Acknowledgments
Have you ever been surprised, or even bewildered, by the seemingly endless list of names that scrolls up the screen during the ending credits of a motion picture? Do you ever wonder if it really takes that many people to make a movie?
Similarly, the number of people involved in the writing of a book would probably be a big surprise to most people. It takes a large collaborative effort on the part of many contributors with a variety of talents to bring the volume you are holding (or ebook that you are reading onscreen) to fruition.
The staff at Manning worked tirelessly with us to make sure that this book attained the level of quality that we hoped for, and we thank them for their efforts. Without them, this book would not have been possible. The “end credits” for this book include not only our publisher, Marjan Bace, and editor Mike Stephens, but also the following contributors: Lianna Wlasiuk, Karen Tegtmayer, Andy Carroll, Deepak Vohra, Barbara Mirecki, Megan Yockey, Dottie Marsico, Mary Piergies, Gabriel Dobrescu, and Steven Hong.