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Paddle Your Own Canoe
- One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
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Summary
Parks and Recreation actor Nick Offerman shares his humorous fulminations on life, manliness, meat, and much more in his first book.
Growing a perfect moustache, grilling red meat, wooing a woman - who better to deliver this tutelage than the always charming, always manly Nick Offerman, best known as Parks and Recreation's Ron Swanson? Combining his trademark comic voice and very real expertise in woodworking - he runs his own woodshop - Paddle Your Own Canoe features tales from Offerman's childhood in small-town Minooka, Illinois - "I grew up literally in the middle of a cornfield" - to his theater days in Chicago, beginnings as a carpenter/actor and the hilarious and magnificent seduction of his now-wife Megan Mullally. It also offers hard-bitten battle strategies in the arenas of manliness, love, style, religion, woodworking, and outdoor recreation, among many other savory entrees.
A mix of amusing anecdotes, opinionated lessons and rants, sprinkled with offbeat gaiety, Paddle Your Own Canoe will not only tickle readers pink but may also rouse them to put down their smart phones, study a few sycamore leaves, and maybe even handcraft (and paddle) their own canoes.
Critic reviews
“[Offerman] not only explores his Paul Bunyan-like image with tongue-in-cheek lessons on manliness, complete with illustrations and advice, but also offers poignant memories of his childhood growing up in Illinois and hilarious anecdotes from his career.” (Entertainment Weekly)
“Offerman touches on everything from his days as a break-dancing, football-playing farm boy in Minooka (about 50 miles southwest of the Loop) to his freewheeling, hedonistic 20s in Chicago to the inevitable Hollywood struggles that followed. But he doesn’t gloss over embarrassing moments, including his two trips to jail during college at the University of Illinois - one for shoplifting Ronnie Milsap cassettes from Kmart as a joke; the other, he says, a convoluted case of mistaken identity. Between anecdotes, he delivers impassioned pleas and rants…” (Chicago magazine)
“Thought-provoking, profane, and frequently hilarious…getting to know Offerman through his stumbling courtship with Megan Mullally and Kabuki theater training is well worth the price of admission.” (Publishers Weekly)
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- Andrew Magee
- 05-09-20
A perfect hiking buddy
listened to this while hiking to lose weight and it's like taking a stroll with a good buddy, listening to his tales and wisdom. loved it.
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- M. B. Walker
- 21-07-15
Great Storyteller
What did you like most about Paddle Your Own Canoe?
Offerman's approach to the book as a whole, lighthearted with real knowledge and passion about what he's talking about.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Mr Offerman himself of course, particularly as a child.
Any additional comments?
A fun, interesting listen for fans and newcomers alike.
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- Douglas Bunn
- 18-08-21
Fantastic
Brilliant, funny and really enjoyable. I would recommend this to anyone because you’ll love it.
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- saul
- 18-05-22
non conformist
the story of nick offerman also none as Ron Swanson, what a guy! I love his attitude to life and the way he reps loving a full life. a must listen for fans of parks and rec aswell as meat eating, wood working, performance arts and last but not least boobs
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- Andrew
- 01-03-15
great book, inspiring, amusing, charming
A great insight into happiness, show business and good prosperous living in general with the entertaining and oh so wise Mr Offerman. highly recommended
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-04-18
i enjoyed this book!
if you like nick offerman, you will like this book. he is honest, to the point, funny, caring and loving for the important people in his life that he describes in the book. and sometimes hilarious! i now want to visit his wood-shop and learn how to build my own things, especially a canoo!
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- Jessikaway
- 30-08-19
Delightful and funny
I loved this book. Nick offerman is such a funny guy and learning about how hard he's worked to get where he is makes me want to go and build shit I can be proud of
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-03-22
excellent
lived it, great book and funny, the first book to make me audibly laugh
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- Howard B.
- 16-11-22
Welcome to the Nick show
This man was placed on this blue marble to entertain, inspire and make the wife's of every man who hear him speaking about Megan give their husband the glare of death.
This book in a very Ron Swanson way describes the many triumphs and pitfalls of life in general and how we should embrace them.
my only critique would be Nick does come across as very self deprecating at times. Unsure if this is to appear endearing or not.
definitely worth a listen.
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- Mr X
- 13-07-23
Inspiring
Inspired to live a better delicious life. And make a canoe and paddle along a lake fishing and 69ing with my fiancé .
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