Ebook: Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living

Parks and Recreation actor Nick Offerman shares his humorous musings on life, manliness, meat, and much more in his first book.

Growing a perfect moustache, grilling red meat, wooing a womanwho better to learn from than the always charming, always manly Nick Offerman, best known as Parks and Recreations Ron Swanson? Combining his trademark comic voice and very real expertise in woodworkinghe runs his own woodshopPaddle Your Own Canoe features sage advice in the categories of love, etiquette, time management, diet, grooming, and self-confidence.

Filled with laughter, wood shavings, and kisses, Paddle Your Own Canoe includes stories from Offermans childhood in small-town Minooka, IllinoisI grew up literally in the middle of a cornfieldto his beginnings as a carpenter/actor and to the hilarious seduction of his now-wife Megan Mullally. And if that wasnt enough, Offerman also shares a haiku. About bratwurst.

A mix of amusing anecdotes, opinionated rants, and offbeat gaiety, Paddle Your Own Canoe will not only delight readers but may also rouse them to put down their smartphones, study sycamore leaves, and maybe even hand carve (and paddle) their own canoes.

Parks and Recreationactor 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 womanwho better to deliver this tutelage than the always charming, always manly Nick Offerman, best known asParks and Recreations Ron Swanson? Combining his trademark comic voice and very real expertise in woodworkinghe runs his own woodshopPaddle Your Own Canoefeaturestalesfrom Offermans childhoodin small-town Minooka, IllinoisI grew up literally in the middle of a cornfieldto his theater days in Chicago, beginnings as a carpenter/actor and the hilarious and magnificent seduction of his now-wife Megan Mullally.It also offershard-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 Canoewill 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

"It is thought-provoking, profane, and frequently hilarious." - Publishers Weekly