Ali in Wonderland: And Other Tall Tales (17 page)

Acknowledgments

T
o Kathy Schneider for starting the ball rolling; my exceptional editor, Jennifer Barth; Lydia Weaver; Beth Silfin; Archie Ferguson; Leah Wasielewski; Leslie Cohen; Tina Andreadis; Jason Sack; and everyone at HarperCollins.

For my agents extraordinaire, Rhonda Price and Phyllis Wender, and my lawyer, Adam Kaller, who is so dedicated even though I made him two dollars last year.

To Richard and Mona; Melanie; Peter; Holly; Brother Tom; and Paulina—for all your insights and support.

Michael and James for everything, including the lavish book party I’m going to ask them to throw.

To Joel and Ebs who dealt with my persistent asks and delivered like gods.

To Jessica, for all her love and always getting the joke. And Jerry, who makes ME feel funny.

Michelle, my sister, who always has my back.

To Oprah, thank you—wish I had finished this last year!

And to all my Lady Loves—Mariska; Christa; Katie; Sarah C.; Napsy; and all my Baby Love girls—it’s our friendship that fuels me.

To my family—this book could not have been written without our craziness.

And love. John, Sissy, and Fiona—in a broken nest there are always a few whole eggs.

And to my husband, George, always my best adviser, love of my life, and (secretly) a fellow comedian.

About the Author

ALI WENTWORTH
made a name for herself on the comedy series
In Living Color
, and has appeared on such television shows as
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
;
Seinfeld
(playing Schmoopie in “The Soup Nazi” episode);
Head Case
(which she created, wrote, and executive-produced); and
The Oprah Winfrey Show
, for which she was a correspondent. Her film credits include
Jerry Maguire
,
The Real Blonde
,
Office Space
,
The Love Bug
, and
It’s Complicated
with Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, and Alec Baldwin.

A native of Washington, D.C., Wentworth lives in New York City with her husband, George Stephanopoulos, and their two girls. Follow Ali on Twitter: @AliEWentworth.

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Copyright

ALI IN WONDERLAND
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