I thank my lucky stars every day for the incredible group of family and friends that I am privileged to call my loved ones. My lucky stars also have me dividing my time between the most exciting city in the world and a little piece of heaven on the water. Above and beyond my lucky stars I thank the following people: Mom, Eve, and Sherri, whose unwavering support is always felt and appreciated; Dan Tucker, Judy Hirsch, and the late Henry Hirsch, whose sage advice guided me through every aspect of the book; Peter Workman, Suzie Bolotin, and Margot Herrera, who welcomed me back to Workman for the second time, along with their colleagues Heather Schwedel, Jessica Rozler, Amy Lewis, Janet Vicario, Orlando Adiao, Lidija Tomas, Deborah McGovern, Emily Krasner, Jenny Mandel, Oleg Lyubner, Maggie Gleason, and Selina Meere; illustrators Michael Sloan and Susan Hunt Yule; Justin Nisbet, Anastasia Fuller, and Jay Fienberg, who designed abbyandme.com; all of my students, who make going to work a pleasure; and above all, you, the reader, for having enough faith in this book to open your wallet or being smart enough to know someone who would buy it for you.