Barbie and Ruth: The Story of the World's Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her more books like this

by Robin Gerber

Robin Gerber, a noted author and speaker on women and leadership, skillfully entwines the stories of two exceptional women. There's Barbie: the diminutive yet arrestingly voluptuous doll unveiled at the 1959 Toy Fair to the disdain of the male buyers. She transcended her strange beginnings as the improbable offspring of 1950s American paper dolls ...

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Knits for Barbie Doll: 75 Fabulous Fashions for Knitting more books like this

by Nicky Epstein

As Barbie approaches her 45th anniversary, celebrate her longevity with a wardrobe worthy of her success in the first official Barbie knits book--enough go-anywhere garments and accessories to fill a Barbie-sized closet. Among the 50-plus stylish patterns, you'll find some winning vintage looks (like a snazzy Sixties dress and go-go boots or a fur ...

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Collector's Encyclopedia of Barbie Doll Exclusives and More: Identification & Values more books like this

by J Michael Augustyniak

Barbie "Exclusives" are the prestigious Mattel-produced dolls and designs made solely for a company and not sold in any other establishment--making them one of the most sought-after categories around. This complete guide to these dolls features virtually every exclusive produced to date--in full color and described in detail. 300+ color photos.

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Warman's Barbie Doll Field Guide more books like this

by Dr. Paul Kennedy (Editor)

Perfect for Barbie[registered] doll collectors on the go, this reference provides vast amounts of information in an easy-to-carry guide. More than 1,500 Barbie[registered] dolls and accessories are covered, allowing collectors to easily identify and value their collections and potential purchases. This handy book contains photos and values for one ...

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The Barbie Doll Years: A Comprehensive Listing & Value Guide of Dolls & Accessories more books like this

by Patrick C Olds

This all-new fourth edition of the ever-popular "Barbie Doll Years" makes cataloging a collection a snap. Every Barbie doll, her friends, and accessories are listed alphabetically by name, stock number, and year, making it possible to locate a specific doll even if you know only the item number.

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Barbie Doll Fashion 1975-1979 more books like this

by Sarah Sink Eames

With no repeats from the other two Barbie Doll volumes, Volume III features more than 600 full color photos of fashions, detailed descriptions, and current values.

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Barbie Millicent Roberts: An Original more books like this

by David Levinthal (Photographer), Ms. Valerie Steele (Text by)

The early and rare Barbie--in 75 ravishing photographs! Here is Barbie as she was meant to be seen and celebrated, clothed in Mattel's now impossible-to-find ensembles that have been copied from the original designs of the great couturiers--Chanel, Balenciaga, and Dior, among others--and photographed by the foremost photographer of toys at work ...

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Barbie, the First 30 Years: 1959 Through 1989 and Beyond: Identification and Value Guide more books like this

by Stefanie Deutsch

For more than 30 years, Barbie has mirrored the fashion, lifestyles, and beauty ideals of her time. Collectors have been enchanted by her as flower child, disco queen, rock star, and career woman. This book chronicles the first three decades of this popular collectible, showing a complete, year-by-year line of over 800 U.S. and foreign Barbies, ...

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Barbie Boom: Identification and Values more books like this

by J Michael Augustyniak

The Barbie Boom features information on virtually every U.S. Barbie and a sampling of the most popular foreign dolls beginning in 1986, the year Mattel released the first doll especially for adult collectors. More than 400 full-color photos showcase over 800 dolls.

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Barbie, the First 30 Years: 1959 Through 1989: An Identification and Value Guide more books like this

by Stefanie Deutsch

For more than 30 years, Barbie has mirrored the fashion, lifestyles, and beauty ideals of her time. Collectors have been enchanted by her as flower child, disco queen, rock star, and career woman. This book chronicles the first three decades of this popular collectible, showing a complete, year-by-year line of over 800 U.S. and foreign Barbies, ...

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The Collector's Encyclopedia of Barbie Dolls and Collectibles more books like this

by Sibyl Dewein, Sybil Dewein, Joan Ashabrane

This informative book has become the classic reference on Barbie doll and her family and friends. With hundreds of photos and informative text, this comprehensive book contains information gained from years of intensive research. A detailed and enjoyable publication for all Barbie collectors.

