ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

My heartfelt thanks go out to my coauthor, Meitar Moscovitz, for his creativity, enthusiasm, and passion for the subject matter of this book. Thanks to the folks at friends of ED for helping produce this book and for putting up with our busy schedules and our picky behavior. Thanks to Molly Holzschlag for being an inspiration to us all—we owe you so much. There is no way to adequately thank my wife and children for putting up with the late nights and weekends, but I'll keep trying.

Joseph R. Lewis

It was my great pleasure to work with my coauthor, Joe Lewis, and I'd like to take this opportunity to first and foremost thank him for working so well with me on this book.

I'm also happy to say that this book was a combined effort on the parts of many individuals beyond Joe and myself. The efforts of the committed people who work at friends of ED and Apress publishers were exceptional, particularly our editorial staff: Clay Andres, for wholeheartedly believing our book proposal sound and for doing his best to help us in writing the highest-quality work we could despite the many challenges; Sofia Marchant, for her attention to detail; Liz Welch for her careful copyediting; Elizabeth Berry for her prompt production work; and Douglas Pundick for his thorough reviews. Thanks also and especially to Paul Haine, whose astute technical comments found their way into the manuscript at many points.

For personal reasons, it was a particular sort of challenge for me to write this book when I did. Therefore, I'd also like to acknowledge my many friends in New York City, Boston, and Providence, including Sarah Rauschelbach, Eugenia Van Bremen, Jessica Wray, Maria Halmo, Michael Gilbert, and—in particular—Sarah Cohen, Jennifer Salengar, and Zachary Bruner. I have no doubt that this book would not have been possible without their generous hospitality over the course of the many weeks I spent on their couches and in their guestrooms.

Finally, I'd also like to thank Emma Beth Gross for reminding me that I can safely be unhappy when I forget it, and my family for their unique and unending support.

Meitar Moscovitz