The Duck Commander Family

How Faith, Family, and Ducks Built a Dynasty

By: Willie Robertson, Korie Robertson, Mark Schlabach - contributor

Narrated by: Willie Robertson, Korie Robertson

It’s all about the food….

For the Robertsons, family is typified by the dinner table, where both food and fables are dished up with equal care. Anyone with a good story - whether it be a hunting escapade or one of the children’s antics - is welcome to share. And that’s what this family is all about - sharing, caring for one another, and the love of good food. Chapters are built around recipes that represent each stage of the Robertson life - chapters like...

• Fried Bologna: Here you’ll get an inside look at what it was like to grow up Robertson before all the fame and money came in. You’ll see the Robertson boys fending for themselves as father Phil was out running nets and selling his newly invented duck calls and matriarch Miss Kay was out working to keep the family afloat.
• Chicken Strips: In this chapter, Willie and Korie marry when Korie is only 18 - but only after dealing with Korie’s father - and their lives are shaped and prepared to someday take the family business to another level.
• Duck Gumbo: Just like making great gumbo takes patience and time, so did building a duck dynasty. This chapter tells of Phil’s passion and hard work in sticking with something he believed in and loved doing and how that patience and hard work has paid off.
• Dumplings, Hot Water Cornbread, and Fried Squirrel: None of the Robertsons would be where they are today if not for Miss Kay. This chapter is all about food, family, and business, and how Miss Kay kept them all laughing through the good times and the bad.
• Back Straps: Here you’ll learn about Willie’s passion for business, hunting, and friendship, and how all this led to his own company - Buck Commander - and his exciting encounters along the way.
• Road Kill: The journey to a successful family business and television show has been a long one, with a few bumps in the road. This chapter tells how the family stays together rain or shine and how, as Phil says, they all remain "happy, happy, happy".

An Up-Close View of America’s Favorite Backwoods Family

What do faith, family, ducks, and money have in common? The well-known stars of A&E’s hit show Duck Dynasty - Korie and Willie Robertson! From Louisiana’s bayou comes the story of how the Robertson family went from eating fried bologna sandwiches to consuming fine filet mignon.

Ask anyone in Louisiana, and they’ll tell you that the bayou state’s favorite family doesn’t live in the governor’s mansion but in the backwoods, where the Robertsons’ Duck Commander has become a sporting empire by making top-of-the-line duck calls.

Part redneck logic, part humorous family stories, combined with family-business tips and faith, this book is the inside sneak peek for everything you wanted to know about being a Robertson.

©2012 Willie Robertson and Korie Robertson (P)2012 Simon & Schuster

Excellent job Willie !

Were able to live vicariously through the reader. I could listen another 5 hours . Love this family!

DUCKAHOLIC

Awesome book!! I am in love with the Robertson Family. This book shares their experiences, recipe and most importantly love for each other.

It makes me Hap-pay, Hap-pay, Hap-pay!

Easy listening

Easy listening biography which provides insight into the family and the business through bad times and good times.

Great listen!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I could not turn it off....very interesting life story. If you watch the shpw, you will really like the book.

Any additional comments?

Good book!

loved it

just as good as watching the show, loved how they told the good and bad

excellent

Would you listen to The Duck Commander Family again? Why?

I would definately listen to more books by the duck commander family. Some parts you could tell they were just reading,but some of it was almost them telling the story without knowing what was previously written.
I loved the recipes at the end of each chapter.

What did you like best about this story?

I love the show and it was great to learn more about their family.

Great insights on the family

If you could sum up The Duck Commander Family in three words, what would they be?

Great behinds the scenes insights on the family. Korie tells her story

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Duck Commander Family?

Some of Willies stories can be found in Phil's book, but this book lets Korie tell her story. You will also learn more about some of the other regular recurring cast.

Any additional comments?

Loved it.

LOVE LOVE LOVE

I love watching duck dynasty and listening to this story makes it even more fun to know about the back round of it all. Who knew!

The Best!

So much fun to read. I was raised in the city of Denver Colorado so I couldn't believe what life was like being a Robertson. It was inspiring, funny and most of all entertaining. I loved the fact that the family all loves as the Lord has commanded us to do. God bless and continue to be with the Robertson family.

Great book.

Inspiring &funny book. I loved it. I was glad that their voices were reading it.