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Acknowledgments and Notes

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First and foremost, thank you to my wife and best friend, Naomi Angone. Thank you for taking a last name that kind of rhymes with your first. Thank you for marrying me when I was unemployed, with college loans as the only thing to my name. For editing every line of every chapter, for making the whole book better—for making me better. For supporting my numerous crazy dreams. For never letting me give up on myself.

Thank you to my children Hannalise, Sierrah, Judah, and Jlynn for being all the inspiration I could ever need to work harder, faster, and better in less amounts of time because I’d much rather be spending more time with you.

Thank you for the past and present employees at Moody Publishers who helped make this book a success over the years—Natalie Mills, Adam Dalton, Drew Dyck, Connor Sterchi, Janis Backing, Randall Payleitner, and so many more. Randall, thank you specifically for being the first person in the publishing world to give me a shot and have the courage and creativity to draw a little outside the lines with me and this book!

Thank you to the amazing musicians who were my inspiration while I worked on this book originally and the new edition. No way I could’ve done this without you. My book-writing playlist consisted of: Mumford and Sons, The War on Drugs, Sufjan Stevens, M83, Arcade Fire, Johnny Cash, Savoir Adore, Youngblood Hawke, and I listened to Ben Howard’s “I Forget Where We Were” quite a bit when trying to capture the hard, beautiful complexities of relationships. Thank you Ben.

I discovered songs by Hunter Metts toward the end of this rewriting process and his songs encouraged me and challenged me to keep writing deeply. Thank you Hunter!

Then of course I have to thank you, beautiful reader, who bought this book and is still reading this far. Without you this book would’ve been very lonely. Thank you for reading and sharing this book with friends. Thank you for the kind reviews and for telling others about this book on social media. You letting others know about this book is the only way this book has made it. Thank you for encouraging others with the encouragement you received.

This book is not a one-read thing. Go back to those secrets where you folded down the corner of the page and keep reminding yourself that you have so much more wonderful life ahead of you. This is the end, but also just the beginning.

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Brian Jay Jones, Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination (Dutton, 2019).
Charles M. Schulz, My Life with Charlie Brown, ed., M. Thomas Inge (University Press of Mississippi, 2010).
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Simon & Schuster, 2005).

练习题

According to the acknowledgments, which contribution did Naomi Angone make to the book?

A. She wrote the notes section and selected the three references.

B. She edited every line of every chapter and supported the author’s dreams.

C. She worked at Moody Publishers as the author’s first editor.

D. She created the book-writing playlist for the original edition.

What does the author say his children inspired him to do?

A. Travel more often while writing the book.

B. Work harder, faster, and better in less time.

C. Rewrite the notes section with more academic sources.

D. Spend less time thinking about relationships.

What special role does the author attribute to Randall Payleitner?

A. Randall was the musician whose song helped the author write about relationships.

B. Randall was the first person in publishing to give the author a shot and draw outside the lines with the book.

C. Randall wrote the biography titled Becoming Dr. Seuss.

D. Randall encouraged the author to stop revising and read the book only once.

Which statements accurately describe musical influences mentioned in the acknowledgments? Select all that apply.

A. The author says musicians inspired him while working on both the original book and the new edition.

B. Ben Howard’s “I Forget Where We Were” helped the author try to capture the hard, beautiful complexities of relationships.

C. Hunter Metts’ songs were discovered toward the end of the rewriting process and encouraged the author to keep writing deeply.

D. The author says music was not important to the writing process.

E. The author credits Charles M. Schulz as the musician who inspired the rewriting process.

The author thanks Naomi Angone, the readers, and the act of rereading by emphasizing that the book is “not a one-read thing.”

Which items are correctly matched with people or works from the acknowledgments and notes? Select all that apply.

A. Hannalise, Sierrah, Judah, and Jlynn are named as the author’s children and inspiration.

B. Natalie Mills, Adam Dalton, Drew Dyck, Connor Sterchi, Janis Backing, and Randall Payleitner are among the Moody Publishers employees thanked.

C. Brian Jay Jones is cited for Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination.

D. Doris Kearns Goodwin is cited for My Life with Charlie Brown.

E. Charles M. Schulz is cited for My Life with Charlie Brown.

The author specifically says Randall Payleitner was the first person in the publishing world to give him ___.

Hunter Metts was part of the author’s original book-writing playlist from the beginning, while Ben Howard was discovered only at the end of the rewriting process.

How does the author connect readers to the book’s success, and how does this relate to the earlier idea of sharing the book’s “secrets” instead of hiding them?

What does the author mean by saying the book is “not a one-read thing,” and how does that idea fit with the earlier description of the book as a conversation starter?

Which statement best connects the author’s thanks to readers in the Acknowledgments with the earlier idea that the book should be used as a conversation starter rather than hidden away?

A. The author suggests that readers help the book succeed by reading, sharing it with friends, reviewing it, and telling others about it.

B. The author suggests that readers should keep the book private so its secrets remain personal.

C. The author suggests that readers only need to read the book once because the ending resolves its purpose.

D. The author suggests that readers should focus mainly on the notes section rather than discussing the book.

Which choices accurately connect the Acknowledgments with earlier themes about support, community, and encouragement?

A. Naomi Angone’s editing and support illustrate the earlier point that people need help from others.

B. The author’s children being his inspiration connects with the earlier emphasis on identifying what brings life and joy.

C. Thanking readers for sharing the book connects with the earlier instruction to share the secrets instead of hiding them.

D. The notes section proves that the book is meant to be a strict step-by-step plan.

E. Randall Payleitner giving the author a shot reflects the value of encouragement and support from others.

The author’s statement that the book is “not a one-read thing” supports the earlier advice to use reminders and keep returning to ideas that guide and motivate growth.

The notes list books by Brian Jay Jones, Charles M. Schulz, and Doris Kearns Goodwin, showing outside sources behind the book; this fits the earlier idea that the book is a ___ rather than a strict plan.

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