for easier<br > use， as well as edited it to include updated material.<br > .Randy Read did not participate in this revision; he died<br > trag/ea//y in 1983 at the age of thirty-four. Randy was the<br > smartest person I have ever known. We had an extremely<br > honest relationship--often loving， sometimes stormy，<br > always stimulating. He touched and helped many people in<br > short and extraordinary life， and will continue to do so<br > through his contributions to this book.<br > Tom Rusk<br > Julian， California<br >