Acknowledgments
This book would have been impossible without the phenomenal support of so many people. Every author says that, but it is hard to appreciate how much people are willing to give until you have been humbled by their generosity. Without Shelley Sessoms’s kind help in putting together my pitch and supporting the idea, it is unlikely anything would have happened in the first place. Stacey Hamilton’s help throughout the writing process was invaluable in making sure I actually finished everything on time!
Thanks are due to Natalie Mendes, Peter Kokinakos, and Annelies Tjetjep for putting aside their valuable personal time to review content as it was written. Greg Wood deserves special recognition for his enviable ability to ask such simple and yet poignant questions that they led to a relatively substantial rewrite of certain chapters. I would especially like to thank Anne Milley for her support and excellent recommendations on research material, much of which greatly expanded the scope of this book.
Two people are owed such gratitude that I question whether I will ever be able to repay them. The first is Sarah Agius for her extensive, critical, and priceless feedback. Not only did she repeatedly go through the entire manuscript with a fine-toothed comb, she correctly pointed out innumerable ways the content could be improved. Without her help, I sincerely feel the book would have been a pale version of its final form. The second is Vicki Batten. Despite not having any ...
