Acknowledgements

Thanks to all of those in the Arts faculty at Sydney University 1986–1993 who taught me to think critically; most especially the late Iain Cameron and Alastair MacLachlan, without whom . . . BK

Thanks to Beth Cole, Dr Gary Foley, Dr Shakira Hussein and Erik Jensen for their kindness in discussing ideas. To Sam Quigley for similar generosity and efforts in amending my poor punctuation. Thanks to dear Kylie Miller for allowing me to use her wonderful yoga story. To Carlene Colahan for her stubborn ability to research ridiculous facts and to Annelise Magee for providing the feminine leisurewear in which I wrote this book. Particular thanks to Bernard Keane and to the very great force of publishing Jane Palfreyman, to whom I have been accumulating a debt of gratitude for some time.

Finally FUCK YEAH to my friend Nadine von Cohen. HR