{"title":"Books by Nick Offerman","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780451467096","title":"Paddle Your Own Canoe","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eParks and Recreation\u003c\/i\u003e actor and \u003ci\u003eMaking It\u003c\/i\u003e co-host Nick Offerman shares his humorous fulminations on life, manliness, meat, and much more in this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrowing 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 \u003ci\u003eParks and Recreation\u003c\/i\u003e’s Ron Swanson?  Combining his trademark comic voice and very real expertise in woodworking—he runs his own woodshop—\u003ci\u003ePaddle Your Own Canoe\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA mix of amusing anecdotes, opinionated lessons and rants, sprinkled with offbeat gaiety, \u003ci\u003ePaddle Your Own Canoe\u003c\/i\u003e 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.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56289937129845,"sku":"9780451467096","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780451467096_db8c6555-8fae-41e0-b7c8-eb1f3d6b162f.jpg?v=1786013687"},{"product_id":"9781101986691","title":"The Greatest Love Story Ever Told","description":"At last, the full story behind Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman's epic romance, including stories, portraits, and the occasional puzzle, all telling the smoldering tale that has fascinated Hollywood for almost two decades. Featuring anecdotes, hijinks, interviews, photos, and a veritable grab bag of tomfoolery, this is not only the intoxicating book that Mullally's and Offerman's fans have been waiting for, it might just hold the solution to the greatest threat facing our modern world: the single life.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56296274526581,"sku":"9781101986691","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781101986691_405c99d7-a543-4748-ae4f-115805839aff.jpg?v=1786017562"},{"product_id":"9781101984697","title":"Where the Deer and the Antelope Play","description":"\u003cb\u003eA humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors, fueled by three journeys undertaken by actor, humorist, and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Nick Offerman\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Nick Offerman has always felt a particular affection for the Land of the Free—not just for the people and their purported ideals but to the actual land itself: the bedrock, the topsoil, and everything in between that generates the health of your local watershed. In his new book, Nick takes a humorous, inspiring, and elucidating trip to America's trails, farms, and frontier to examine the people who inhabit the land, what that has meant to them and us, and to the land itself, both historically and currently.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 2018, Wendell Berry posed a question to Nick, a query that planted the seed of this book, sending Nick on two memorable journeys with pals—a hiking trip to Glacier National Park with his friends Jeff Tweedy and George Saunders, as well as an extended visit to his friend James Rebanks, the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shepherd's Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEnglish Pastoral\u003c\/i\u003e. He followed that up with an excursion that could only have come about in 2020—Nick and his wife, Megan Mullally, bought an Airstream trailer to drive across (several of) the United States. These three quests inspired some “deep-ish\" thinking from Nick, about the history and philosophy of our relationship with nature in our national parks, in our farming, and in our backyards; what we mean when we talk about conservation; and the importance of outdoor recreation, all subjects very close to Nick's heart. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With witty, heartwarming stories and a keen insight into the human problems we all confront, this is both a ramble through and celebration of the land we all love.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":57685782462837,"sku":"9781101984703","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":56296372404597,"sku":"9781101984697","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781101984703_19dacb10-c6a9-4ca4-a605-8b6247ae1a9e.jpg?v=1792598968"},{"product_id":"9781529958874","title":"Little Woodchucks","description":"\"Want to have some fun? Little Woodchucks is for every kid and 50-year-old woman who wants to make something cool with their hands.\" - Amy PoehlerMany know Nick Offerman from his role as Ron Swanson in Parks and Recreation. But in addition to acting and comedy, woodworking is one of the great passions of Nick’s life. (The others are his wife, family, and friends, his dogs, music, cheese curds, the great outdoors, bacon and eggs, his bride, the Chicago Cubs, puzzles, Beef Wellington, the theatre, his canoe, his wife, Wilco, and single-malt Scotch whisky.) In Little Woodchucks, Nick and his team at the Offerman Woodshop open their doors to woodworkers of all ages, sharing their passion for their craft and showing you how to make a range of their most popular and accessible projects. From carved twig animals and box kites to tool boxes and simple hayloft benches, these twelve family-friendly projects are the perfect way to discover the joys of woodworking, and share the love of crafting with others.   Written with Nick’s signature wry humour an charm, and with clear illustrated step-by-step instructions, Little Woodchucks is a quality piece of bookery from an American original.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56303694217589,"sku":"9781529958874","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781529958874_0201d497-7f9c-4196-86e5-a952fe771ae5.jpg?v=1786023098"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-nick-offerman.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}