Andy Rooney, Author . Public Affairs $25 (352p) ISBN 978-1-58648-144-5
He's at it again. In his inimitable style, the 60 Minutes
commentator and bestselling author picks apart the stuff of our lives—from the ordinary to the extraordinary—to get to the heart of the matter. Whether it be chairs that...
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Andy Rooney, Author Collier Books $9.95 (245p) ISBN 978-0-02-010201-4
The first of these collections of Rooney's satirical TV pieces and syndicated newspaper columns ``can be moving, as in `D-Day,' or can fall flat, as in `The Faces of Christ,' which is maudlin,'' said PW . The second, an anthology of only his...
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Andy Rooney, Author, Andrew A. Rooney, Author . Public Affairs $26 (544p) ISBN 978-1-58648-211-4
Rooney fans aren't the only readers who will appreciate this massive collection of missives. Anyone who's ever rolled their eyes at the absurdities of modern society will find a soul mate in the legendary curmudgeon, whose on-camera...
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Andy Rooney, Author, Andrew A. Rooney, Author Penguin Books $15 (288p) ISBN 978-0-14-013172-7
The often controversial Rooney here picks on such easy targets as the decline of romance, dull textbooks, the U.S. postal service, the dearth of good conversation, unwanted Christmas gifts and the Miss America contest. ``These calculatedly...
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Andy Rooney, Author, Andrew A. Rooney, Author PublicAffairs $26 (368p) ISBN 978-1-58648-416-3
Rooney, revered 60 Minutes commentator, weekly syndicated newspaper columnist, and best-selling author (most recently of Years of Minutes) delivers a collection of caustic, comic essays on topics ranging from the serious (Iraq, global warming) to...
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Andy Rooney, Author, Andrew A. Rooney, Author Putnam Publishing Group $18.95 (254p) ISBN 978-0-399-13774-7
Rooney's 10th book collects his syndicated columns--which many find to be better pointed than his contributions to 60 Minutes --from the last three years. It begins with a few pieces that present a kinder, gentler pop philosopher waxing sentimental...
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Andy Rooney, Author, Andrew A. Rooney, Author Crown Publishers $25 (318p) ISBN 978-0-8129-2532-6
Rooney (Not That You Asked), commentator on 60 Minutes, here with sardonic self-effacement relates how he became a notable combat journalist in WWII, a war he calls ``the ultimate experience for anyone in it.'' For the Army newspaper Stars and...
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Andy Rooney, Author, Andrew A. Rooney, Author PublicAffairs $23 (315p) ISBN 978-1-891620-34-8
Rooney's distinctive whining voice comes through in this collection of his letters to fans, friends, CBS executives, tax collectors and others. The popular TV commentator and curmudgeon-in-residence sallies forth with ripostes at shady car dealers,...
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Andy Rooney, Author, Peter Osnos, Editor, Andrew A. Rooney, Author Random House (NY) $15.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-394-57837-8
The whiny, white-haired leprechaun who dispenses cranky advice on CBS-TV's 60 Minutes as if his bromides about life's minor annoyances are raw pearls of wisdom will entertain his fans with this latest assemblage. Rooney, author of four previous...
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