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Barbie Turns 50

April 13, 2009 – 9:44 am

Barbie turns 50 this month and behind every great story now a days lies a book, or in this case, according to Newsweek Magazine,  two dueling biographies.  Barbie and Ruth by Robin Gerber and Toy Monster: The Big, Bad World of Mattel by Jerry Oppenheimer offer up two different versions as to who should get [...]

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“Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon”

May 16, 2008 – 6:01 pm

The reviews are in and most are raving about “Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon —And the Journey of a Generation” by Sheila Weller. As one Amazon reviewer writes “this is my candidate for beach book of 2008 for smart boomer women. I’m not kidding. It’s that good. It’s that addictive.” Watch

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