Where the Deer and the Antelope Play

The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside

De: Nick Offerman

Narrado por: Nick Offerman

A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors, fueled by three journeys undertaken by actor, humorist, and New York Times best-selling author Nick Offerman

Nick Offerman has always felt a particular affection for the Land of the Free - not just for the people and their purported ideals but to the actual land itself: the bedrock, the topsoil, and everything in between that generates the health of your local watershed. In his new book, Nick takes a humorous, inspiring, and elucidating trip to America's trails, farms, and frontier to examine the people who inhabit the land, what that has meant to them and us, and to the land itself, both historically and currently.

In 2018, Wendell Berry posed a question to Nick, a query that planted the seed of this book, sending Nick on two memorable journeys with pals - a hiking trip to Glacier National Park with his friends Jeff Tweedy and George Saunders, as well as an extended visit to his friend James Rebanks, the author of The Shepherd's Life and English Pastoral. He followed that up with an excursion that could only have come about in 2020 - Nick and his wife, Megan Mullally, bought an Airstream trailer to drive across (several of) the United States. These three quests inspired some “deep-ish" thinking from Nick, about the history and philosophy of our relationship with nature in our national parks, in our farming, and in our backyards; what we mean when we talk about conservation; and the importance of outdoor recreation, all subjects very close to Nick's heart.

With witty, heartwarming stories and a keen insight into the human problems we all confront, this is both a ramble through and celebration of the land we all love.

©2021 Nick Offerman (P)2021 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

An Amazon Best of the Month Pick

"I found the book both entertaining and inspiring...[it] has depths you may not expect from an actor/comedic performer/woodworker who goes to great lengths to entertain the audience, but also has me thinking about the choices I make as I live in the world." (John Warner, Chicago Tribune)

"Offerman's thoughtful and hilarious musings at the nexus of human life and nature, particularly through the lens of John Muir and Aldo Leopold ... serves another welcome reminder that nature is for all." (Smithsonian Magazine)

Phenomenal and unexpected

Brilliant stories, jokes, humble, logical discussion, human. I adore Nick even more after this book.

Simply delicious

Undoubtedly worthy of the affectionate monicker, "a must read", or in this case, "a must listen".

Oh my! What a treat this book is.

I must have had a strubic smile on my face the whole time I was listening to Nick's book. Loved It!

Stop being dicks and love each other

Fun read and great performance by Ron Swanson. Get your dictionary ready for a vocabulary lesson.

Amazing

Another great offering from Offerman. His wit and comedic value enhance all of his incredible books and this one is no different.

I like Nick, but I could leave this book.

Like I said, I like Nick Offerman. I like his acting, I like his choice of hobbies, I like his preference in Scotch, and I even like his sense of humor. When I saw he was doing an AMA to shill a new book and that he was actually reading it for audible... I couldn't give my money fast enough. Sadly I think I regret it.

This book felt like a chat with a friend who can't help but turn even the most mundane of topics into a political diatribe. The chat about the various adventures he undertook was entertaining enough. Like I said, it was just like a chat with a friend telling you about a cool thing they did. The problem comes when he veers hard into political ranting at the end of each section.

Mind you, I don't necessarily disagree with some of what he is saying and I am certainty willing to listen to his points, but they were so out of place in the various parts of the book as to feel like they were pasted in from some other thing he was writing. Don't get me wrong, the topic of land use requires the general discussion of history and politics. I get it. But the attacks on a generalized group of people were sorely out of place and contrary to his own discussions on nuance.

Again, I don't necessarily disagree with the gist of his politics but the attacks seemed to come out of nowhere and performed an act of such mass generalization of a large group of people as to negate his own statements on such things.

I'd be interested in listening to Nick talk about canoes and the finer points of cutting bigger pieces of wood into smaller pieces of wood, but not if he wants to turn a talk about planes into a rehash of his hatred for some ethereal version of republicans. If he had a book on his political views, I'd listen to that too. But the mix just reminds me of that friend who just won't shut up about that political thing he hates while everyone else is just trying to enjoy the view.

At parts a delight, at parts a bore

I am a fan of nature, hiking and Nick Offerman. So, inherently this book was a win for me. The passages where Nick talks about nationals parks and hiking equipment are simultaneously interesting and genuinely funny. The part that I didn't come for though, where the political monologues. Even though I agree with Nick's view point on recent "American events," during these sections I was just thinking "can we get back to the story about bears or something?" In short, Offerman snaps a brilliant "Ansel Adams" picture of the American landscape in a style of the great American authors, it's just a shame he cropped in images of political infighting into those stills.

Enjoyed Everything but the Political Rants

Big fan of Nick Offerman’s work as an actor and writer. He’s so clever and witty and has such a great voice. Don’t care for his politics and wish they would have been kept out of the book. I was hoping this would be more fun than it was. Not everything needs to be political.

Wow, so much more than I expected

This was recommended to us by a friend for our road trip from Colorado to Glacier NP. It was such a great compliment to our intended adventure. Nick’s writing is engaging, entertaining and humorous. Each part stands on its own, and they all come together for a complete story. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to grow as a person and who is interested in national parks

Great listen!

I'll just say this: I knew this was going to be a good book by the kind of people leaving bad (upset) reviews of it.