The Titanic Plan (62 page)

To my mother Anita Mendelson and step-father Bubby Mendelson, a big, heartfelt thank you for being constant in your love and support. To my father, Carl Bockman, wherever in the heavens his spirit might reside, I send out a deep appreciation for passing along the invaluable (though not always profitable) trait of chasing your dreams. And to my brother Gary and his family, I offer my thanks for the love and good cheer they provided.

There have been numerous colleagues and friends who have read the many manuscript drafts and offered up their suggestions, ideas, and continuous encouragement. That honor roll includes Ann Parker, Michael Bourne, Ed Panacek, Helene Zuckerman, Jo Cobbett, Linnea Duvall, Lynne Franks, Leanna Wolfe, and many, many others.

A special note of appreciation goes out to Evelyn Bernhard who perfectly captured the book’s mood in her elegant cover design. Finally, I’d like to thank the light in my life, my wife Alexa Brogli, for her unwavering love, partnership, support and providing the sparkling effervescence in our champagne.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Writer and filmmaker Michael Bockman has four produced screenplays to his credits. His feature screenplay,
Starving Hysterical Naked,
is the basis for the short film he directed which can be seen on
YouTube
. Between screenwriting assignments he has written numerous articles that have been published in newspapers and magazines. He has collaborated with English author Lynne Franks on three best-selling self-help books. THE TITANIC PLAN is his first novel. He divides his time between Santa Monica, California and Zurich, Switzerland.

Ron Freeman was born in Chicago in 1935 but spent most of his life in Los Angeles, where he attended UCLA, met and married Judy, raised a family and enjoyed a very successful business career. One of his interests was the early American titans of business. He was fascinated with the larger than life characters, how they acquired and maintained power and wealth, and the surreal lifestyles they lived. Ron died before seeing the final version of THE TITANIC PLAN published.