Paddle your own canoe

one man's fundamentals for delicious living

340 pages

English language

Published Nov. 17, 2013 by Dutton.

ISBN:
978-0-525-95421-7
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OCLC Number:
995307363

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4 stars (2 reviews)

The actor known for roles in such productions as Parks and Recreation shares whimsical musings on a range of topics from love and manliness to grooming and eating meat, offering additional discussions of his life before fame and his courtship of his wife, Megan Mullally.

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3 stars

I hate to give this book even 3 stars. But I quite enjoyed reading about his growing up years (I grew up near Joliet too), relationship with his family, and growth as an actor. It was also refreshing to read how crazy he is about his wife.

I did not at all enjoy how crass he is, and I do not need that much info about your sex life with your gorgeous wife, Mr. Offerman! Pictures are now burned into my brain that I prefer were not. This really detracted from the book for me.

I read some reviews slamming him for his "ultra-liberal views". What appears to irk them is his lack of interest in organized religion or regulating marriage between consenting adults, and his endorsement of recreational marijuana use. Hardly all that far out. And, he doesn't seem interested in forcing others to live according to his lights. …

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Subjects

  • Actors
  • Conduct of life
  • Carpenters
  • Biography

Places

  • United States