Acknowledgments

I could not have written this book without the help and support of many people. First, I need to thank my wife, Julie, for putting up with me for the last 6 months being busier than usual and for picking up the slack and for always supporting the crazy things I want to do! My children, Abby, Ben, and Kevin always make all the work worthwhile and can always make me see what is truly important with a smile.

Of course, the book wouldn't be possible at all without the Wiley team: Kenyon Brown, the acquisitions editor; Janet Wehner, the project editor; Christine O'Connor, the production editor; John Sleeva, the copyeditor; and Nancy Carrasco, the proofreader.

Many people have helped me over the years with encouragement and technical knowledge, and this book is the sum of that. The following people helped with specific aspects of this book, and I want to call them out for helping make this book as good as possible: Alex Shteynberg...