Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
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- Author：Nick Offerman
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Summary
A humorous and rousing tour of America's nature spots as well as a mission statement about loving， protecting， and truly experiencing the outdoors， inspired by three journeys undertaken by actor， humorist， and New York Times bestselling author Nick Offerman
Nick Offerman has always felt a kinship to the Land of the Free--not just to 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 celebrate the people， landscape， and stories， both historical and fresh， that have made it great。
The seeds of this book were planted in 2019， when Nick took two memorable journeys with friends--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 A Shepherd's Life and English Pastoral。 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 the US in late 2020。 All three journeys 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 wildlife; what we mean when we talk about conservation; the importance of outdoor recreation; and the healthy building of both local and national communities across party lines， all subjects very close to Nick's heart。
With witty， heartwarming stories， and a keen insight into the problems we all confront， this is both a ramble through and celebration of the land we all love。
Nick Offerman has always felt a kinship to the Land of the Free--not just to 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 celebrate the people， landscape， and stories， both historical and fresh， that have made it great。
The seeds of this book were planted in 2019， when Nick took two memorable journeys with friends--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 A Shepherd's Life and English Pastoral。 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 the US in late 2020。 All three journeys 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 wildlife; what we mean when we talk about conservation; the importance of outdoor recreation; and the healthy building of both local and national communities across party lines， all subjects very close to Nick's heart。
With witty， heartwarming stories， and a keen insight into the problems we all confront， this is both a ramble through and celebration of the land we all love。
Reviews
Duffy
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Are you in much need of some spectacularly funny life coaching - read this and aspire to be more like Nick。 #nutmeglife
Kraig
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Offerman's writing style wry wit and humor shine through in all his works， Where the Deer and the Antelope Play being no exception。 Offerman's views on sustainability， land use， and experiencing nature， are on full display in this novel。 It also gives a glimpse and helps put into focus how our world has changed due to CVOID-19 and the ways we can still enjoy nature， and ourselves。 The best compliment I can give this book is that I need to get outside！ Offerman's writing style wry wit and humor shine through in all his works， Where the Deer and the Antelope Play being no exception。 Offerman's views on sustainability， land use， and experiencing nature， are on full display in this novel。 It also gives a glimpse and helps put into focus how our world has changed due to CVOID-19 and the ways we can still enjoy nature， and ourselves。 The best compliment I can give this book is that I need to get outside！ 。。。more
Kirsten Keefe
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I’m pretty sure I’m the target choir for this preaching， but a receptive and entertained target at that。 I love Offerman’s word choices and definitely will be adding reborative to my vocabulary。 A good read to tide me over between seasons of “Making It。”
Russel Gransden
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Pretty good， pretty preachy， if you're into that。 （I was） Pretty good， pretty preachy， if you're into that。 （I was） 。。。more
Lukas
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2。5
Lynn
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A favorite （among many） quote from this excellent book: "A body cannot shoot up an elementary school with a fishing pole。" A favorite （among many） quote from this excellent book: "A body cannot shoot up an elementary school with a fishing pole。" 。。。more
Dan
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Wendell Berry， Jeff Tweedy， George Saunders， Aldo Leopoldo， James Rebanks， oh my！ The best parts of this book involve these fellas， the worst parts of the book involve mishaps with an airstream’s electrical system。 Honestly though， that’s pretty short。 And this book gets you thinking， which is all you can ask for。
James
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Daddy Nick can whisper sweet musings into my headphones as I walk the beach anytime he wants。 This was a great audiobook delivered by the author。 Penned during the pandemic he takes us on some hikes across the country and even across the pond to a little farming homestead as he reflects back on the morality of our modern life and the intersection with the natural environment and one another。 He advocates for shopping local and reminds us to be conscious of the burdens we place on the environment Daddy Nick can whisper sweet musings into my headphones as I walk the beach anytime he wants。 This was a great audiobook delivered by the author。 Penned during the pandemic he takes us on some hikes across the country and even across the pond to a little farming homestead as he reflects back on the morality of our modern life and the intersection with the natural environment and one another。 He advocates for shopping local and reminds us to be conscious of the burdens we place on the environment， especially the morality of how we source our food。 。。。more
Vic Mumu luna
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If you're looking for a modern Mark Twainish， americano read， this is it。 If you're looking for a modern Mark Twainish， americano read， this is it。 。。。more
Rick Lee Lee James
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Perfect way to spend a Saturday。 The best compliment I can pay it is that it makes me want to get outside and take a walk。 About as close to perfect as a book can get for me。 Humor， ethics， theological criticism， responsible environmentalism and Jeff Tweedy。“Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching—even when doing the wrong thing is legal。”—Aldo Leopold
