House A Memoir Paperback - 2006
by Michael Ruhlman
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
Ruhlman's uncanny knack for taking a wide range of subjects and making them completely his own has gained him acclaim and popularity. In his latest offering, he owns the subject both figuratively and literally--his home.
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Details
- Title House A Memoir
- Author Michael Ruhlman
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Fine
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin (Non-Classics), New York
- Date March 7, 2006
- Features Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 407552
- ISBN 9780143036647 / 0143036645
- Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
- Dimensions 8.46 x 5.56 x 0.55 in (21.49 x 14.12 x 1.40 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Dewey Decimal Code 643
Summary
Michael Ruhlman’s uncanny knack for taking a wide range of subjects and making them completely his own has gained him acclaim and popularity. In his latest offering, he owns the subject both figuratively and literally: his home. House really began in 1901 when a family moved into a brand-new house in Cleveland Heights—full of hope for the future and pride in their stunning home. But as time moved on, upkeep began to wane and, in the end, the house went on the market. And there it stayed for quite some time, until the Ruhlman family decided to buy the dilapidated building.
With the always-tedious home-buying process and expensive repairs soaring into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, the American Dream can seem like the American Nightmare. Detailing the purchase and renovation of a single family home, House explores the importance of the place we live in, our yearning to establish it, and the importance of the actual structure, its impact on our intellectual and spiritual lives, and on the struggles of a family. Packed with useful information and stories written with a storyteller’s flair, House is a dramatic narrative by a gifted writer who eloquently concludes that be it ever so humble, a castle or a row house downtown, there’s truly no place like home.