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| All the Way Home: Building a Family in a Falling-Down House | 
| Author: David Giffels
Publisher: William Morrow
Category: Book
List Price: $25.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (23 reviews)
Sales Rank: 150276
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.3
ISBN: 0061362867
Dewey Decimal Number: 643.7092
EAN: 9780061362866
ASIN: 0061362867
Publication Date: June 1, 2008
Release Date: May 27, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Buy this book! July 14, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I picked up a copy of this book to read later this summer "when I have more time". I glanced at the first chapter and was intrigued.
I read the second chapter and was interested.
Buy the third chapter, I was hooked.
I read this in three days. Not because it is a thin book (it isn't), but because it was so interesting I couldn't put it down. I usually share or give away books after I've read them, but this one is going in my permanent collection--it's that good.
one of the best July 12, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I live in Akron as well,and have enjoyed reading David in the Akron Beacon Journal over the years,so I was prepared to enjoy this book too, however, I was completely blown away. I finished this great read in a couple of days, stealing every minute to get in another page. This is one that is very difficult to put down. This story has found it's way into most of my conversations since I began reading it. I truly loved the feeling of pride in our city, and really like his take on the blimp. As anyone who has grown up hearing the blimp, there is no other sound like it, and it was fun to read someone who understands that joy. This wonderfully funny, sincere, honest book is one I will recommend for years to come.
It's a 10.0! June 30, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
It is not often these days that I can find time to read a book, and yet I finished "All The Way Home" in just 2 days! I, too, live in Akron and know David a little bit, and my husband and I have worked on a couple of houses ourselves over the years. Yes, I expected to like this book, but I LOVED it! It's romantic yet unsentimental, genuine and genuinely funny, deeply moving and triumphant. I want to meet his family and friends and all the contractors (especially the tall wild-headed drywaller). I now have a new-favorite word and have been reminded of an old-favorite joke.
By the way, David's wife Gina wrote three chapters, and it was good to hear her voice as we learned about some of her most intimate and deeply personal experiences. I applaud them both for opening up and sharing this story. And I envy them for that hand-holding ride on the Goodyear blimp! Golden ticket indeed!
A beautiful, hilarious, and deeply moving book! June 26, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This wonderful book isn't just the fascinating account of a man's obsessive, hands-on restoration of his dream home. It's also a story about growing up, about finding one's place in the world, and about love. All the Way Home is often laugh-out-loud hilarious, such as when Giffels describes his many attempts to rid his house of varmints. In other places the book is deeply moving--I came close to tears several times. This is the only non-fiction book I've ever read in one shot, staying up past midnight two nights in a row because I couldn't put it down.
A wonderful read June 23, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I initially picked up this book because I know David and think he's a great writer and figured it would be interesting to learn more about that house he's been working on for so long. But I found so much more than that. It's funny, heartwarming, compelling, brutally honest at times and just wonderfully written. I highly recommend it for an engrossing read.
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