false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1231794065m/5329124.jpg 5329124 1 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 and a European sex toy to be treasured by 90% of American girls and their counterparts in 140 countries, as well as to become an Olympic athlete, Air Force pilot, boutique owner, Presidential candidate, and a cultural icon.And there's Ruth Handler, Barbie's creator: the tenth child of Polish-Jewish immigrants; a brash, passionately competitive and creative business pioneer who stopped at nothing for her vision; a mother and wife who wanted it all; a business phenom and co founder of Mattel who was forced out amid corporate scandal, turned the tragedy of her own breast cancer into a business that changed women's lives, and was ultimately honored as a pioneer, humanitarian, masterful entrepreneur, and the indomitable mother of the world's most famous doll. How Ruth came to be Ruth, how Barbie came to be Ruth's brainchild, and how together they indelibly changed American business and culture is the terrain of this fascinating biography. 5396606 1 2 2009 Barbie and Ruth: The Story of the World's Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her total:53|5:7|4:14|3:25|2:6|1:1| 53 179 135 24 2 0 false false Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 19:09:13 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 17:02:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 21:03:06 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 21:06:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 17:22:42 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 23:21:33 -0700 2009 Once Toy Monster, I was afraid this was going to be the polar opposite, nothing more than an adoring eulo...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 20:13:13 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 20:17:51 -0800 2009 A book about Barbie and her maker, Ruth Handler. This is a neat book in terms of that it was neatly portioned out. I was able to read the book over a 2+ week period without missing a beat. Nothing spectacular.

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