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Vicki León

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Vicki León


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Nonfiction, History, Women & Gender Studies


A prolific author of non-fiction, author of numerous books for young and old, Vicki León delights in unearthing unusual facts, fresh anecdotes, and uncommon statistics to create her books on the natural world and the flip side of history. Her book have won rave reviews from a long list of media that includes People magazine. Publishers Weekly, the Los Angeles Times, Voice of America, and numerous NPR stations.

Her bestselling titles for 10 and up include A Raft of Sea Otters, The Secrets of Tidepools, and three titles in the Outrageous Women series.

Her popular titles for older readers include Uppity Women of Ancient Times, Uppity Women of the Renaissance, and the other Uppity titles and the travel title Scenic Highway One.

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Average rating: 3.68 · 4,147 ratings · 575 reviews · 73 distinct works • Similar authors
Uppity Women of Medieval Times
3.76 avg rating — 1,043 ratings — published 1997 — 11 editions
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4,000 Years of Uppity Women...
3.49 avg rating — 639 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions
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Uppity Women of Ancient Times
3.62 avg rating — 543 ratings — published 1995 — 18 editions
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Working IX to V: Orgy Plann...
3.59 avg rating — 368 ratings — published 2007 — 12 editions
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Uppity Women of the Renaiss...
3.87 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions
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Uppity Women of the New World
3.76 avg rating — 242 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions
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The Joy of Sexus: Lust, Lov...
3.62 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions
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How to Mellify a Corpse: an...
3.48 avg rating — 166 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions
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Uppity Women Speak Their Minds
3.83 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2015
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Uppity Women of Shakespeare...
3.66 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2000
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Series by Vicki León

Uppity Women of Ancient Greece Uppity Women of Ancient Times Uppity Women of Medieval Times Uppity Women of the Renaiss... Uppity Women of Shakespeare... Uppity Women of the New World 4,000 Years of Uppity Women...
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Outrageous Women of Ancient... Outrageous Women of the Mid... Outrageous Women of the Ren...
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3.93 avg rating — 165 ratings

Topics Mentioning This Author

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The History Book ...: VICKI'S 50 BOOKS READ IN 2011 125 182 Jan 02, 2012 02:59PM  
Around the World ...: TA: Circumnavigator / Rogue Traveler 2013 10 88 Sep 16, 2013 09:06AM  
Queereaders: June 2015 - What are you reading? (no book covers) 23 35 Jun 26, 2015 06:50PM  
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The History Book ...: This topic has been closed to new comments. VICKI'S 50 BOOKS READ IN 2018 84 134 Jan 19, 2019 07:49AM  
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