The peerless Maurizio Pimponi for all he did to enhance our visit to Italy.Īll the historians, guides, and specialists who generously spent time with me in Florence and Venice, sharing their expertise: Giovanna Rao and Eugenia Antonucci at the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Serena Pini and staff at the Palazzo Vecchio Giovanna Giusti at the Uffizi Gallery Barbara Fedeli at the Baptistery and Il Duomo Ettore Vito and Massimo Bisson at St. Marta Alvarez González for spending so much time with us in Florence and for bringing to life the city’s art and architecture. My exceptional publishers around the world for their passion, hard work, and commitment.įor their impressive management of the London and Milan translation sites, Leon Romero-Montalvo and Luciano Guglielmi. My Italian publisher Mondadori, especially Ricky Cavallero, Piera Cusani, Giovanni Dutto, Antonio Franchini, and Claudia Scheu and my Turkish publisher Altin Kitaplar, particularly Oya Alpar, Erden Heper, and Batu Bozkurt, for the special services provided in connection with the locations in this book. My irreplaceable assistant Susan Morehouse, for her grace and vitality, and without whom all things descend into chaos.Īll of my friends at Transworld, in particular Bill Scott-Kerr for his creativity, support, and good cheer, and also to Gail Rebuck for her superb leadership. My sage counsel Michael Rudell, for his pitch-perfect instincts on all matters, large and small, as well as for his friendship. To the incredible people of the Random House sales department … you are unrivaled. The entire team at Doubleday for its enthusiasm, creativity, and efforts on behalf of my books, with very special thanks to Suzanne Herz (for wearing so many hats … and wearing them so well), Bill Thomas, Michael Windsor, Judy Jacoby, Joe Gallagher, Rob Bloom, Nora Reichard, Beth Meister, Maria Carella, Lorraine Hyland, and also to the unending support of Sonny Mehta, Tony Chirico, Kathy Trager, Anne Messitte, and Markus Dohle. For her skills and energy, I am eternally grateful.
My tireless agent and trusted friend Heide Lange, for expertly navigating more conversations, in more countries, on more topics than I will ever know. My extraordinary wife, Blythe, for her love and patience with the writing process, and also for her superb instincts and candor as a front-line editor. As always, first and foremost, my editor and close friend, Jason Kaufman, for his dedication and talent … but mainly for his endless good humor.
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