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Product Description Rubble with a Cause is a humorous journey, in real time, through the adventures and missadventures of a major home remodel. There are lessons among the laughs. When most people, of a certain age, are simplifying, the Dobrers undertake a complext project involving architects, designers, contractors, subs and the hand-digging of seven 27-foot deep caissons--so that the expanded house does not go roll'n along. Review "Do not even think about remodeling until you've read Rubble with a Cause." Sharon Kennedy, Publisher Fullerton Observer -- Book Cover"Do not even think about remodeling until you've read Rubble with a Cause." -- Sharon Kennedy, Publisher, Fullerton Observer"You can buy this book or book an appointment with me." Hugh Lipton Esq. Family Law Certified, California Bar -- Book CoverLaughter is better than drugs or alcohol for a couple during remodeling. And Rubble with a Cause makes me laugh. -- Tom Drucker, President, Consultants in Corporate Innovation From the Publisher Rubble with a Cause is not simply a roadmap away from the pitfalls that create money pits. It is also a kind of spiritual journey where laughter replaces anxiety and home owners are reminded of what is of real and lasting importance. From the Author I learned that root of mortgage is "mort." This is Latin for dead. The word literally means"death pledge." I learned that the project goes on and expands, not till you run out of money. Oh no-until you run our of credit. I learned that the term finish carpenter is an oxymoron, since they neither come from Finland, nor do they ever actually finish. I learned that remodeling a home is like making love. You cannot do it without friction. About the Author Jonathan Dobrer lives in a successfully remodeled house, in his native Southern California, with his wife Helene. Dobrer writes a syndicated column, Out of My Mind, and his essays have been collected