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Paddle Your Own Canoe

One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living

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By: Nick Offerman
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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 hand craft (and paddle) their own canoes. Entertainment & Celebrities Gender Studies Social Sciences
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Having Nick (the author) reading brings much authenticity to the experience. A nice immersion in the life of an actor / woodworker, that could at least make laugh and maybe inspire those in search of a delicious way of life un these crazy modern times.

Gonna buy a paper copy for my sister, that just gratuated from art school and is trying to find her path in this an equaly unstable, unsure artistic market.

A very good story, very well told.

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Tout d'abord, cet homme pourrait lire un annuaire ou la notice d'un meuble ikea, ce serait quand même intéressant. Je n'ai pas vu passer les 10 heures que dure cet ouvrage et j'étais même un peu triste quand ce fut fini. Je pense que je vais m'offrie sa lecture de Tom Sawyer

Comme il l'annonce dès le début, il n'est pas Ron Swanson. Le personnage de Park and Recreation n'est pas basé sur lui mais sur son père. Nick Offerman nous raconte sa vie, son parcours inhabituel et toutes les leçons qu'il a su en tirer. Il nous explique comment évoluer de fermier à star du petit ecran, en passant par charpentier et acteur de theatre, le tout délivré avec humour, tout en gardant ce ton stoïque auquel il nous a habitué. Je ne sais pas s'il faut classer ce livre dans la catégorie humour, inspiration ou life-coaching, mais on passe un bon moment et on peut même en tirer quelques leçons. Je me revois en train de rire tout seul dans la rue, pendant que je promenais mon chien en écoutant ce livre.

Evidemment, une bonne maîtrise de l'anglais est recommandé, mais Nick délivre son texte juste à la bonne vitesse, de façon très intelligible, ce qui devrait le rendre accessible à la plupart. Si vous voulez faire des progrès en anglais, sans vous prendre la tête, je recommande cette ouvrage.

Ce n'est pas Ron Swanson

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