Acknowledgments

Thanks to Roger Stewart for making this project possible. Many thanks to the talented folks at McGraw-Hill for taking my words and turning them into a finished product. Thanks to Patty Mon and Patty Wallenburg for overseeing the production of this book. Thanks to Jennifer Kettell for being an exemplary technical editor. Special thanks to the lovely and talented Margot Hutchison for being a stellar literary agent.

Special thanks to the love of my life, Roxanne, for being here and changing my life for the better. Special thanks to my fellow authors for their continued support and inspiration. Thanks to my friends, family, and mentors, especially you, Karen and Ted. Honorable mention to my social secretary, Niki the Cat, also known as the Queen of the Universe, and her younger brother Micah, who we believe is the reincarnation of Curly Howard.