A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney [Paperback]

Andrew A. Rooney (Author)

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From Publishers Weekly

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 newspaper work that discusses topics from faulty home appliances and dieting to cliches and celebrity endorsements, is more successful: "Every entry is trenchant and telling and, best of all, fun to read." Photos.
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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Warner Books Inc (Mm) (March 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446347663
• ISBN-13: 978-0446347662
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,812,120 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars BRING BACK ANDY!, March 1, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney (Mass Market Paperback)

Andy Rooney has been a regular on the popular TV show 60 Minutes since 1978, and if you're a devoted fan of the show like me, you MAKE time in your busy schedule to relax in front of your TV and listen to Andy's wry essays on American life. By the end of them, I'm sure it can be agreed that most of us either find ourselves on the floor convulsing from laughter, or saying to ourselves "What on earth possessed that man to write about something like THAT!" Well in case you just can't get enough of Andy Rooney, I suggest reading this incredible book. It is filled with a variety of essays writen by Andy on everything from fences, to hair, to even a clever editorial on profanity. What I enjoy most about Mr. Rooney's style is that he "tells it like it is." He finds a way to tastefully poke fun at the most random American quirks and celebrates the uncelebrated. THIS BOOK SHOULD DEFINATELY BE PUT BACK IN PRINT!!! He is a very talented writer who has style all his own.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Should give you the chuckles, February 16, 2009

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K.A.Goldberg (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney (Paperback)

Andy Rooney brings that famous dry wit from CBS/60 MINUTES to these pages in this dated but still-funny collection from the late-1970's/early 1980's. Many of his short chapters/essays will put a smile on your face, but a couple are quite somber. Rooney offers his views (and at times his annoyances) on houses, dirty words, D-day, directions, soap, ratings, etc. This is one of several books by this often irreverent, but never irrelevant sage. At this writing, this curmudgeon-of-everyday-things is still going strong in his 90th year.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Full of Rooney's wit and insights, September 5, 2007

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Yoda (Hadera, Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney (Paperback)

Andy Rooney's wit and insights at their best. If you like Rooney's sense of humor and wit you will love this book. One of his best (if not the best).