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
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Barbie collector's guide
Easton, Marilyn
With Barbie, you can be anything! Discover all of the careers Barbie has had in this fun book with a double-sided, collectible poster! Barbie has had many different careers over the years--from a surgeon to an astronaut--proving that anything is possible for you and Barbie!...
Dressing Barbie : a celebration of the clothes that made America's favorite doll, and the incredible woman behind them
Spencer, Carol, (Fashion designer)
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
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
"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...
On nostalgia
Berry, David
From Mad Men to MAGA: how nostalgia came to be and why we are so eager to indulge it. From movies to politics, social media posts to the targeted ads between them, nostalgia is one of the most potent forces of our era. On Nostalgia is a panoramic cultural history of nostalgia, exploring...
All made up : the power and pitfalls of beauty culture, from Cleopatra to Kim Kardashian
Nudson, Rae
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...
All the women in my brain : and other concerns
Gilpin, Betty
"If DAVID RAKOFF and DAVID SEDARIS had a baby and that baby was Betty." --Zoe Kazan If you've ever felt like you were more, or at least weirder, than the world expected? you're not alone... In this collection, EMMY AWARD...
Paperback crush : the totally radical history of '80s and '90s teen fiction
Moss, Gabrielle
Every twenty- or thirty-something woman knows these books. The pink covers, the flimsy paper, the zillion volumes in the series that kept you reading for your entire adolescence. Spurred by the commercial success of Sweet Valley High and The Babysitters Club, these were not the serious-issue YA...
Unlikeable female characters : the women pop culture wants you to hate
Bogutskaya, Anna
"A fresh feminist appraisal of the pop culture canon." --Publishers Weekly How bitches, trainwrecks, shrews, and crazy women have taken over pop culture and liberated women from having to be nice. Female characters throughout history have been burdened by the moral trap that is...
Skirts : fashioning modern femininity in the twentieth century
Chrisman-Campbell, Kimberly
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...
Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart: A Memoir
Lee, Jen Sookfong
For most of Jen Sookfong Lee's life, pop culture was an escape from family tragedy and a means of fitting in with the larger culture around her. Anne of Green Gables assured her that, despite losing her father at the age of twelve, one day she might still have the loving family of her dreams, and...
Wannabe : Reckonings With the Pop Culture That Shapes Me
Harris, Aisha.
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...

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