1. viii Acknowledgments
ten edits kept us on schedule. We are also grateful to John Wexo and
Michael Rondeau, good friends and gifted writers, who took time out of
their busy lives to brainstorm and edit this book. A special thanks to you,
John—you showed us the way.
Our thanks also go out to all the great people at Random House, es-pecially
Deb Futter, our editor, for believing in this project and helping
make our dream a reality; and Jolanta Benal, our copy editor. We also
want to recognize Lynette Padwa for all her hard work on the early
drafts of the text.
Most important, we want to thank our families, friends, and loved
ones, whose quiet contributions will never be known, except by us.
Thank you all.