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From Publishers Weekly

In her latest, well-informed author and Ohio native Rossi (What

Every American Should Know About the Rest of the World) might be

writing an irreverant "Cliff's Notes" for American geography

students who have difficulty finding Europe on a map, were it not

for her opinionated voice and her commitment to "European history

and culture that we rarely learn in school." Deliberately playing

to the Ugly American vantage point, Rossi divides the book into two

parts, "Old Europe" and "New Europe," though, in characteristic

fashion, she efficiently delineates the real-world differences

between "Western Europe and Greece" (the Old) and the largely

post-Communist eastern counterparts (the New) without losing her

playful attitude. In 28 entries, Rossi has created an engaging

travel guide complete with the basics-demographics, history, hot

spots and notable natives-as well as numerous digressions,

including the significance of Ireland's groundbreaking television

comedy Father Ted; Poland's answer to the Olsen twins,

actors-turned-moral crusaders the Kaczynski twins; and Sweden's

innovative use of booze and manure for fuel. Rossi is most skilled

in keeping her guide balanced: sidebar stories on significant

events, scandals and achievements add depth and definition to each

profile, while the one-line summaries included in the introductions

("France: Most Land, most pushy, biggest food producer") keep

things pithy.

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MELISSA ROSSI is an award-winning journalist

who has written articles for Newsweek, National Geographic

Traveler, Newsday, Esquire, George, MSNBC, The New York

Observer and The London Times. She has written

extensively about Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, and has lived

abroad for many years.

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书籍介绍

From the bestselling What Every American Should Know … series, a look at the hot spots, hot shots, political muck ups, cross-border sniping and cultural brouhahas across the ocean

With the creation of the European Union and the introduction of the Euro, Europe has undergone a dizzying transformation recently—so much so that even Europeans are scratching their heads. Melissa Rossi brings US readers up to date on what has changed—and what makes each country tick.

* Which European nation most adores nuclear energy?

* Which country’s residents are by far the richest?

* Which prominent leader was once a taxi driver?

* Why are the typically calm Dutch getting twitchy?

* What happened to Czechoslovakia?

With her trademark investigative flair and wry humor, Rossi gives the inside scoop on every nation in the European Union, with vital facts about local culture, politics, tourist attractions and recent events. From Portugal to Poland, What Every American Should Know About Europe is a no holds barred, humorous and comprehensive guide for anyone interested in what our transatlantic cousins are up to these days.