David Giffels: 3 books
The Hard Way on Purpose
Essays and Dispatches from the Rust Belt
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Award-winning author and journalist David Giffels explores the meaning of identity and place, hamburgers, hard work, and basketball in this collection of wry, irreverent essays reflecting on the many aspects of Midwestern culture and life from an insider’s perspective.
In The Hard Way on...
Furnishing Eternity
A Father, a Son, a Coffin, and a Measure of Life
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
“A lifetime’s worth of workbench philosophy in a heartfelt memoir about the connection between a father and son” (Kirkus Reviews)—the acclaimed author of The Hard Way on Purpose confronts mortality, survives loss, and finds resilience through an unusual woodworking project—constructing,...
All the Way Home
Building a Family in a Falling-Down House
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
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....