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Fashion Doll Makeovers more books like this

by Jim Faraone

Move over ladies, the guys are here and they're showing that they are not just women's accessories any longer! The latest in the series of popular how-to books chronicles the up-and-coming male fashion dolls that have recently hit the market. The newest book in a series of fashion doll makeovers by Jim Faraone gives step-by-step instructions on ...

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The Ultimate Barbie Doll Book more books like this

by Marcie Melillo

Complete descriptions, values, model numbers, dates and markings for more than 1,000 dolls will assist you in identification of these highly sought after dolls. Barbie and all her friends issued in 1959 through 1995 are photographed in 1,800 full color photographs.

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Barbie Culture more books like this

by Ms. Mary F Rogers

This book uses one of the most popular accessories of childhood, the Barbie doll, to explain key aspects of cultural meaning. Some readings would see Barbie as reproducing ethnicity and gender in a particularly coarse and damaging way - a cultural icon of racism and sexism. Rogers develops a broader, more challenging picture. She shows how the ...

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Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll more books like this

by M G Lord

Far from a toy designed by men to enslave women, Barbie was a toy invented by women for women to teach them what - for better or worse - was expected of them. Controversial cultural critic and investigative journalist M. G. Lord, herself a first-generation Barbie owner, positions the doll as an international marketing phenomenon, an early model of ...

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Barbie Doll Fashions 1959-1967 more books like this

by Sarah Sink Eames

This beautiful, entertaining book features hundreds of full-color photos of Barbie doll fashions, detailed descriptions, and current values. A stylebook of fashions complete with all accessories. 2006 values.

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Fashion Doll Collection: Book 2 more books like this

by Brenda Stranton (Editor)

For the ultimate in fashion doll finery, try Fashion Doll Collection Book 2, new from Annie's Attic! Filled with full-color photos and easy-to-follow instructions for each project, this 64-page book offers a wide variety of beautiful outfits and accessories to cover every occasion. You'll have a hard time choosing what to make first! From ...

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Contemporary Barbie: Barbie Dolls 1980 and Beyond more books like this

by Jane Sarasohn-Kahn

The perfect reference for the more than 200,000 adult collectors of Barbie dolls in North America, Contemporary Barbie is a comprehensive guide to Barbie collecting after 1980, covering mass-produced as well as limited-edition Barbies. The guide provides the current value of each doll, along with special research, insights, and stories never ...

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Mondo Barbie more books like this

by Lucinda Ebersole (Editor), Richard Peabody (Editor)

Barbie is an American icon. But Barbie becomes a problem when the adult fantasy collides with the child's fantasy? All that misplaced Barbie angst of our youth, all the childhood conditioning, and the adult results are revealed at last in Mondo Barbie.

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Barbie: Visual Guide to the Ultimate Fashion Doll more books like this

by Cynthia O'Neill (Editor), Dorling Kindersley Publishing

Trace the history of Barbie from her beginning in 1959 through her metoric rise in popularity to her place on the world stage as a jet-setting multicultural fashion icon. Beautifully illustrated, this book follows Barbie through five decades of changing styles. Full color.

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The Wonder of Barbie: Dolls and Accessories, 1976-1986 more books like this

by Paris Manos, Susan Manos

This easy-to-use, pocket-sized book features Barbie dolls and accessories from 1976 to 1986 in beautiful color photos with complete descriptions.

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Barbie Doll Exclusively for Timeless Creations more books like this

by Margo Rana

In 1986, Mattel developed a division to create and market Barbie dolls for adult collectors. Ten years later that division, formerly known as Timeless Creations, has provided the adult collector with many exotic and extremely collectible creations! Barbie Doll Exclusively for Timeless Creations showcases 170 plus dolls with gorgeous full-colour ...

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Story of Barbie more books like this

by Kitturah Westenhouser

Still a top selling item after more than 30 years and avidly collected, the fashion doll Barbie originated in 1946 with an idea by Ruth Handler. Informative text and more than 300 color photographs, many never before published, convey the insights and innovations that have made Barbie what she is today.

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Collector's Encyclopedia of Barbie Doll Exclusives 1972-2004: Identification & Values more books like this

by J Michael Augustyniak

From AAFES to Zeller's, this is the only book collectors will ever need to identify and value their retailer-exclusive Barbie dolls. Over 500 dolls not shown in previous editions have been added to this volume, along with 60 new fashions.

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Kinky more books like this

by Denise Duhamel

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