title: The Thank You Book: Hundreds of Clever, Meaningful, and Purposeful Ways to Say Thank You
author: Robyn Freedman Spizman
description: Robyn Freedman Spizman is a veteran television personality and consumer advocate with twenty years of experience researching and reporting as "The Super Shopper" on NBC affiliate WXIA-TV. She is the author of over sixty-five educational, parenting and how-to books. Her media appearances include CNN, NBC, NPR, the Oxygen Network, and the Discovery Channel. Her how-to advice has appeared in USA Today, The New York Times, and Cosmopolitan, among others. She resides in Atlanta, Georgia with her family.
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  Beyond the Burning Times
  
  
  **Acknowledgments**
  
  
  I want to thank friends and colleagues who read portions of my contributions
  for clarity, and particularly my Christian friend, Professor Bernie Lammers,
  who took the time to read the entire manuscript and made many suggestions for
  improving it. Of course, the final content is my own responsibility.
  
  
  _Gus diZerega_
  
  
  I would like to extend my thanks to my friend John W. Morehead, who has acted
  as an editor and coordinator of this dialogue, particularly for his patience
  and understanding throughout the writing of my contributions. It was John who
  originally contacted Gus about creating a dialogue book. Morag Reeve and Paul
  Clifford at Lion Hudson deserve special mention first for accepting this text
  for publication, and then for their patience and understanding during a period
  of delays in completing the work. Lastly, I am very grateful to my wife Ruth
  for her support and unders