Assouline 
Barbie

This volume celebrates the sixty-fifth anniversary of Barbie, the world’s most iconic doll. Readers will explore not only Barbie’s rich history but also her unique magic: she is a doll through whom girls can project their own dreams and fantasies – whether as a doctor, rock star, paleontologist, Olympic gold medalist, Major League Baseball player, virologist, or ecologist.
Created by Mattel co-founder Ruth Handler, a pioneering feminist visionary, Barbie defied the conventions of the 1950s by establishing a role for women beyond that of wife and mother. With an identity independent of family life, Barbie represented a modern and revolutionary figure, opening up imaginations to what both a doll – and a woman – could be.
This book offers a decade-by-decade exploration of Barbie’s evolution from 1959 to today, filled with fascinating facts, insights and never-before-seen imagery. From Marilyn Monroe to Margot Robbie, fashion designers to first responders, Barbie offers a comprehensive look at this American cultural phenomenon. To date, more than a billion Barbie dolls with over 250 careers have been sold worldwide, offered in a diverse range of nationalities, ethnicities, and body types.

English edition.

- Size: 10 x 13 inches, 340 pages, with more than 350 images and illustrations.

Written by bestseller author Susan Shapiro:

- A lifelong fan who still has every one of her Barbie dolls, the plastic convertible and two dreamhouses, Susan Shapiro is a bestselling author/coauthor of many books, including Five Men Who Broke My Heart (recently optioned for a movie),The Forgiveness Tour, The Bosnia List, The Byline Bible writing guide and, most recently, American Shield. She freelances for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, New York, Elle, Oprah, Wired and The New Yorker.