ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Hats off to Robert Gleason for his continued support, as well as the rest of the staff at Tor/Forge, in particular Tom Doherty, Linda Quinton, Elayne Becker, and Karen Lovell.

Thanks to Matthew Bialer from Greenburger Associates, for a lifetime of guidance and friendship.

Our gratitude goes to Judge Jeanine Pirro of Fox News, Peter Kostis of CBS, and Howie Carr of Boston’s WRKO The Howie Carr Show for their continued support and unflagging friendship.

A special thanks to Lt. Col. Steve “Coach” Fournier, USAF pilot, and Col. Delbert “Hound dog” Bassett, U.S. Marine Corps aviator, for their technical assistance.

A very special thanks to Lynda Tocci, Mary Anne Marsh, and Maria Hardiman of the Dewey Square Group for their very generous assistance in marketing efforts.

Hillarie Olson also has our sincere appreciation.

We are grateful to Alice Frenk for her terrific proofreading help.

And last but not least, we wish to thank our families.