This book would not exist but for the grace of the following kickass human beings: Richard and Barbara Almond, Peter Almond, Alice Rosenthal, Tom Finkel, Pablo Salopek, Holden Lewis, Pat Flood, Emma Trelles, Ann Clark Espuelas, Keith Morris, Victor Cruz, Liz Vondrak, Rachel Garber, Kirk Semple, Amy Williams, Dave Blair, Jim Clark, Tim Huggins, Ana Jamolca, Jenni Price, Lad Tobin, Eve Bridburg, Shane Dubow, and Steve Amick. Thanks to all the editors who have supported my work, in particular Adrienne Brodeur, Alice Turner, Jodee Rubins, Michael Griffith, Colleen Donfield, Lois Hauselman, Michael Czyzniejewski, and, of course, Brendan Cahill. Thanks, finally, to all my wonderful my students, who have taught me as much as I taught them.