The Classics Collection

Barbie

$120 USD
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Celebrate the fascinating history of the world’s most popular doll in a book dedicated to Barbie. Created by Mattel founder Ruth Handler, a game-changing feminist visionary, Barbie defied the conventions of the 1950s, establishing a role for women other than a wife and mother. With an identity ou...
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A lifelong fan who still has every one of her Barbie dolls, the plastic convertible, and two Dreamhouses, Susan Shapiro is a bestselling author/coauthor of many books, including Five Men Who Broke My Heart (recently optioned for a movie), The Forgiveness Tour, The Bosnia List, The Byline Bible writing guide, and, most recently, American Shield. She freelances for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, New York, Elle, Oprah, Wired, and The New Yorker. By night she’s an award-winning writing professor who has taught at the New School, New York University and Columbia University and now offers private classes online. Follow her on X @ Susanshapironet and on Instagram @Profsue123.

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The Classics Collection

Barbie

$120

My whole philosophy of Barbie was that through the doll, the little girl could be anything she wanted to be.

— Ruth Handler, creator of Barbie

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Page count

340 pages

Number of illustrations

over 350

Language

English

Released on

October 2023

Dimensions

W 9.88 x L 12.99 x D 1.53 in

Cover materials

Silk hardcover

ISBN

9781649803214

Weight

6.0 lb

Author

Susan Shapiro

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