Combining his trademark comic voice and very real expertise in carpentry,Paddle Your Own Canoefeatures tales from Offerman's childhood (born, literally, in the middle of an Illinois cornfield) to his theatre days in Chicago to the, frankly, magnificent seduction of his wife, Megan Mullally.
NICK OFFERMAN is an actor, humorist, and woodworker. He is married to the most beautiful and talented actress working today, Megan Mullally. They live in Los Angeles, California, with their poodles and an impressive collection of assorted wood clamps.
Praise for Paddle Your Own Canoe
“[Offerman] not only explores his Paul Bunyan–like image with
tongue-in-cheek lessons on manliness, complete with illustrations
and advice, but also offers poignant memories of his childhood
growing up in Illinois and hilarious anecdotes from his
career.”—Entertainment Weekly
“Offerman touches on everything from his days as a break-dancing,
football-playing farm boy in Minooka (about 50 miles southwest of
the Loop) to his freewheeling, hedonistic 20s in Chicago to the
inevitable Hollywood struggles that followed. But he doesn’t gloss
over embarrassing moments, including his two trips to jail during
college at the University of Illinois—one for shoplifting Ronnie
Milsap cassettes from Kmart as a joke; the other, he says, a
convoluted case of mistaken identity. Between anecdotes, he
delivers impassioned pleas and rants…”—Chicago magazine
“Thought-provoking, profane, and frequently hilarious…getting to
know Offerman through his stumbling courtship with Megan Mullally
and Kabuki theater training is well worth the price of
admission.”—Publishers Weekly
“Ron Swanson is a mustachioed, breakfast-food-loving, woodworking
red-meat connoisseur. Nick Offerman is a mustachioed,
breakfast-food-loving, woodworking red-meat connoisseur but, more
important, also a real person—a grateful, gracious, bemused actor
in love with his wife, Megan Mullally, and the earnest simplicity
of his not-so-Hollywood existence. Not only does he recall his
life, but he also offers chuckle-worthy anecdotes, diagrams, even a
haiku (about—what else?—bratwurst) to help his readers find their
own ways toward delicious living. Ron Swanson would be
proud.”—Booklist
“Equal parts memoir and advice for grabbing life by the gonads.
It’s funny, highly nostalgic, and will make you seriously
contemplate taking up carpentry. It’s sort of like reading Garrison
Keillor if he wrote for Playboy…it’s fun, it’s visceral, and I
learned things. When I finished the tome I had to take a long walk
to soak everything in. We should all be so lucky to one day drink
with this man, or at least purchase a table from him.”—ManCave
Daily
“Offerman’s funny advice book offers practical tips about living
more successfully, with the sort of dry and laconic delivery that
comes through in his role on Parks and Recreation.”—Time Out New
York
“Uniquely honest and consistently hilarious…Fans of Offerman may
not be surprised by his candor, however this book is not
specifically written for the fans. [It] will be enjoyed by many,
specifically those who have the capacity and the will to wonder,
and to want more out of life, while maintaining a degree of
simplicity and happiness; just like Nick Offerman.”—Rare
“A hilarious walkabout…teeming with tasteful vulgarity,
self-deprecating hilarity and a most humble wisdom bordering on
sage-like. It’s rare to find a memoir that is all at once touching,
funny as sh*t, and capable of schooling you in basic modi operandi:
like not being a total ass…”—Newcity Lit
“Offerman is a funny man…But what is special about Paddle Your Own
Canoe is the ability it gives Offerman to reveal himself as more
than just the character he plays. He believes, and has always
believed, in nonconformity. He believes in humility, honesty, hard
work, and loyalty — values he attributes to his parents and two
favorite teachers. He believes those qualities are what truly
define ‘manliness,’ but that any person, regardless of gender,
should aspire to them. Paddle Your Own Canoe is a
delight.”—TheManual.com
“You don’t have to be able to properly work a table saw (I can’t)
or be in the market for a custom-made chair (I’m not) to buy what
Parks and Recreation star/woodshop owner Nick Offerman is selling
in his memoir…[a] modulated and admirable concept of what it means
to live well and be a man. Offerman writes hilariously and honestly
about boyhood chores and collegiate shenanigans, Chicago theater
dues-paying and sobbing ‘for, like, 20 minutes’ when receiving the
call about landing the Parks and Rec job…[he] offers a vivid look
at how he charted the course for real happiness. It’s nothing if
not inspiring.”—RedEyeChicago
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