I’ve been making a list—of all the people I want to thank, who made this book happen, who are in some way or the other connected with it—and it became way too long. I also kept agonizing over who might have been left out. Sorry to make it sound like a coping mechanism but this is a thank you to everyone: you know who you are, why I am grateful to you and exactly what all you have done for the book and for me. I wish I could do an exaggerated jig to show you how serious I am about expressing my gratitude, but I really am. Thank you for being you and thank you for being there.