Sharon L
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This ended up being more of a political rant on the state of resource use and democracy （in the US） than the humorous nature inspired memoir that I thought I was getting from the description。 I agree with most everything stated in the book， but the tone of the book came across as more fed-up than "lets make fun of these ridiculous knuckleheads" which will put off many readers。I very much enjoyed part 1 of the book describing a vacation to Glacier National Park with George Saunders and Jeff Tweed This ended up being more of a political rant on the state of resource use and democracy （in the US） than the humorous nature inspired memoir that I thought I was getting from the description。 I agree with most everything stated in the book， but the tone of the book came across as more fed-up than "lets make fun of these ridiculous knuckleheads" which will put off many readers。I very much enjoyed part 1 of the book describing a vacation to Glacier National Park with George Saunders and Jeff Tweedy。 I would have enjoyed a whole book of their incites and adventures。The last part of the book is about Nick and his wife purchasing and driving a 30 ft。 Airstream trailer across the country which seems hypocritical given the discussion of overuse of natural resources in the previous parts of the book。 Then again the author proclaims his love for fast food while also lambasting factory farming。Reader advisory will be tricky as there is a heavy political slant to the tone of the book。Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Deedee
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DNF！ Was hoping this book would not become a political “name calling/blaming"。 Story going along ok and interesting until the author called a former president a “rapist’。 Author has a solution to everything wrong… and it’s very clear what Political Party he is！ DNF！ Was hoping this book would not become a political “name calling/blaming"。 Story going along ok and interesting until the author called a former president a “rapist’。 Author has a solution to everything wrong… and it’s very clear what Political Party he is！ 。。。more
Jami
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Parts 1 & 3 get 4 stars， Part 2 only 3 stars， because it's muddied by his barrage of politics （some of Part 3 is also）。 He needs to give his party's politicians equal scrutiny， cuz they are just as guilty as those he mentioned。I like his humor a lot， but it gets diluted by all the commentary。 Parts 1 & 3 get 4 stars， Part 2 only 3 stars， because it's muddied by his barrage of politics （some of Part 3 is also）。 He needs to give his party's politicians equal scrutiny， cuz they are just as guilty as those he mentioned。I like his humor a lot， but it gets diluted by all the commentary。 。。。more
Rebecca Heneghan
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This book goes on a lot of tangents and has a lot of extra details。 I have read Nick before and find some things so funny while being so intelligent。Hearing stories of Jeff Tweedy and George Saunders travel national parks was worth the read for me。 I love Nick’s passion for what he writes about but think this could use a bit of editing。 Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC for my honest review。
Katey
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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced readers copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 I love Nick Offerman and I love the one other book I read by him and his wife， The Greatest Love Story Ever Told。 More than half of this book was talking about his opinions on sustainability and ethical and humane issues that come to food production。 There were also times that he talks about humans being too gluttonous and using too many of the the resources on Earth。 Unfortunatel Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced readers copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 I love Nick Offerman and I love the one other book I read by him and his wife， The Greatest Love Story Ever Told。 More than half of this book was talking about his opinions on sustainability and ethical and humane issues that come to food production。 There were also times that he talks about humans being too gluttonous and using too many of the the resources on Earth。 Unfortunately in the last part of the book he talks about buying a 30ft Airstream to travel across country in the most hypocritical twist of events in this book。 This was to say the least， extremely disappointing。 I agree with Offerman in a lot of areas， actually in most areas。 However， this story was in poor taste in this book。 It may have been better suited for another book of a different subject matter。 This completely turned me off from this book。 I was hoping at the end of this chapter he would have touched on how hypocritical this story was， and how his wealth was showing， but he did not。 If he would have mentioned that， this book may have been redeemed for me。 I give this two stars because I love his writing style。 Even though I am reading it in my head it is written as he speaks and I can almost hear him reading the book to me in my head。 I will continue to read his books， but this one was not a winner for me sadly。 。。。more
Nenia ✨ I yeet my books back and forth ✨ Campbell
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Erin
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I think， for the right person this is absolutely the right book。 Offerman's editor lets him run wild， with musings on agriculture， nature， consumerism， and humanity's place in all of it （mostly， that we screw everything up， not an unfair assessment）。 This is Nick Offerman's love letter to the great outdoors， so if you want to go on that journey with him， this is the book。 I think， for the right person this is absolutely the right book。 Offerman's editor lets him run wild， with musings on agriculture， nature， consumerism， and humanity's place in all of it （mostly， that we screw everything up， not an unfair assessment）。 This is Nick Offerman's love letter to the great outdoors， so if you want to go on that journey with him， this is the book。 。。。more
Joe Jones
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I love his sense of humor as he teaches us to step out of our 21st century world and appreciate what the land around us has to offer if only we will let it。
Steve
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