Acknowledgments

I always used to wonder why books contained Acknowledgments sections. Surely, the author just wrote the book. I mean, how hard could it be?

The truth is, of course, very different. This book’s been a real team effort, and I’m extremely grateful to everyone who helped make it happen.

The first person I want to thank is my editor, boss and – when she’s not performing these two roles – wife, Em. All authors thank their better half; but Em’s outdone herself. This year, while she’s been supporting me writing this book, we’ve had builders working at our house for five months; been working flat-out on the business during our busiest ever year . . . and, throughout all this, she was pregnant with Tom.

Em, I don’t know how you do it. I am ...

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