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particular, thanks to Dave Bean, mad scientist
    and moral philosopher, for sharing his knowledge of firearms
    and the results of his experiments on what really works and how to
    do it; Alain Burrese, former army sniper, for helping me understand
    Dox and refine his tactics; Ed Fanning, for his thoughts on
    martial arts, self-defense, and the difference between the two; Jack
    "Spook" Finch, veteran of the Vietnam war's Easter offensive,
    Operation Just Cause, Operation Desert Storm, and Silver Star
    awardee, for sharing his knowledge of firearms and his thoughts on
    living with the experience of combat and killing; Frank "Pancho"
    Garza, for his frequent philosophizing on violence, street etiquette,
    and sheep; Montie Guthrie, Peter Huston, Michael "Mama Duck"
    Johnson, and Justin Kocher, for sharing their well-founded thoughts
    on how "heavy hitters" carry themselves; Marc, for his observation
    that snipers tend to be a soft-spoken breed and for his continued
    insights into personal safety, violence, and street etiquette; Kevin
    Menard, Savate Silver Glove, for helping me get up to speed on
    how Savateurs fight and outfitting Belghazi thereby; Slugg, for
    sharing his knowledge of firearms, his thoughts on invisibility in
    crowds, and his cough syrup recipe; Tristan Sutrisno, former army
    Special Forces, Vietnam veteran, and keeper of the dreaded Nessie,
    for sharing his thoughts on living with the experience of combat
    and killing.
    To Naomi Andrews and Dan Levin, Eve Bridberg, Alan Eisler,
    Judy Eisler, Shari Gersten and David Rosenblatt, Joe Konrath,
    Matthew Powers, Owen Rennert, Ted Schlein, Hank Shiffman,
    Pete Wenzel, and Jonathan Zimmerman, for helpful comments on
    the manuscript and many valuable suggestions and insights along
    the way.
    To my friends at Cafe Borrone in Menlo Park, California, for
    serving the best breakfasts--and especially coffee--that any writer
    could ask for.
    Most of all, always and forever, to the best of everything, my
    wife, Laura.