This book is dedicated to my long-suffering wife, Carrie Stokes. In 2017, I rode more than 85,000 miles on American Airlines alone and was gone to too many conferences. And then when I get home I started spending more time closed away in my office to finish this book! She put up with a lot for my career and for this book and deserves a big thanks.

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