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Common Nonsense

by Andy Rooney · 2002 · 366 pages

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"Andy Rooney's Sunday evening observations on 60 Minutes are an American institution, shaping the way people see everything from coffee percolators to the state of the nation."

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Genre
humor
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 366 pages
Form
essays

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