ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We wish to thank Joni Rodgers for helping us get this project off the ground. Our very best to Jill Marsal, our literary agent, who supported this project and found our publisher. Thanks also to Stephanie Land, who provided invaluable editorial assistance.

Our appreciation to Roxanna Erickson-Klein, Jeff Zeig, Michael and Diane Yapko, Steve Lankton, and Alex and Annellen Simpkins for their invaluable support through the years.

Thanks to Ann Byrd for her priceless executive assistant help and to Richard Byrd for his video and artwork for this book.

Thanks to Michael Pye and Lauren Manoy at New Page Books. We appreciate your support throughout this project.

Finally, to our family and friends who always had positive and supportive comments, you have always been there for us.