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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We want to express our gratitude to Judge William H. Webster for the foreword as well as to the knowledgeable and articulate contributors to this book: Jim McCormick, Gregory Hartley, Kevin Sheridan, Deborah Singer Dobson, Dean Hohl, John Naples, and a former senior operations officer who provided unique insights into the hiring process. Thanks also to Bill Sanchez and Ira Neimark; to the folks at The Charles Machine Works (aka The Ditch Witch Company) for providing some great stories; and to author/experts Ron Kessler, Tony Mendez, Keith Melton, and Daniel Pink for insights that fit well into this book. We also appreciate the enthusiastic support of our AMACOM team: Stan Wakefield, Ellen Kadin, Barry Richardson, Erika Spelman, ...