Acknowledgments

I have thanked two friends in this section of all my previous books: Doug Bennett of New Albany, Indiana, and Professor Tom Buchanan, of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. In this case, I am especially grateful to Tom, for running around with me in the woods of southern Indiana when we were kids, for encouraging me always as a writer, and for on more than one occasion pulling me out of a cave.

Also, of course, thanks to my parents, Ken and Laura Tucker, two of the world’s great readers, and my wife, Susie Tucker, for always having faith in me and this book.

A huge thanks to all the folks in the publishing business who helped see this through. Frank Scatoni and Jennifer de la Fuente of Venture Literary, for taking a chance on this book and helping it through the first few revisions. Most of all, thanks to Peter Wolverton of Thomas Dunne Books, who tirelessly worked with me to make this book better. I am lucky to have worked with you.