Thanks to Cynthia Stone Davis for her guidance with this book and for the personal photos and papers she shared. Thanks to Nili Weisman for sending us so much material on Merlin that we thought was lost. Thanks to Gloria Orenstein for her expertise and generosity in writing the introduction to our book. Thanks to Daniel Axelrod for his editorial assistance and skills in proofing this book. A very large measure of thanks to Linda Winburn Walker, whose devotion to the project went far beyond her assistance as typist, researcher, and advisor. Thanks to Z Budapest for inspiring the creation of this book, and to Laura Vaughan for her many key contacts and enduring faith. Thanks to Selena Fox for introducing us to Elysia Gallo and all those at Llewellyn Publishing for their genuine interest in Merlin Stone, which we believe has helped us to produce a fine book. Lastly, thanks to all the endorsers who took the time to read our early manuscript.