Gina Misiroglu
Award-winning editor, book doctor, and author of nonfiction works

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Jul.10.2012 The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes Published by Booklist Editor Misiroglu and her band of merry men (for, indeed, all the other contributing writers are male) have spent years writing about the topic, as researchers, critics, and comics... Continue Reading »	Jul.10.2012 The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes (Paperback) Published by Book News This comprehensive encyclopedia of comic books and super heroes provides a detailed look at both famous and obscure characters and publications from the past eighty years of... Continue Reading »
May.01.2010 American Countercultures: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformists, Alternative Lifestyles, and Radical Ideas in U.S. History Published by www.booklistonline.com OUTSTANDING REFERENCE SOURCES The 2010 LIST OF TITLES The May 2010 issue of BOOKLIST cites AMERICAN COUNTERCULTURES as one of its 2010 Outstanding References Sources, compiled by... Continue Reading »	May.01.2010 American Countercultures: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformists, Alternative Lifestyles, and Radical Ideas in U.S. History Published by www.booklistonline.com OUTSTANDING REFERENCE SOURCES The 2010 LIST OF TITLES The May 2010 issue of BOOKLIST cites AMERICAN COUNTERCULTURES as one of its 2010 Outstanding References Sources, compiled by... Continue Reading »
Nov.02.2009 The Handy Answer Book for Kids (And Parents), Second Edition Published by Find Your Next Book Here Besides being a useful resource for answering tough questions, I think the book is just interesting. I found myself reading some of the sections just to satisfy my own curiosity,... Continue Reading »	Oct.15.2009 The Handy Answer Book for Kids (And Parents), Second Edition Published by verbatim How does a roller coaster work? Which airport is the busiest in the world? How much blood is inside my body? What is a tsunami? Welcome to the wonderful world of parenting, with a... Continue Reading »
Oct.24.2009 The Handy Answer Book for Kids (And Parents), Second Edition Published by Lesa's Book Critiques If your kids (or you) have questions about the world, Gina Misiroglu's The Handy Answer Book for Kids (and Parents) is a fun place to start. The book is broken into ten sections,... Continue Reading »	Sep.01.2009 American Countercultures: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformists, Alternative Lifestyles, and Radical Ideas in U.S. History Published by Emerald Reference Reviews In point of comprehensiveness, American Countercultures is impressive. I played my usual game with reference books of "testing it out": this involves checking it against a sample... Continue Reading »
Mar.01.2009 American Countercultures: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformists, Alternative Lifestyles, and Radical Ideas in U.S. History Published by Gale Cengage Reference Reviews The editor of this set defines a “counterculture” as “a culture in its own right, but one whose core values and lifestyle stand outside the mainstream and that, actively or... Continue Reading »	Jun.01.2009 American Countercultures: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformists, Alternative Lifestyles, and Radical Ideas in U.S. History Published by School Library Journal According to this encyclopedic work, a counterculture is any movement that “stands in opposition to the conventional,” and that includes everything from the Chicago Seven, cult... Continue Reading »
Feb.01.2009 American Countercultures: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformists, Alternative Lifestyles, and Radical Ideas in U.S. History Published by Against the Grain American Countercultures: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformists, Alternative Lifestyles, and Radical Ideas in U.S. History is another title that should have broad appeal. Edited by... Continue Reading »	May.07.2009 American Countercultures: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformists, Alternative Lifestyles, and Radical Ideas in U.S. History Published by SciTech Book News From environmental writer Edward Abbey, author of The Monkey Wrench Gang, which helped inspire the radical environmental group Earth First!, to the zoot-suiters, a youth counter-... Continue Reading »
Jul.01.2009 American Countercultures: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformists, Alternative Lifestyles, and Radical Ideas in U.S. History Published by Choice This very well-written, well-constructed reference source addresses an aspect of American history that is often overlooked. The three volumes include close to 600 entries written... Continue Reading »	Jun.15.2005 The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes Published by Northeast News Gleaner They fought Nazis and Reds, beasts trampling urban metropolises, fire-belching aliens scorching the heartlands. Wherever evildoers arose, in war-torn Europe or Ray Bradbury's... Continue Reading »
Jan.16.2005 The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes Published by Pasadena Daily News Fans will appreciate the efforts of editors Gina Misiroglu and David A. Roach in "The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes." "The... Continue Reading »

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About Gina

Gina Misiroglu is a best-selling author and book editor, specializing in the wordsmithing of popular culture, biography, American history, and women’s studies titles. She is the editor of the three-volume reference work American Countercultures: An...

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