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The highest praise an editor can receive is thanks from authors she's worked with. Here's a selection of acknowledgements.

Most of the time writing is a lonely, exhausting business and the finish line does not seem to come nearer. In these moments you need someone who cheers you up, and I thank my editor Susannah Davidson Pfalzer for her patience, for her professional advice, for her cheerful e-mails, and for always motivating me to take the next step.
—Enterprise Recipes with Ruby and Rails by Maik Schmidt (Pragmatic Bookshelf)

Susannah Pfalzer’s time, patience, and insight were enormously valuable to us time and again during the writing of this book.
—Rails for .NET Developers by Jeff Cohen and Brian Eng (Pragmatic Bookshelf)

This book could easily have run off the rails if it weren't for the hard work and dedication of my editor, Susannah Davidson Pfalzer. Susannah, thanks so much for your attention to detail and your expert guidance as we worked through all of those revisions. The result is so much better than it would have been without your help.
—FXRuby: Create Lean and Mean GUIs with Ruby by Lyle Johnson (Pragmatic Bookshelf)

I want to mention my excellent development editor Susannah Davidson Pfalzer. She made this a much better book.
—The Definitive ANTLR Reference by Terence Parr (Pragmatic Bookshelf)

At Visual Studio Magazine . . . I would like to thank Susannah Pfalzer. With your help, my writing has improved tenfold. It has been a pleasure to work with you . . .
—Debugging ASP.NET by Jonathan Goodyear (New Riders)

I also want to thank the amazing Susannah Davidson Pfalzer for her excellent project management skills and positive voice.
—SQL Server 2008 Transact-SQL Recipes by Joseph Sack (Apress)

The editor is the person an author deals with day in and day out on a project, and it can be a joy or a real drag. Working with Susannah was a joy, and her perceptive suggestions have made this a better book.
—Shelley O'Hara

I’d . . . like to praise Susannah Davidson Pfalzer for her diligent approach to copyediting this book by fixing my pronouns, removing my overuse of words like “however” and “therefore,” and generally making it possible to read the book without going insane.
—Beginning Ruby by Peter Cooper (Apress)

A gracious thank you to . . . Susannah Pfalzer, my development editor, who did a fine job developing the content, and whose wit and good humor helped me keep my sense of humor throughout the project.
—Trudi Reisner

In particular, I want to thank my editor, Susannah Davidson, whose patience and quick laugh were a delight to work with.
—Julia Kelly

. . . I admire her devotion to accuracy and quality.
—Expert Oracle 10g Database Administration by Sam R. Alapati (Apress)

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