Melissa Rossi (born 1965 in

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Early life

Rossi grew up moving all around the United States. She has lived in

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. After writing one of her well-known books about

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, she decided she wanted to travel the world. She visited most European countries and has also lived in Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Rossi grew up wanting to be an artist; however, she has no skills.

Books

* ''What Every American Should Know About the Middle East'' (2008) * ''What Every American Should Know About Who's Really Running America and what you can do about it'' (2007; ) * ''What Every American Should Know About Europe: The Hotspots, Hotshots, Political Muck Ups, Cross-Border Sniping and Cultural Chaos of our Transatlantic Cousins'' (2006; ) * ''What Every American Should Know About Who's Really Running the World: The People, Corporations and Organizations that Control Our Future'' (2005; ) * ''What Every American Should Know About the Rest of the World: Your Guide to Today's Hotspots, Hotshots and Incendiary Issues'' (2003; ) * ''Courtney Love: Queen of Noise'' (1996; ) * '' Freak like Me: Inside the Jim Rose Circus Sideshow'' (1995; )

References

External links

Rossi's column at ''The Huffington Post''

Rossi's ''What Every American Should Know'' series

Rossi's Penguin Group profile

Vagabonding Travel Writers Interview with Rossi

1994 ''Newsweek'' article by Rossi
1965 births Living people American non-fiction writers 20th-century American women journalists Writers from Dayton, Ohio Journalists from Ohio 20th-century American journalists {{US-journalist-1960s-stub