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Author
Publisher
Phoenix Books
Language
English
Description
For more than thirty years, Andy Rooney had the last word on the most-watched television program in history. "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney"- a segment on 60 Minutes- aired from 1978 to 2011. A man of wit, gruffness, and common sense, Rooney spoke candidly about what drove him- and us- crazy, what brought us joy, and what made us human. Hear the man himself as he reads some of his finest newspaper essays,...
2) My War
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
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Description
My War is a blunt, funny, idiosyncratic account of Andy Rooney's World War II. As a young, naïve correspondent for The Stars and Stripes, Rooney flew bomber missions, arrived in France during the D-Day invasion, crossed the Rhine with the Allied forces, traveled to Paris for the Liberation, and was one of the first reporters into Buchenwald. Like so many of his generation, Rooney's life was changed forever by the war. He saw life...
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
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...
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...
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