Barbie and Ruth : the story of the world's most famous doll and the woman who created her / Robin Gerber.
By: Gerber, Robin
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TextPublisher: New York : Collins Business, c2009Edition: 1st ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [258]-266) and index.Description: ix, 278 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780061341311; 0061341312.Subject(s): Handler, Ruth | Mattel, Inc | Dollmakers -- United States -- Biography | Barbie dollsDDC classification: 338.7/6887221092 | B | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 338.76 G3134 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003686763 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [258]-266) and index.
The doll nobody wanted -- The tenth child -- Love at a nickel a dance -- Ruth and Elliot and Matt -- A working mother -- Uke-a-doodles -- Music makers and sour notes -- Gambling everything on Mickey Mouse -- The woman and the doll -- Soaring in the sixties -- Toys, money, and power -- Hot wheels and hot deals -- The cancer within -- The plot unravels -- Nearly me -- The wages of fraud -- Forced service -- Ken and a time of plague -- Her way.
The tragic and redeeming story of how one visionary woman, Ruth Handler, built the biggest toy company in the world and created a global icon.
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