Understanding the Business of Entertainment

Acknowledgments

There are many people to thank for their help, guidance and support. First and foremost, I must acknowledge the tremendous help I received from my wife Sara, whose writing and editorial skills far exceed mine. She read every word of this book several times and offered suggestions for improvement—and if that’s not love, I don’t know what is.

I also want to thank colleagues and friends who read various chapters and helped make them better with their insight, knowledge and editorial advice. To Miguel Valenti, Adam Colis, Greg Maday, Dana Lustig, Cliff Gardner, David Blau and my brother Peter, thank you all.

A special thanks goes to Jeff Ulin for his careful read of the entire text and for his comments, all of which proved to ...