Paddle Your Own Canoe

One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living

De: Nick Offerman

Narrado por: Nick Offerman

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 hand craft (and paddle) their own canoes.

Outstanding

Great book. Nothing more to say. Buy the thing already. Listen. Then enjoy it. Have a nice day.

Loved it!

Nick Offerman hits a home run. I'm looking forward to more audio books from Nick. Loved his humor, advice and voice.

Life lessons, humor and scotch!

It’s great! Offerman brings it. He has a really good grasp on life and a great outlook on it.

Offerman Proves He Is More Than Just Ron Swanson

What made the experience of listening to Paddle Your Own Canoe the most enjoyable?

Nick Offerman's reading of his own story was full of amusing giggles, minor notes, and self-conscious dry humor, making listening to his book even more enjoyable than reading it.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Nick Offerman's love for his wife, the famous and talented Megan Mullally, is evident in the writing and tone of the reading. Like Offerman's parents, Mullally's effect on Offerman's life story is felt before she is formally introduced into the narrative.

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

It is hard not to giggle at Offerman's breaks (unintentional laughter). Although sometimes he gets preachy on matters in which he admits to not being an expert where the humor and humility that usually make his subtle remarks more profound falters.

Great story teller!

Felt like listening to stories from a childhood friend. Warm-hearted, funny, sincere and date I say, charming.