Many thanks to all who made contributions big and small to this book. They include Asya Muchnick, Emad Akhtar, Bill Massey, Jane Davis, Heather Rizzo, Betsy Uhrig, Tracy Roe, Callie Connelly, Linda Connelly, John H. Welborne, Dennis Wojciechowski, Shannon Byrne, Tracy Conrad, Sean Harrington, and Terrill Lee Lankford. And many thanks as well to Mitzi Roberts for inspiring Renée Ballard, and to Rick Jackson, Tim Marcia, and David Lambkin.
The author also wishes to thank Michael Pietsch, Craig Young, Terry Adams, and Mario Pulice for their many, many years of support for his work.