I would like to thank Patrick Fitzgerald for his patience and his guiding editorial hand. I would also like to thank Matt Carey, Larry Dubinski, Brian Fisher, Jeff Gerber, David Gorski, Eimear Kitt, Donald Mitchell, Charlotte Moser, Bonnie Offit, Emily Offit, Will Offit, Amy Pisani, Dorit Rubinstein Reiss, Anne Titterton, and Laura Vella for their helpful suggestions and careful reading of the manuscript.