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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.
Read Online Paddle Your Own Canoe One Man Fundamentals for Delicious Living Audible Audio Edition Nick Offerman Penguin Audio Books
"I will admit I did not finish this book. After the second chapter I could not go on with this book. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and while I agree that there should be separation of church and state, I think the trashing of Christianity got a little out of hand. It is fine to not a agree with people's religion but to say all Chistians shove their religion down people's throats is not true. Some do but their are many good Christians and to say they are idiots for believing in a God is very rude and inconsiderate."
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Paddle Your Own Canoe One Man Fundamentals for Delicious Living Audible Audio Edition Nick Offerman Penguin Audio Books Reviews
- Here the situation.
If you like Ron Swanson. Don't get this book. This is not "Parks and Rec The novel". This is an autobiography. I think 90% of the complaints are from people who expected this book to be an extension of Ron Swanson character - talking about eating lots of meat and complaining about Tammy 2. Instead, they got a book about an actors rather ideal life in middle America, his entry into the theater world and his struggle to finding acting jobs in LA.
The books is however, HILARIOUS. Nick talks about his life in a very open and honest manner, going over both mistakes and victories. He is middle of the line political person, but also has strong views and yes, a pretty libertarian stance. He pulls no punches making fun of folks who are dependant on technology - since ALOT of folks are depenant, I'm sure many of the complaints here are from folks who were likely irked by his constant ribbing of folks who can't line with Instagram, a GPS and would die with two hours if left alone in the wilderness.
If your an open-minded person (which most people are not) then this is a VERY helpful book. He has alot of earthy advice on everything from drug use, to dating, to sex, to eating right, work ethic, etc. NICK OFFERMAN IS NOT RON SWANSON. Nor does he claim to be. Ron Swanson is an over-the-top version of Nick Offerman, written by writers who knew Nick. Nick Offerman does enjoy fishing, immensely. He doesn't not perfer hunting, tho understands many do. Nick Offerman eat's salad and veggies, but won't turn away a nice steak. Nick Offerman likes to hit the bong and watch Twin Peaks, as opposed to Ron Swanson who would mostly be found carving 1/110th 18th Century Spanish Gallon from a fallen tree near his cabin with nothing but a pen knife. He does not even mention Ron Swanson until the very last chapter.
If you are a hardcore, totalitarian conservative, Nick will probably say something to irk you. If you are a hardcore, bleeding liberal Nick will probably say something to irk you. He's not doing it on purpose - he's just in the middle of the political spectrum and is making his views clear, usually with some humor attached.
IF you are Ron Swanson/Parks and Rec fan you need to do this Before you buy this book, then scream to high heaven and post a nasty review of it because it doesn't have things like "Ron Swanson's chart of needs" - think for a second. Look up Nick Offerman. Yes. N-I-C-K O-F-F-E-R-M-AN. Watch an interview with him on Conan O'Brien or something on Youtube. Realize that this is a person's autobiography and not a joke book.
Then once you do that, then you can ease into the tranquil warmth of what is Nick Offerman's sage-like advice and story telling. - I got this book anticipating a witty memoir on Offerman’s life interspersed with pointers on whiskey, woodworking, and delectable meats. What you frequently get instead is Nick on a soapbox railing condescendingly against the faith of his youth and family. While I’m not Catholic, it seems rather sad to hear a person trashing the beliefs of their roots. It struck me as less an enlightened or gracious tone and more an embittered diatribe of a man who had lost his sense of place and community (two themes of Wendell Berry which Offerman professes to enjoy). So if you like Ron Swanson and are looking for a funny, light read...don’t buy this one. Buy “Food A Love Story†or “Dad is Fat†both are a lot wittier and without the bitter preaching about what you need to believe.
- Like most people, I was first introduced to Nick Offerman through his Parks & Rec character Ron Swanson. Over time, I learned more about the actor through different television interviews and hilarious internet videos.
Before I read this book, I knew only a few things about Offerman. Mostly, I knew he was an actor, married to an actress, and that we was a proud woodworker. I find entertainers with unrelated passions very intriguing. It’s not everyday you see someone passionate about the fine arts covered in sawdust.
If you think Ron Swanson is your soulmate, then you would probably hate Nick Offerman. Yes, Offerman and Swanson do share an affinity towards red meat, working with your hands, and being out in nature, but there are more differences than similarities.
Offerman is definitely a great humorist and entity unto himself. I liked this book. His comments and his opinions keep the book moving. His stories about his Chicago acting days were interesting but kind of boring to me, but then again, I don’t really care about the acting scene in Chicago. We have differing worldviews on some subjects, but, that is okay. I can disagree with somethings and still find the book great. - I will admit I did not finish this book. After the second chapter I could not go on with this book. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and while I agree that there should be separation of church and state, I think the trashing of Christianity got a little out of hand. It is fine to not a agree with people's religion but to say all Chistians shove their religion down people's throats is not true. Some do but their are many good Christians and to say they are idiots for believing in a God is very rude and inconsiderate.
