I am deeply indebted to many people who helped make this book a reality,
starting with Jane Brownlow, Tana Allen, LeeAnn Pickrell, Lisa Theobald,
Dodie Shoemaker, Jean Butterfield, Lyssa Wald, and everyone else at
McGraw-Hill/Osborne who lent their talents to the project. I also want to
express my thanks to my wonderful agent, Danielle Jatlow, for everything
she does on my behalf, and to Will Voss for bringing his design skills to the
color insert.
In addition, I was blessed to have photography guru Alfred DeBat on board
as technical editor. Al, your generosity in sharing your knowledge is truly
appreciated.