This book has truly been a collective endeavor—we’ve depended upon the varied skills and judgment of those who point, flush, retrieve, terrier, herd, guard, or rescue. But special thanks go to Roger Angell, Michael Boland, Noah Eaker, Hannah Elnan, Adam Gopnik, Malcolm Gladwell, Whitney Johnson, Susan Kamil, Rachel Lee, Robert Mankoff, Pam McCarthy, Caitlin McKenna, Jon Michaud, Wyatt Mitchell, Françoise Mouly, Lynn Oberlander, Beth Pearson, Paolo Pepe, David Remnick, Suzanne Shaheen, Eric Simonoff, and Susan Turner. Very special thanks go to Giles Harvey, who—in addition to performing all of the foregoing functions with an unflagging nose for humor, literary excellence, and visual zest—raced over the snowy peaks of our archives with a small wooden keg of brandy around his neck. And to Henry Finder, because someone must call “Mush!”