This may be a small book, but it took the hard work of a lot of people to bring it to fruition. The author would like to thank:
Suzanne Rafer, for her skillful editing and friendship
Lisa Hollander, for her lovely design work
Peter Workman, for his commitment to barbecue (who else would be wacky enough to publish a book on beer-can chicken?)
Barbara “Hawkeye” Mateer, for her meticulous copy editing
Jim Eber and Kate Tyler, publicists extraordinaire
Patty Bozza, Patty Berg, Kim Cox, Katherine Deitrich, Beth Doty, Jenny Mandel, Sue Macleod, Kim Newman, Pat Upton, Paul Gamarello, Paul Hanson, Bruce Harris, and all my other friends at Workman Publishing
My agent, Angela Miller
My computer guru, Allan Drezner
My recipe tester, Elida Proenza
A huge thanks to all you Bubbas and pit bosses out there who so generously shared your knowledge about smoking, grilling, and new ways to use beer!
And finally, my wife, Barbara, for surviving another book!