Reviews
Fascinating ... compelling .... A seriously wry, thoroughly researched and totally enlightened look at the doll that most of us either love or love to hate., Lord shrewdly uses the evolution of Barbie as a touchstone to chart the evolution of our modern culture., Terrific .... A book that was dying to be written .... A crisp, often witty love story of American pop culture., The author's enthusiasm is infectious and she writes with considerable wit .... Her subject inspires passion., "Lord shrewdly uses the evolution of Barbie as a touchstone to chart the evolution of our modern culture." -- People "Fascinating ... compelling .... A seriously wry, thoroughly researched and totally enlightened look at the doll that most of us either love or love to hate." -- Newsday "Scathing, hilarious ... consistently informative and amusing." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Its mix of social history, psychoanalytical insights, and the Mattel marketing schemes that evoke them is told with wit, curiosity, and wry photos." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review "Terrific .... A book that was dying to be written .... A crisp, often witty love story of American pop culture." -- The Boston Globe "The author's enthusiasm is infectious and she writes with considerable wit .... Her subject inspires passion." -- The New York Times, "Lord shrewdly uses the evolution of Barbie as a touchstone to chart the evolution of our modern culture."--People "Fascinating ... compelling .... A seriously wry, thoroughly researched and totally enlightened look at the doll that most of us either love or love to hate."--Newsday "Scathing, hilarious ... consistently informative and amusing."--San Francisco Chronicle "Its mix of social history, psychoanalytical insights, and the Mattel marketing schemes that evoke them is told with wit, curiosity, and wry photos."--Los Angeles Times Book Review "Terrific .... A book that was dying to be written .... A crisp, often witty love story of American pop culture."--The Boston Globe "The author's enthusiasm is infectious and she writes with considerable wit .... Her subject inspires passion."--The New York Times, "Lord shrewdly uses the evolution of Barbie as a touchstone to chart the evolution of our modern culture."-- People "Fascinating ... compelling .... A seriously wry, thoroughly researched and totally enlightened look at the doll that most of us either love or love to hate."-- Newsday "Scathing, hilarious ... consistently informative and amusing."-- San Francisco Chronicle "Its mix of social history, psychoanalytical insights, and the Mattel marketing schemes that evoke them is told with wit, curiosity, and wry photos."-- Los Angeles Times Book Review "Terrific .... A book that was dying to be written .... A crisp, often witty love story of American pop culture."-- The Boston Globe "The author's enthusiasm is infectious and she writes with considerable wit .... Her subject inspires passion."-- The New York Times, Its mix of social history, psychoanalytical insights, and the Mattel marketing schemes that evoke them is told with wit, curiosity, and wry photos.