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The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie: A Doll’s History and Her Impact on Us

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“Balanced, funny, provocative—and most of all, important for anyone wanting to un­derstand girlhood in The united states.”—E. Lockhart, New York Times bestselling writer of We Were Liars 

Barbie just might be the most famous doll on this planet. She has represented fifty different nationalities. She’s stepped into the all the time-fashionable shoes of a couple of hundred twenty careers. She has been played with, studied, celebrated, and criticized for more than fifty years. And she has unquestionably influenced generations of girls—whether that influence has been positive or negative depends on whom you ask.
           
Acclaimed nonfiction writer Tanya Lee Stone takes an unbiased look at how Barbie became the icon that she is. Part biography—either one of the doll and of her inventor, Ruth Handler—and part exploration of the cultural phenomenon that may be Barbie, The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie is filled with personal anecdotes, memories, and opinions from people of every age. Featuring original color and black-and-white photographs, this book is for everyone who understands that we’re all living in a Barbie world.

 
“This is no mere Barbie book. This can be a how-to manual about being a girl.”—Lauren Myracle, New York Times bestselling author
  
* “Source notes, a bibliography, and a whole lot of images, including an inset of color photos, add to an offering that pleases and intrigues.” —Booklist, starred review

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