The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie by Tanya Lee Stone

Filled with personal anecdotes, memories, and opinions from people of all ages, and featuring original color and black and white photographs, this book is for anyone who understands that we’re all living in a Barbie world. She remains neutral, allowing readers t The Good, The bad, and The Barbie by Tanya Lee Stone. The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie is part biography-both of the doll and of her inventor, Ruth Handler-and part exploration of the cultural phenomenon that is Barbie. Originally a young adult writer, Tanya Lee Stone manages to keep the same light-hearted tone here. When award-winning author Tanya Lee Stone started asking girls, boys, men, and women how they feel about Barbie, the first thing she discovered is how passionate people are about Barbie. And she has unquestionably influenced generations of girls-whether that influence has been positive or negative depends on who you ask. She has been played with, studied, celebrated, and vilified for more than fifty years. She’s stepped into the always-fashionable shoes of more than one hundred careers. Award-winning young adult novelist Tanya Stone has written a new book about the doll, her extraordinary creator and the cultural phenomenon that is Barbie. Lockhart, New York Times bestselling author of We Were Liars 'This is no mere Barbie book. The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie is balanced, funny, provocative-and most of all, important for anyone wanting to understand girlhood in America.'-E.

She’s represented fifty different nationalities. The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie: A Dolls History and Her Impact on Us Paperback Jby Tanya Lee Stone (Author) 60 ratings 3.6 on Goodreads 1,340 ratings See all formats and editions Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 35.16 29 Used from 2.30 5 New from 21.77 1 Collectible from 14. Winner of the Golden Kite Award 'History writers don't get better than Tanya Lee Stone.

Foreword by Meg Cabot – Available in Paperbackīarbie just might be the most famous doll in the world.

The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie by Tanya Lee Stone