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02858aam a22005658i 4500 001 7E19A7A85D8511E8A114072A97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180522010055 007 tb 008 180123t20182018meua d 000 0 eng 010 $a 2018000543 020 $a 1432850792 020 $a 9781432850791 035 $a (OCoLC)1022978123 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d ORX $d BKL $d IUK $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a PS3607.I2795 $b Z46 2018 082 04 $a 155.937 $2 23 082 04 $a 306.8742 $2 23 100 1 $a Giffels, David, $e author. 245 10 $a Furnishing eternity : $b a father, a son, a coffin, and a measure of life / $c by David Giffels. 250 $a Large print edition. 264 1 $a Waterville, Maine : $b Thorndike Press, $c 2018. 300 $a 333 pages (large print) : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm. 340 $n large print (16 pt.) $2 rda 490 1 $a Thorndike Press large print Bill's bookshelf 520 $a From the acclaimed author of The Hard Way on Purpose comes a vibrant, heartfelt memoir about confronting mortality, surviving loss, finding resilience in one's roots and seeking a father's wisdom through an unusual woodworking project -- constructing his own coffin. With wisdom and humor, Giffels grapples with the hard questions as he and his father saw, hammer, and sand their way through a year bowed by loss. 520 $a When Giffels enlisted his dad to help him build his own casket, he thought of it mostly as an opportunity to sharpen his woodworking skills and to spend time together. But the unexpected deaths of his mother and a friend led to a harsh confrontation with mortality and loss. Over the course of several seasons, he returned to his father's barn in rural Ohio, to continue a pursuit that grew into a meditation on grief and optimism, a quest for enlightenment, and a way to cherish time with an aging parent. -- adapted from book jacket. 600 10 $a Giffels, David $x Family. 600 10 $a Giffels, Thomas, $d 1932-2018. 650 0 $a Authors, American $y 21st century $v Biography. 650 0 $a Cancer $x Patients $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Fathers and sons $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Mortality. 650 0 $a Loss (Psychology) 650 0 $a Coffins $x Design and construction. 650 0 $a Large type books. 655 7 $a Autobiographies. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 830 0 $a Thorndike Press large print Bill's bookshelf. 941 $a 5 945 $a lpt 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240710041335.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012031156.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20200829015353.0 952 $l HIPC765 $d 20180724010105.0 952 $l YTPG232 $d 20180626011846.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7E19A7A85D8511E8A114072A97128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search