How We Choose to be Happy [antikvár]

Acknowledgments This project has been graced by so many who have championed it from its early stages. Thanks to our agent, Angela Miller, who believed in us from the start; our editor at Putnam, John Duff, who nurtured and supported the project every step of the way; and the rest of the Putnam staff, especially Lori Fuller, Lisa Beck and Bonnie Segall. Many thanks for the time, skill and superb judgment of our independent editors: Carolyn Hart Bryant, who helped us craft our original proposal; Marilyn Foster, for her careful reading and insightful suggestions; and, especially, Paula Munier, who was our trusted guide and always optimistic cheerleader through the trials and tribulations of the writing process. Ron Luyet gave us many things. He generously shared his knowledge and materials, including the "List of Defenses." He also provided us with a perspective of gentleness and respect for writing about human strengths and imperfections. To Dr. David Spear, our biochemistry expert; Laurie Grassman, a talented landscape architect, who told us everything we needed to know about flora; and copy-writer Saul Kahan, who provided us with wonderfiil title ideas, we give our sincere appreciation. Philip Turner and Tonda Marton were both vital to the project as weU—each for advice about writing projects in general, and Tonda for giving us a "writer's retreat" in New York City.