Many thanks to my editor at Yale University Press, Jennifer Banks, for her help and insight; and to Dan Heaton, who copy-edited the book with great care. Thanks also go to my agent, John Loudon, for helping me find the right home for this book. Bob and Blaikie Worth have my gratitude for their support of the project.
As always, I am grateful to my husband, John, and our son and daughter, Maxwell and Jessie, for their love.