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1 online resource (1 audio file). |
Playing Time |
050000 |
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digital rda |
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audio file CD audio rda |
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Thomas Nelson on BrillianceAudio |
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Thomas Nelson on BrillianceAudio.
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Summary |
"Are you ready to see your fixer upper?" These famous words are now synonymous with the dynamic husband-and-wife team Chip and Joanna Gaines, stars of HGTV's Fixer Upper. As this question fills the airwaves with anticipation, their legions of fans continue to multiply and ask a different series of questions, likeWho are these people? What's the secret to their success? And is Chip actually that funny in real life? By renovating homes in Waco, Texas, and changing lives in such a winsome and engaging way, Chip and Joanna have become more than just the stars of Fixer Upper, they have become America's new best friends. The Magnolia Story is the first book from Chip and Joanna, offering their fans a detailed look at their life together. From the very first renovation project they ever tackled together, to the project that nearly cost them everything; from the childhood memories that shaped them, to the twists and turns that led them to the life they share on the farm today. They both attended Baylor University in Waco. However, their paths did not cross until Chip checked his car into the local Firestone tire shop where Joanna worked behind the counter. Even back then Chip was a serial entrepreneur who, among other things, ran a lawn care company, sold fireworks, and flipped houses. Soon they were married and living in their first fixer upper. Four children and countless renovations later, Joanna garners the attention of a television producer who notices her work on a blog one day. In The Magnolia Story fans will finally get to join the Gaines behind the scenes and discover:The time Chip ran to the grocery store and forgot to take their new, sleeping babyJoanna's agonizing decision to close her dream business to focus on raising their childrenWhen Chip buys a houseboat, sight-unseen, and it turns out to be a leaky wreckJoanna's breakthrough moment of discovering the secret to creating a beautiful homeHarrowing stories of the financial ups and downs as an entrepreneurial coupleMemories and photos from Chip and Jo's weddingThe significance of the word magnolia and why it permeates everything they doThe way the couple pays the popularity of Fixer Upper forward, sharing the success with others, and bolstering the city of Waco along the wayAnd yet there is still one lingering question for fans of the show: Is Chip really that funny? "Oh yeah," says Joanna. "He was, and still is, my first fixer upper." |
Audience |
970L Lexile |
Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 6.1 10 189680 |
Note |
Downloadable audio file. |
Performer |
Read by Chip Gaines and Joanna Gaines. |
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"This audiobook includes exclusive bonus material from Chip and Joanna with their writer that is not found in the book!" |
Summary |
The husband-and-wife stars of the popular "Fixer Upper" television program share the story of their life together, from how they met in Waco, Texas, to their success as entrepreneurs and television personalities. |
System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
Subject |
Gaines, Chip, 1974-
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Gaines, Joanna, 1978-
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Gaines, Chip, 1974- |
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Gaines, Joanna, 1978- |
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Fixer upper (Television program)
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Television personalities -- Texas -- Biography.
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Businesspeople -- Texas -- Biography.
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Dwellings -- Remodeling -- Texas -- Biography.
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Nonfiction. |
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Biography & Autobiography. |
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Biography & Autobiography. |
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Nonfiction. |
Genre |
Audiobooks.
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Electronic books.
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Audiobooks.
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Added Author |
Gaines, Joanna, 1978- author, narrator.
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Dagostino, Mark, author.
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Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Gaines, Chip, 1974- Magnolia story [Nashville, Tennessee] : Thomas Nelson, Inc., [2016] 9781531833886 9781531833909 (NjBwBT)bl2016043650 (OCoLC)959243842 |
ISBN |
9780718090111 : $50.99 |
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071809011X : $50.99 |
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