Barbie and Ruth : The Story of the World's Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her

Barbie and Ruth
Author(s): Robin Gerber

“Barbie and her creator, the sharp-elbowed gal who built the biggest toy company, have a story to tell.”

 —Time

 

Barbie and Ruth by Ruth Gerber is the remarkable true story of the world’s most famous toy and the woman who created her. It is a fascinating account of how one visionary woman and her product changed an industry and sparked a lasting debate about women’s roles. At once a business book, a colorful portrait of an extraordinary female entrepreneur, and a breathtaking look at a cultural phenomenon, Barbie and Ruth is a must read for anyone who ever owned a Barbie doll—a book Publishers Weekly calls, “a stirring biography…a fine study of success and resilience.”

Review(s):
“This stirring biography is a fine study of success and resilience.”
“Gerber’s smoothly-written biography paints a fearless business woman as a devoted wife, a too-busy mother and a rock-‘em-sock-‘em executive.”
“Barbie and her creator, the sharp-elbowed gal who built the biggest toy company, have a story to tell.”



ISBN:  9780061341328