- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: PublicAffairs; Reprint edition (Oct 22 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1586489038
- ISBN-13: 978-1586489038
- Product Dimensions: 22.1 x 14.5 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 431 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #218,944 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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“Rooney has solid credentials as an old-fashioned liberal of an almost extinct type, one who dislikes hubbub and loudmouths but dislikes injustice even more.”
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“Rooney has solid credentials as an old-fashioned liberal of an almost extinct type, one who dislikes hubbub and loudmouths but dislikes injustice even more.”
Book Description
Andy Rooney is a classic chronicler of America and her foibles. Over more than six decades of intrepid reporting and elegant essays, Rooney has told it to us straight and without a hint of sugar coating, but with more than a grain of truth and humor.
Andy Rooney: 60 Years of Wisdom and Wit brings together the best of more than a half-century of work (including long-out-of-print pieces from Rooney’s early years) in an unforgettable celebration of one of America’s funniest men. With selections from his beginnings as a correspondent for The Stars and Stripes during WWII to his arrival at CBS to his more than thirty-year stint on 60 Minutes, this book is a must-have for any Rooney fan.
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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Another "Best Of" Book, Oct 29 2009
By Kevin R. Austra - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Andy Rooney: 60 Years Of Wisdom and Wit (Hardcover)
Good Andy Rooney book if you have not had the opportunity to read his previous compilations. Even though there is little new material in this book it is valuable in that many of Rooney's original books are no longer readily available.Having collected and read Andy Rooney's books and columns for 30 years I quickly recognized many of the essays in this volume. Essentially it is a snapshot of Rooney's 60-plus year broadcast career. For anyone who thinks that Andrew A. Rooney just got lucky, this book proves the adage that hard work and luck walk hand in hand. A budding journalist when he was reluctantly enlisted into the Army, Rooney learned his craft the hard way. After leaving the Army he continued his wartime partnership with seasoned reporter Bud Hutton and completed a one year stint at MGM in Hollywood as a writer. Soon afterward he joined CBS as a television writer. Eventually Rooney found himself writing for television and newspapers, as well as appearing in weekly segments on 60 MINUTES.
My only regret is that this book could do with an additional couple hundred pages. Andy Rooney has written so many down to earth essays -- and read quite a few of them on 60 MINUTES and on books on cassette -- that his book leaves the reader wishing for more.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Wonderful!!!, Jan 30 2010
By Nancy R. Kilian - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Andy Rooney: 60 Years Of Wisdom and Wit (Hardcover)
I gave this book to my husband for Christmas. He just loved it and is sharing it with many friends. If you like Andy on 60 minutes you will relate to many of his experences. He says this book was the best present I have given him in many years.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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gift to husband..., Nov 4 2010
By Jo Ann - Published on Amazon.com
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Although I haven't read it yet, I am looking forward to it. My husband is laughing out loud reading it. We are both Andy Rooney fans.
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