The good, the bad, and the Barbie
She has represented fifty different nationalities. She's stepped into the always-fashionable shoes of more than one 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 author Tanya Lee Stone takes an unbiased look at how Barbie became the icon that she is. 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.