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All the Way Home电子书

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作       者:Giffels, David

出  版  社:HarperCollins e-books

出版时间:2008-07-01

字       数:46.3万

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Finding the perfect house is never easy. Rebuilding one from a crumbling pile to say nothing of making it into a home is even harder.With their infant son in tow, David Giffels and his wife comb the environs of Akron, Ohio, in search of just the right house for their burgeoning family. Running through David's head the whole time are the lyrics of a Replacements song, ". . . Look me in the eye, then tell me that I'm satisfied," and it gives all the more purpose to their quest. But nothing seems right . . . until they spot a beautiful, decaying Gilded Age mansion. A former rubber industry executive's domain, the once grand residence lacks functional plumbing and electricity, leaks rain like a cartoon shack, and is infested with all manner of wildlife. But for a young man at a coming-of-age crossroads "suspended between a perpetual youth and an inevitable adulthood" the challenge is exactly the allure.All the Way Home follows Giffels's funny, poignant, and confounding journey as he and his wife and a colorful collection of helpers turn a money pit into a house that will complete their family. Nothing could prepare them for a home restoration epic that includes evicting squatters (both four- and two-legged), battling an invading wisteria vine, hunting a ghost, and discovering thousands of dollars in hidden Depression-era cash. But the story's heart lies deeper, in an unexpected series of personal hardships that call into question what "home" really means, and what it means to grow up.Written with the humor and insight of Bill Bryson and John Grogan, All the Way Home is the engaging tale of a young father's struggle to restore a house and find his way . . . without losing himself.
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Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Contents

Part I

[ 1: lost in the supermarket

2 ]: ignorance and arrogance

3 ]: the orange dutch colonial affair

4 ]: seduction

5 ]: what did you wish when you threw that rock

[ 6: duet no. 1: gina

[ 7: rubber-city castles

8 ]: the man in the little yellow truck

9 ]: walk into my parlor said the spider to the fly

[ 10: property lines

11 ]: condemnation

Part II

[ 12: oh dream maker you heart breaker wherever you’re going i’m going your way

[ 13: master of the house

[ 14: landing

15 ]: treasure

[ 16: a bustle in the hedgerow

[ 17: duet no. 2: gina

[ 18: the guns n’ roses late-night drywall crew

[ 19: plans and their executions

[ 20: in residence

[ 21: the puzzling case of the missing hammer

[ 22: the numismatist

23 ]: how to evacuate squirrels with an electric guitar: a practical guide

Part III

[ 24: a cautious return

[ 25: the optimist’s lament

[ 26: my people my people

[ 27: duet no. 3: gina

28 ]: i will whisper words to myself and put them in my pockets

[ 29: clearing

[ 30: the ghost at the window down the hall

[ 31: home

postscript

acknowledgments

About the Author

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Credits

Copyright

About the Publisher

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