Dedication

To Dad. No matter how much stuff doctors take out of your brain, you'll still have enough left to be the smartest person I know. --Rogers

Acknowledgements

To the prime numbers at Sams.net -- especially Mark Taber, Deborah Frisby, David Mayhew, Scott Meyers, Lisa M. Lord, and Karly Vernon -- who all factored into the quality of the book. Now that all the edit's done, I've lifted the restraining order. Feel free to contact me via telephone, e-mail, fax, or beeper.

To my agent, Brian Gill, and his newly married spouse (married to him, that is). Congratulations! In answer to your question, yes, I am cheap enough to offer this acknowledgement in lieu of a wedding gift.

To my own married spouse, M.C., and my son, Max. He's beginning to get into letters and numbers for the first time, and I'm extremely proud of his work on L, Z, M, and the number 5.

Reader Acknowledgments

I'd also like to thank readers who have sent helpful comments about corrections, typos, and suggested improvements to the book. The list includes Don Chase and around a dozen other people before I made it a practice of keeping track of these things.