Acknowledgments

I would like to thank Jan Miller for representing me throughout the years as my publishing agent. I appreciate your belief in me and my work. I could not have a better advocate. I also want to thank Shannon, a member of Jan’s team, for her tireless work and commitment to this project.

Stewart Emery, thank you for your ideas, thoughts, writing, and assistance on this book. You are among the most talented anywhere. Thank you also to Russ Hall for your gift of understanding my voice.

I appreciate Tim Moore of Pearson Education for his ability to make things happen and for his editing and exceptional skills that have made many projects like this successful.

I appreciate the ongoing work and commitment Kristin Andress has made to this project and many others. It has been a pleasure to have worked with you throughout the years.

A special thank you to my support team: LeVette Straughter, Nadia Estrada, Valera Yazell, Paula Collins, and Amanda Garcia.