ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A GOOD FRIEND IS one who will read the draft of your book, whatever its length, not knowing whether it will ever be published, but certain that he/she will be asked, “Did the first chapter grab you?” “Did the story hold together at the end?” and of course the crucial “Did you want to keep turning the page?” I offer my thanks to Dale Marcy, Myron Uhlberg, Victor Freedman, and Barney Hass who turned all the pages, gave me their candid opinions and urged me to keep working until I got it right. When there was still some ground to cover here and there, my amazing literary agent, Peter Riva of International Transactions, Inc., always put me on the right path. Thanks Peter.