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.
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