ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Brett McKay

WHILE MY name is on the front cover of the book, there were a lot of people involved in making The Illustrated Art of Manliness a reality.

I’D FIRST like to thank Patrick Hutchison for the tremendous job in researching many of the illustrated guides that you found in this book. And thanks, Patrick, for being our go-to guy for illustrated guide content on artofmanliness.com.

THANK YOU to Jeremy Anderberg, our intrepid Jack-of-All-Trades at the Art of Manliness, for his work in managing the workflow process in the book and making sure that deadlines were met and details weren’t overlooked. J, I appreciate all that you’ve done for the Art of Manliness these past four years.

THANK YOU to Ted Slampyak for his work on the book as well as for all the great work he’s done for the Art of Manliness website over the years. Who would have known that an article about what it’s like to be an illustrator would turn into such a fruitful partnership? Thanks, Ted!

THANKS TO our agents, Holly Root and Byrd Leavell at Waxman Leavell Literary Agency, for helping us get our book idea off the ground.

THANK YOU to our editor, Michael Szczerban, for his guidance and insight in helping shape its contents.

THANKS TO Mike Seeklander for his insights on how to disarm a gunman and a knifeman.

THANKS TO Greyfox Industries for their insights on how to protect your family like a VIP.

THANK YOU to Team O’Neil Rally School for allowing us to republish their article that they wrote for artofmanliness.com about recovering from car skids.

FINALLY, I’D like to thank my family. First, my kiddos, Gus and Scout. You two brighten my life. I’m so happy and proud that you’re my children. I love you so much. Read this book. Both of you could learn a thing or two from it.

AND FINALLY, thank you to my wonderful wife, Kate. You’re my Mate Woman and my partner in crime. I’m so blessed to have you in my life and that I get to work with you on the Art of Manliness. Thanks for all the amazing writing and editing you’ve done for the site over the years. You really know how to polish my writing turds into jewels. Thanks for the support and editing that you’ve provided on the book, too. I love you, always and forever.

Ted Slampyak

FIRST AND foremost, I want to thank my wife, Jennifer, for her support, feedback, and fantastic advice over the years of illustrating these guides. Her encouragement, love, and support have been and always will be essential. Thank you, my love.

OF COURSE I must thank Brett and Kate McKay for first having the idea of my illustrating some guides for their little site. They’ve turned out to be perfect partners, and good friends.

BRETT AND Jeremy Anderberg get my thanks for the writing, the research and reference, and the guidance that they’ve given me on every project. They always do the legwork that makes it easy for me to look good.