Accounting for the Numberphobic

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Now I know for every book that is published, there is a silent army who helped give it life.

Frances Pelzman Liscio, you are the quintessential Renaissance woman and without you, this book would never have seen the light of day. You were the catalyst who set this book in motion. To a network of wonderful women I was lucky enough to be introduced to—Liza Dawson, Debbie Englander, Christina Parisi: thank you for helping me find my way to AMACOM.

To Senior Acquisitions Editor Bob Nirkind: Bob, thank you for believing in this project and for being so faithful to its completion. You wrestled mightily with each chapter and improved the book no end. Your patience and insights were a once-in-a-lifetime gift to a new author.

Dear Debbie ...