{"product_id":"zen-and-rage-and-the-art-of-the-never-ending-home-renovation-1","title":"Zen (and Rage) and the Art of the Never-Ending Home Renovation","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarcia Formica's book, \"Zen (and Rage)\" is knocking it out of the park!\u003cbr\u003e\r\nFirst place—Humor, Royal Dragonfly\u003cbr\u003e\r\nHonorable Mention —Relationships, Royal Dragonfly\u003cbr\u003e\r\nHonorable Mention —Self-Help\/Inspirational, Royal Dragonfly\u003cbr\u003e\r\nSecond place—Best Cover Design, Royal Dragonfly\u003cbr\u003e\r\nHonorable Mention—Memoir, Royal Dragonfly\u003cbr\u003e\r\nHonorable Mention—New Author: Nonfiction , Royal Dragonfly\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMarcia Formica's \"Zen (and Rage) and the Art of a Never-Ending Home Renovation\" has been honored as a finalist in the non-fiction, cross-genre category in the American Book Fest's Big Book Award contest.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"An ambitious project deftly recalled with precision and levity.\"\u003cbr\u003e\r\n—Kirkus Reviews, March, 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"Zen (and Rage) and the Art of a Never-Ending Home Renovation,\" by Marcia E. Formica is a 2022 NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite in the category of Cross Genre!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eZen (and Rage) and the Art of a Never-Ending Home Renovation is Marcia Formica's first, and perhaps forever only book. It's a humorous and sometimes harrowing account of surviving and even thriving through a decade-long home renovation project co-produced with her husband. This is the story of the monumental project they undertook to morph their adorable little colonial reproduction home into an energy-efficient, sustainability-minded house over twice the size in just over three times the original timeframe—with almost no lasting loss of sanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMarcia's vivid, deeply self-aware, portrait of marriage and resiliency, Zen and rage, family and friendship, is by turns poignant and funny—and sometimes both at once. It's down-to-earth and relatable, even if you don't have a spouse with the talents of her husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePart memoir, part how-to, and part self-help, with consistent doses of humor, this guide will teach you much about the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of energy-efficient home renovation, and even a few pointers for fostering your own Zen when your world is full of chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46537337045202,"sku":"3794d751-7e42-33bf-8375-d6e407c601f8","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/image_93a9229a-fafd-4659-b557-fa760a8eaa92.jpg?v=1762900719","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/products\/zen-and-rage-and-the-art-of-the-never-ending-home-renovation-1","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}