Acknowledgments
My warmest thanks go to Joanne Dickinson at
Little, Brown for her enthusiasm and commitment and to Teresa Chris
for her unfailing belief in the book. Many thanks also to Alla
Sashniluc for providing me with Russian language with such energy
and to Yeewai Tang for providing Chinese language with such
grace.
A big thank-you to Richard for opening the door
in my mind that took me into China, and to Edward and Liz for their
invaluable encouragement. I would also like to thank the Brixham
Group for listening to my woes and giving good advice, and Barry
and Ann for taking me out to play when I needed it. And most of
all, huge thanks to Norman for all his insight, his support, and
his cups of coffee.