Sincerely, Andy Rooney
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (546 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1586480456 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Now Rooney has collected the funniest, wisest, and most interesting of his letters, spanning several decades and addressing issues both momentous and trivial. As you might not expect, he writes a lot of letters, too. He responds to complaints from viewers; he corresponds with old friends; and he writes to his children about the things he cares about most. As you might imagine, he gets a lot of letters in response to his often iconoclastic views. Variously caustic, hilarious, and sage, these unfailingly entertaining letters reveal not only Rooney the iconoclast but Rooney the American Everyman. Sincerely, Andy Rooney is Andy Rooney at his best-and a wonderful gift book that will make readers chuckle and think twice.. Andy Rooney's weekly commentaries on 60 Minutes and his twice-weekly syndicated newspaper columns-addressing everything from deceptive cereal packaging to the existence of God-have made him America's best-known critic of the
All together, they make an interesting chronicle of his career, spanning everything from his missive to CBS management's 1950 request to swear that he had never been a member of the Communist party to his response to a modern conspiracy theorist. Less frequent but more prominent are his forays into the maddeningly illogical, as when he refuses to understand why being a homosexual is not the same kind of risky behavior as being a cigarette smoker, or when he defends his linguistically naive statement that English is "better" than other languages. Ah, but that's all part of his peculiar charm, isn't it? --Ali Davis. Just as enjoyable for other reasons are the pieces in which he becomes almost breathtaking in his cussedness, stubbornly waging an extensive battle against the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance and mercilessly ripping apart the letters of a fifth-grade class. Regular viewers of 60 Minutes will be grat
A Customer said Totally Useless Book. Of all the books I have read during my lifetime (Totally Useless Book Of all the books I have read during my lifetime (35 years), I think this is the most meaningless and useless book I have ever encountered! Now if only I can get my money back from amazon.com for selling me such a useless book! I am surprised that Andy Rooney who (allegedly) writes good commentary for 60. 5 years), I think this is the most meaningless and useless book I have ever encountered! Now if only I can get my money back from amazon.com for selling me such a useless book! I am surprised that Andy Rooney who (allegedly) writes good commentary for 60. Sincerely Andy Rooney 1susanfan Andy Rooney's writings are usually well worth reading. The letters certainly were, and very enjoyable. However, I was more than shocked and offended by Mr.Rooney's attack of religion. This is one of his books I wished I had skipped.. "A Book of Correspondence from America's Favorite Curmudgeon" according to Michael K. Beusch. Andy Rooney is America's Grouch. He's a brilliant writer, humorist and commentator who has experienced just about everything and has little time to suffer fools gladly. Many of the letters in this book involve Rooney's response to criticism or undue demands of his time with his acid wit. It's clear that