Barbie Mania

Have you got Barbie on the mind? We've got you covered with this list of Barbie themed books.

Updated July 21, 2023
Drag items up and down to your preferred order then select the "Save Order" button.
Dressing Barbie : a celebration of the clothes that made America's favorite doll, and the incredible woman behind them
Spencer, Carol, (Fashion designer)
Paper Book
If you've ever had a Barbie doll, or you know someone who did, chances are that Barbie was dressed in one of the thousands of designs created by Carol Spencer during her unparalleled reign as a Barbie fashion designer spanning more than thirty-five years. Published in commemoration of Barbie's...
How to be perfect : the correct answer to every moral question
Schur, Michael
Paper Book
From the creator of The Good Place and the cocreator of Parks and Recreation, a hilarious, thought-provoking guide to living an ethical life, drawing on 2,400 years of deep thinking from around the world. Most people think of themselves as "good," but it's not...
Women without kids : the revolutionary rise of an unsung sisterhood
Warrington, Ruby
Paper Book
"The work Ruby is doing is liberating." --Glennon Doyle, New York Times bestselling author of Untamed "A startling, confronting, and liberating treatise." --Holly Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of Quit Like a Woman...
All made up : the power and pitfalls of beauty culture, from Cleopatra to Kim Kardashian
Nudson, Rae
Ebook
A fascinating journey through history and culture, examining how makeup affects self-empowerment, how people have used it to define (and defy) their roles in society, and why we all need to care There is a history and a cultural significance that comes with wearing cat-eye...
Paperback crush : the totally radical history of '80s and '90s teen fiction
Moss, Gabrielle
Ebook
For fans of vintage YA, a humorous and in-depth history of beloved teen literature from the 1980s and 1990s, full of trivia and pop culture fun.   Those pink covers. That flimsy paper. The nonstop series installments that hooked readers throughout their entire adolescence....
Skirts : fashioning modern femininity in the twentieth century
Chrisman-Campbell, Kimberly
Paper Book
In a sparkling, beautifully illustrated social history, Skirts traces the shifting roles of women over the twentieth century through the era's most iconic and influential dresses. While the story of women's liberation has often been framed by the growing acceptance of...
Wannabe : Reckonings With the Pop Culture That Shapes Me
Harris, Aisha.
Paper Book
BEST READS OF 2023: New York Times Book Review * USA Today * The Skimm * Bookpage * St Louis Post-Dispatch / BEST HOLIDAY GIFTS 2023: Publishers Weekly / MOST ANTICIPATED READS OF 2023: ELLE * The Millions * Essence "Aisha Harris is one of our smartest, most entertaining modern cultural...

Library staff! You can create and contribute to lists. Contact your catalog administrator or log in here.