Gumption
Author: Offerman, Nick
ISBN: 9780451473011
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 13 Jun 2016
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;BPgt;The star of Plt;/BPgt;Plt;BPgt;Plt;IPgt;Parks and RecreationPlt;/IPgt;Plt;/BPgt;Plt;BPgt; and author ofPlt;/BPgt;Plt;BPgt;Plt;IPgt; Paddle Your Own CanoePlt;/IPgt;Plt;/BPgt;Plt;BPgt; returns with a second Plt;/BPgt;Plt;BPgt;Plt;IPgt;New York TimesPlt;/IPgt;Plt;/BPgt;Plt;BPgt; bestseller that humorously highlights twenty-one figures from our nationP#39;s history, from her inception to present day--NickP#39;s personal pantheon of Pquot;great Americans.Pquot;Plt;/BPgt;
Plt;bPgt;The star ofP#160;Plt;iPgt;Parks and RecreationPlt;/iPgt;, co-host of Plt;iPgt;Making ItPlt;/iPgt;,P#160;and author of theP#160;Plt;iPgt;New York Times Plt;/iPgt;bestsellerP#160;Plt;iPgt;Paddle Your Own CanoePlt;/iPgt;P#160;returns with a second book that humorously highlights twenty-one figures from our nationP#8217;s history, from her inception to present dayP#8212;NickP#8217;s personal pantheon of P#8220;great Americans.P#8221;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; To millions of people, Nick Offerman is America. Both Nick and his character, Ron Swanson, are known for their humor and patriotism in equal measure.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; After the great success of his autobiography,P#160;Plt;iPgt;Paddle Your Own CanoePlt;/iPgt;, Offerman now focuses on the lives of those who inspired him. From George Washington to Willie Nelson, he describes twenty-one heroic figures and why they inspire in him such great meaning. He combines both serious history with lighthearted humorP#8212;comparing, say, Benjamin FranklinP#8217;s abstinence from daytime drinking to NickP#8217;s own sage refusal to join his construction crew in getting plastered on the way to work. The subject matter also allows Offerman to expound upon his favorite topics, which readers love to hearP#8212;areas such as religion, politics, woodworking and handcrafting, agriculture, creativity, philosophy, fashion, and, of course, meat. The book also features heroic yet humorous portraits by illustrator Ethan Nicolle, literally illuminating the twenty-one august figures.
ISBN: 9780451473011
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 13 Jun 2016
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;BPgt;The star of Plt;/BPgt;Plt;BPgt;Plt;IPgt;Parks and RecreationPlt;/IPgt;Plt;/BPgt;Plt;BPgt; and author ofPlt;/BPgt;Plt;BPgt;Plt;IPgt; Paddle Your Own CanoePlt;/IPgt;Plt;/BPgt;Plt;BPgt; returns with a second Plt;/BPgt;Plt;BPgt;Plt;IPgt;New York TimesPlt;/IPgt;Plt;/BPgt;Plt;BPgt; bestseller that humorously highlights twenty-one figures from our nationP#39;s history, from her inception to present day--NickP#39;s personal pantheon of Pquot;great Americans.Pquot;Plt;/BPgt;
Plt;bPgt;The star ofP#160;Plt;iPgt;Parks and RecreationPlt;/iPgt;, co-host of Plt;iPgt;Making ItPlt;/iPgt;,P#160;and author of theP#160;Plt;iPgt;New York Times Plt;/iPgt;bestsellerP#160;Plt;iPgt;Paddle Your Own CanoePlt;/iPgt;P#160;returns with a second book that humorously highlights twenty-one figures from our nationP#8217;s history, from her inception to present dayP#8212;NickP#8217;s personal pantheon of P#8220;great Americans.P#8221;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; To millions of people, Nick Offerman is America. Both Nick and his character, Ron Swanson, are known for their humor and patriotism in equal measure.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; After the great success of his autobiography,P#160;Plt;iPgt;Paddle Your Own CanoePlt;/iPgt;, Offerman now focuses on the lives of those who inspired him. From George Washington to Willie Nelson, he describes twenty-one heroic figures and why they inspire in him such great meaning. He combines both serious history with lighthearted humorP#8212;comparing, say, Benjamin FranklinP#8217;s abstinence from daytime drinking to NickP#8217;s own sage refusal to join his construction crew in getting plastered on the way to work. The subject matter also allows Offerman to expound upon his favorite topics, which readers love to hearP#8212;areas such as religion, politics, woodworking and handcrafting, agriculture, creativity, philosophy, fashion, and, of course, meat. The book also features heroic yet humorous portraits by illustrator Ethan Nicolle, literally illuminating the twenty-one august figures.
