Ralph Waldo Emerson may have a cheeky younger brother167 years younger. This book cover will take you to your independent bookseller. 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. Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside by Nick Offerman, Dutton, 2021, 352 pages Nick Reads his own audiobook. A 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 New York Times bestselling author Nick Offerman 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.
A very good copy in a very good dust jacket.
Enjoy our content and freebies.Dutton, 2021. This site contains affiliate links that may earn a commission at no cost to you. Janet Chester Bly and their three sons Russell, Michael and Aaron, finished Stephen's last novel for him, Stuart Brannon's Final Shot, Book 7 in the Stuart Brannon Series, a. Contact her at to forward review copies for consideration.Ī version of this review previously appeared in a Sierra Club Publication. 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. STEPHEN BLY (1944-2011) and his widow, author Janet Chester Bly, published over 120 fiction and nonfiction books for adults and kids with over two million books in print. Emerson would give Nick an approving pat on the head.Īmy Lou Jenkins is the award-winning author of Every Natural Fact. Although much funnier than Emerson, Offerman embodies the advice from Self-Reliance: “Speak what you think today in hard words and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict everything you said today.” 'Where the Deer and the Antelope Play' exemplifies the founding ideals of the nation the Transcendentalists aspired to. His progressive ideas are adamant enough to straighten the back of conservative thinkers he’s also a man in progress. He’s not a subject expert (he mistakenly refers to Luna Leopold as Aldo’s daughter, rather than son) he’s a humorist and essayist.
Throughout the meandering travels and essay threads, Offerman displays his wit, love for books, science, history, and penchant for thoughtful analysis. Editions for Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside: 1101984694 (Hardcover pu.
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