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Carpenters and craft, friendship and rivalry: Wally is building a mansion for a dot-com multimillionaire in the Silicon Valley of California. As the dot-com's stock keeps rising, the size of the house - and the owner's ego - keep growing. Wally and his colorful crew may be into something that's over their heads. When little guys work for bigshots, who gets nailed?

From bungling to burglary, from demolishing concrete to racing beltsanders, from love of tools to falling in love, everyone will encounter Wally's Laws of Construction - or are they Laws of Life? Each house, it seems, is a miracle.

Joe Cottonwood is a contractor in the Silicon Valley of California where he has been building houses - and fixing homes - for over 30 years. He is the author of FAMOUS POTATOES and other novels.

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By: Joe Cottonwood
(Taking deep breath) Mmmmmm... (Sigh) You've made this a better day. Thanks, Jessica.

By: Jessica
Great book. All the characters had their own personality which was portrayed nicely by the voices. I especially liked the relationship Wally had with Ronnie. It was sweet and completely different than any of his other relationships. I hope to see more podiobooks from this author in the furture. Thanks!

By: Gail
Joe does some really great voices in this podcast, and it makes the whole experience more enjoyable. I have to day, though, that the voice that really makes the story come alive is from Susan Walker, who does the women's voices. I never remembered that Opal and Frog were performed by the same person. Offhand, I can't think of anybody who made voices of different ages. Gruffer, higher pitched, softer, louder - but not younger and older. Susan is so good she makes it look (sound?) easy. That becomes evident in the extra episode, where she tries out several readings to see what is wanted. Now. How do we persuade Susan to help Joe out, next time he wants to perform a book?

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