Acknowledgments

It takes a ton of people, beyond the author, to put a book together. The people at Manning played a huge role in getting this book from a mere proposal to what you’re reading right now. Brace yourself, because this section is brimming with gratitude.

I’ll start by thanking the first person from Manning I talked to, an acquisitions editor named Frank Pohlmann. The proposal phase of this book took quite some time, and Frank coached me on what to do and what not to do, and most importantly, let me know exactly what I was getting into. Thank you, Frank, for guiding me in the early part of this process.

As this is my first book, I’d like to extend my gratitude to Manning’s publisher Marjan Bace, who saw fit to grant me this opportunity. Green-lighting any book proposal is a risk, and that’s especially true when the proposal comes from someone who hasn’t made a name for himself prior to that point, so it took some courage to take that risk. Thank you, Marjan.