''Si-cology 1: Tales and Wisdom from Duck Dynasty's Favorite Uncle'' is an

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Silas Robertson, co-written by

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Summary

In this book Si talks about his life. He talks about what life was like for him as a young boy living in

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, how he went overseas to

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as a soldier during the war, to what his life is like being Uncle Si on A&E show ''

Duck Dynasty ''Duck Dynasty'' is an American reality television series that aired on A&E from 2012 to 2017. The series portrays the lives of the Robertson family, who became successful from their family-operated business, Duck Commander. The West Monroe, Lo ...

''.

Release

It was first published on September 3, 2013, by

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. They also published an

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adaption narrated by Si Robertson. On September 27, 2016, it had a Christian follow-up titled ''Si-renity: How I Stay Calm and Keep the Faith''.

Reception

The book became a ''New York Times'' Best Seller, and ''

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'' wrote "The Duck Dynasty empire rolls on. Si Robertson, a member of the extravagantly bearded Robertson clan, who struck it rich in the duck call business and then got famous thanks to a reality TV show, is the latest member of the family to hit the bestseller lists." The book was positively received and became recommended reading by

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and PopSugar.

References

{{reflist American autobiographies 2013 non-fiction books