Acknowledgments As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. --John Fitzgerald Kennedy This book, as with everything else I have created in my life, is the result of great teamwork. My thanks and deepest gratitude to: · Nouchig, my wife, for helping me edit this book and for supporting me during the long road and late nights it took to complete this project · My business partners for taking care of business while I was busy writing, and for giving me the time and the opportunity to work on this extremely demanding yet very exciting project · Anna Chang, Ara Israilian, Fady Risk, Kevin Charbonneau, Ludwig Melik, Sammy Wahab, Rafat Hilal, Randy Urquhart, and Michael McRae for their reviews, feedback, and contributions to various chapters · Edna Badalian, Carol Beaulieu, and Roberto Bonaduce for their work on the book's cover, graphics and Web content · Jan Sisko, Paul McKeon, Terrie O'Hanan, and Veronica Brown from the Content Factor for their reviews and contributions to various chapters · Special thanks to Matt Holt for his editorial insight and to the Wiley publishing team, including Shannon Vargo, Christine Kim, and all the others at Wiley who helped us put this book together