Acknowledgments

This book, as you might expect, didn’t just magically happen all by itself. In fact, it turned out to be a much bigger and longer project than I ever expected. Fortunately, I had a number of people who encouraged me and assisted me along the way, and I would like to acknowledge their contributions.

Mariko Byrne. Mariko, my lovely wife and partner, provided the principal encouragement for me to even start this project. She stayed with it even when I got distracted and off track during the early going. She worked right along with me, typing all of my initial drafts (I can only type with one finger, so it is painfully slow) without complaining too much about my lousy handwriting.

Orry Fiume and Ed Miller. Orry (vice president of ...

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