title: Dream Makers: An Anthology
author:  Nora Roberts 
description: "Roberts has a warm feel for her characters and an eye for the evocative detail." -- <i>Chicago Tribune</i>
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  ## [Dedication](9780063031586_Contents.xhtml#r_idParaDest-1)
  
  
  _To the makers of the Spiegel Catalog who accidentally gave me a how-to-dream
  workshop._
  
  
  _To the memory of my Uncle Henry Gardner who taught me to fish._
  
  
  _To the late Holly Norwick who gave me the gift of Atomic Time._
  
  
  _To my granddaughter Brooke for helping me dream again._
  
  
  _To my in-house editor, harshest critic, best friend, sweet pea, and Momma Goo
  Yolanda, for more than I can say._
  
  
  _To all the readers, listeners, story-lovers, book-buyers, soul-searchers,
  history-finders, and truth-seekers who pursue dreams with the power of belief.
  To the teachers, mentors, guides, and coaches who show us the way up the
  mountain. You are the essential workers of our time._
  
  
  _Though I refer to the “American Dream” numerous times on 