Acknowledgments

This book was made possible by the hard work and support of some amazing people. I want to take a moment of your time to acknowledge them:

To my development editor Rick Kughen at Pearson. You continue to show remarkable patience and understanding with me. Thank you for being a champion of my projects at Que.

To the team at Pearson who developed this book. Thanks for your dedication and talent in making this book as great as it is.

To my agent Sam Hiyate at The Rights Factory. Thank you for your tireless promotion of my work and championing my career and my bestselling future.

To Ted Gallardo, my assistant on this book, who provided superb background research and commentary for this book and is one of the hardest-working geeks ...

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