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Gerald Friedland, Edward Kaplan, Sharad Jain, Stanton Glantz, Robert Lustig and Jack Farquhar. Thanks to John Ioannidis for role-modeling the ideal of a critical scientist, and for everyone at the Stanford Prevention Research Center for their family spirit and passion in the pursuit of public health. Thanks to the continued support and friendship of Jason Andrews, C. Brandon Ogbunagafor, Jay Varellas, Russell Bither-Terry, Sandeep Kishore, Amy Kapczynski, Gregg Gonsalves, Duncan Smith-Rohrberg Maru and the Nyaya Health team. For their encouragement and constructive criticism in writing, thanks as well to Sandy Close, Viji Sundaram, Richard Rodriguez and the folks at New America Media. And thanks most of all to Palav Babaria, the love of my life, who forgave many sleepless nights, and who always provides a critical lifeline of grounded insight, encouragement and partnership.
    This book would not have been possible without the dedication of an incredible editorial team. Thanks to Lara Heimert at Basic Books for her “fierce but loving” edits to strengthen our manuscript, to Norman MacAfee for his indelible camaraderie and eleventh-hour marathon editing sessions, and to Thomas Penn at Penguin for his intellectual spirit, vast historical knowledge, and keen eye for detail. We are very grateful for support from Katy O’Donnelland the team at Basic at every step of the book’s development; Karen Browning and the team at Penguin for their support to produce the book; and Iris Tupholme and the HarperCollins crew for their coordination and wisdom. Thanks finally to Patrick Walsh and his team at Conville and Walsh for being the most supportive agency a new pair of authors could hope for.