This deluxe jumbo activity book is overflowing with 224 pages of Barbie and her friends to color—plus over 50 stickers.

The complete history of the wardrobes of Barbie doll, her friends and her family 1959-1974.

The billionth Barbie doll was sold in October 1997. Marco Tosa explains the cultural ethos of this unique phenomenon and the changes that have taken place over the decades as both doll and the fashion industry reflect new styles of dress and behaviour'

Fans of "Barbie" and the first "Barbie Fashion Designer", spend an entertaining day with Barbie in this book. Artistically intertwining the events and story the child can perform from the CD-ROM, they can also create fun fashions and perform other activities they read about the book. Includes illustrations of the actual outfits young readers make from the CD-ROM and one page of full-color stickers.

This book discusses the history of the Barbie doll and at the cultural reappropriations of Barbie by artists, collectors and especially lesbians and gay men.

From the concert stage to the dressing room, from the recording studio to the digital realm, SPIN surveys the modern musical landscape and the culture around it with authoritative reporting, provocative interviews, and a discerning critical ear. With dynamic photography, bold graphic design, and informed irreverence, the pages of SPIN pulsate with the energy of today's most innovative sounds. Whether covering what's new or what's next, SPIN is your monthly VIP pass to all that rocks.

Providing collectors with information on virtually every aspect of toy collecting, this guide contains over 15,000 listings of both antique and modern toys. It features the same popular format as top selling Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide, with hundreds of photos, histories, and much more.

Praise for the previous edition: "This fun-to-read source will add spice for economics and business classes..."—American Reference Books Annual "...worthy of inclusion in reference collections of public, academic, and high-school libraries. Its content is wide-ranging and its entries provide interesting reading."—Booklist "A concise introduction to American inventors and entrepreneurs, recommended for academic and public libraries."—Choice American Inventors, Entrepreneurs, and Business Visionaries, Revised Edition profiles more than 300 important Americans from colonial times to the present. Featuring such inventors and entrepreneurs as Thomas Edison and Madame C. J. Walker, this revised resource provides in-depth information on robber barons and their counterparts as well as visionaries such as Bill Gates. Coverage includes: Jeffrey Bezos Michael Bloomberg Sergey Brin and Larry Page Michael Dell Steve Jobs Estée Lauder T. Boone Pickens Russell Simmons Oprah Winfrey Mark Zuckerberg.