Years of Minutes: The Best of Rooney from 60 Minutes - Hardcover

Rooney, Andy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1586482114 ISBN 13: 9781586482114

Publisher: PublicAffairs, 2003

Synopsis

Andy Rooney has been at it for twenty-five years. It's time to celebrate. So here's the ultimate gift for every Rooney fan: an illustrated collection of Rooney's very best pieces from a quarter century at 60 Minutes. Readers can relive Rooney's sharpest investigative reports and his toughest interviews. Or they can sit back, put their feet up, and chuckle through some vintage Rooney rants: Andy grumbling about the clutter in our everyday lives; Andy skewering the pomposity of politicians; Andy telling the ugly truth about fad diets and dumb sports and our various obsessions with our own absurdities. In Years of Minutes, Andy Rooney, America 's best-loved humorist and commentator, offers his keenest observations in a lifetime spent studying -and laughing at -the joys and frustrations of American life.

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About the Author

Known to millions for his regular commentary on the television newsmagazine 60 Minutes, Andy Rooney is also the author of numerous bestselling books, including My War and Common Nonsense.

Review

Andy Rooney is a national treasure that much of our population obviously does not care enough about by the lack of readers posting a review on this book. Regardless of your politics, Rooney is an entertaining ol' coot. A little simplistic on his views of military and inteligence spending (regardless of who was in the White House). Whether he's taking a look at the mundane (the contents of his desk) or the emotional emptiness after the 9/11 attacks, Rooney always has something poinient (spelling?) to say. Even if you never watch 60 Minutes, this compellation is a wonderful look back at Andy's years on the news magazine show that started them all. A must read. --David Hayes

I dont know about the rest of the readers,David,but I just finished it and heres is my two bits. What we have here is a selection of the best of Andy's rants from 22 years on 60 Minutes. If youve ever watched Andy,I dont need to tell you what theyre like;youll know. I liked his intro to one in 1998 titled "Differences": "Tonight,in an effort to promote discord ,I propose to take a stand on a number of vital issues about which most Americans are always disagreeing." "What tastes best ,chocolate or vanilla? Ans.A Chocolate is a bold,strong taste.Vanilla is namby-pamby. B Vanilla is more popular. Andy: I like chocolate better and I like people who like chocolate better than I like people who like vanilla." He did one in 2001 on the theme of "God Bless America" He asked the question "Do people who ask God to bless America believe that a just and caring God who has the power to make things better or worse for a country,would really choose to make things better for America than for the people of say,Canada or Botswana?Why would God do that?" That same year he did one with the theme "I get Letters".Carol Deverick ,Fresno,California provided Andy with this answer. God doesnt bless the whole world because he doesnt go where he's not wanted." If youre wondering why so many apostrophes are missing in this review youll have to read Andy's Foreword.I think hes onto something. A great collection of thoughts ;maybe we'd all be a bit better off if we thought about things the way Andy does. --J. Guild

Few people on TV have the courage of their convictions to tell the truth. His writings go from 1982-2003. Mr.Rooney does not suffer from "the political correctness disease." His opinions are logical, thoughtful, and sarcastic. This reader found herself usually in agreement with him. All in all I would say this should be required reading for our high school students. They could use some old fashioned "common sense and decency." --Honesty

About this edition

• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1586482114
• ISBN 13: 9781586482114
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 523