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Acknowledgments

I would like to thank everybody who helped me to write this book. Top of that list have to be my family and friends, who either had to do without me altogether, or, when I was around, had to put up with someone who could be distant and grumpy. “You never write, you never ring,” was the headline of one typical email I received from a friend. This book is dedicated to my two wonderful daughters, Mary-Louise and Fionnuala, who had to do without their Dad for much of their 2002 summer holidays. I also want to thank their mother Perry for being so patient and understanding.

Additionally, I want to thank all those at Reuters who believed in this project and helped me to see it completed, particularly Americas Editor David Schlesinger, ...