MY SINCERE APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE To my literary agent Will Lippincott, who called me the day after our story aired on PBS in August 2006 to encourage me to write a book. I resisted his thoughtful, yet persistent calls for five years. I am not sure either of us remembers exactly how or when he won me over. To Gideon Weil, an inspiring Executive Editor at Harper One, who took a chance on a first time author; then nurtured and coached me through the entire editing and publishing process, even though I think that I am old enough to be his mother. To Amy Dockser Marcus, a Pulitzer Prize–winning Wall Street Journal science and health reporter and personal friend, who offered caring, but critical feedback, and talked me through writer’s block while challenging me to stay true to my narrative and lose the writing crutch of metaphors. To Alun Davies, a revered figure in the publishing industry, who offered me insights into how his world works and honored me with a generous offer and masterful eye to read and critique my unfinished manuscript.
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