Acknowledgements

We want to send out a big “Thanks!” to all the people we worked with in the production of this book—it’s been a team effort! Special thanks to our agents, Claudette Moore and Debbie McKenna of Moore Literary Agency; to Alex Blanton, acquisitions manager at Microsoft Press; to Laura Sackerman and Susan McClung; to Bob Hogan, the technical editor; and to the crew involved in the design, layout, and final production of the book. And last but never least, we’d like to thank our special guys—Cameron, Christopher, Robert, and Matthew—for the smiles and hugs and important reminders of what matters most at the end of every day.