8 Top biography books like Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll by M.G. Lord

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Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

By: M.G. Lord

3.63

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Since her introduction in 1959, Barbie’s impact has been revolutionary. Far from being a toy design…

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

By: Robin Gerber

3.69

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

“Barbie and her creator, the sharp-elbowed gal who built the biggest toy company, have a story to t… read more

Similar categories in Robin Gerber's Barbie and Ruth: The Story of the World's Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • biography
  • history
  • pop culture
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • womens
  • business
  • audiobook

2. Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer

By: Katherine Ramsland

3.66

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In 1974, Dennis Lynn Rader stalked and murdered a family of four in Wichita, Kansas. Since adolesce… read more

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3. The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

By: Amanda Montell

3.54

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blen… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Montell's The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"While magical thinking is an age-old quirk, overthinking feels distinct to the modern era—a product of our innate superstitions clashing with information overload, mass loneliness, and a capitalistic…"

-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

"Information transmission research suggests that folks with higher anxiety are quicker to engage with, and slower to disengage from, negative information; so "as a trait and state," anxiety itself per…"

-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

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4. If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury

By: Geraldine DeRuiter

4.15

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the James Beard Award–winning blogger behind The Everywhereist come hilarious, searing essays … read more

Similar categories in Geraldine DeRuiter's If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • biography
  • feminism
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • womens
  • audiobook
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5. Dolls of Our Lives

By: Mary Mahoney

3.53

Format: None pages, None

For Feiwel & Friends, Kat Brzozowski bought world rights to a currently untitled book by Allison Ho… read more

Similar categories in Mary Mahoney's Dolls of Our Lives book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • history
  • pop culture
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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6. Loyally, Luke

By: Pepper Basham

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Sometimes love means embracing the good, the bad . . . and even the impossible. Dear Reader, … read more

Similar categories in Pepper Basham's Loyally, Luke book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • audiobook
Cover of A Life with Ghosts: True, Terrifying, and Insightful Tales from My Favorite Haunts by Steve Gonsalves

7. A Life with Ghosts: True, Terrifying, and Insightful Tales from My Favorite Haunts

By: Steve Gonsalves

4.30

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The debut book from paranormal investigator and Ghost Hunters TV star Steve Go… read more

Similar categories in Steve Gonsalves's A Life with Ghosts: True, Terrifying, and Insightful Tales from My Favorite Haunts book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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8. Toxic: Women, Fame, and the Tabloid 2000s

By: Sarah Ditum

3.58

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A scathing reexamination of the lives of nine female celebrities in the 2000s, and the sexist, expl… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Ditum's Toxic: Women, Fame, and the Tabloid 2000s book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • biography
  • history
  • pop culture
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • womens
  • audiobook
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9. Reluctant Immortals

By: Gwendolyn Kiste

3.54

Format: 307 pages, Paperback

For fans of Mexican Gothic, from three-time Bram Stoker Award–winning author Gwendolyn Kiste comes … read more

Similar categories in Gwendolyn Kiste's Reluctant Immortals book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • historical
"I don’t envy her for it. The thing about making it to old age is that not everyone else will. That means you get to sit back and watch the world slip away from you, one tragedy at a time."

-Gwendolyn Kiste, Reluctant Immortals

"The thing about making it to old age is that not everyone else will. That means you get to sit back and watch the world slip away from you, one tragedy at a time. First it was her friends, the Texan …"

-Gwendolyn Kiste, Reluctant Immortals

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10. So Fetch

By: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

3.60

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia comes the totally fetch story of one of th… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Keishin Armstrong's So Fetch book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • history
  • pop culture
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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11. Darkwood (Darkwood #1)

By: Gabby Hutchinson Crouch

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Magic is forbidden in Myrsina, along with various other abominations, such as girls doing maths. Th… read more

Similar categories in Gabby Hutchinson Crouch's Darkwood (Darkwood #1) book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

"People think any clever girl could be a witch. It happens to all of us."

-Gabby Hutchinson Crouch, Darkwood (Darkwood #1)

"It may be an all-seeing Mirror and former king, but that doesn't mean that it's got people skills."

-Gabby Hutchinson Crouch, Darkwood (Darkwood #1)

"That'll all be down to Snow's princessly training, Gretel supposes. Is one generally taught to handle a blade with utmost stealth and precision at princess school?"

-Gabby Hutchinson Crouch, Darkwood (Darkwood #1)

"Wait, hang on,' says Trevor. 'How do you know they're on their way to the village? You're not even a witch.' He ponders this for a moment. 'It's not going to turn out that you are secretly a witch af…"

-Gabby Hutchinson Crouch, Darkwood (Darkwood #1)

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12. One of Our Kind

By: Nicola Yoon

3.28

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nicola Yoon’s daring new work of dystopian horror is a propuls… read more

Similar categories in Nicola Yoon's One of Our Kind book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • audiobook
Cover of Dressing Barbie: A Celebration of the Clothes That Made America's Favorite Doll and the Incredible Woman Behind Them by Carol Spencer

13. Dressing Barbie: A Celebration of the Clothes That Made America's Favorite Doll and the Incredible Woman Behind Them

By: Carol Spencer

4.31

Format: 160 pages, ebook

A legendary fashion designer for Barbie shares the story of her adventures working behind-the-scene… read more

Similar categories in Carol Spencer's Dressing Barbie: A Celebration of the Clothes That Made America's Favorite Doll and the Incredible Woman Behind Them book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • history
  • pop culture
Cover of Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll by M.G. Lord

14. Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

By: M.G. Lord

3.63

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Since her introduction in 1959, Barbie’s impact has been revolutionary. Far from being a toy design… read more

Similar categories in M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • biography
  • history
  • pop culture
  • historical
  • feminism
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • womens
  • business
  • audiobook
Cover of Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum

15. Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV

By: Emily Nussbaum

4.02

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Who invented reality TV, the world’s most dangerous pop-culture genre, and why can’t we look away f… read more

Similar categories in Emily Nussbaum's Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • pop culture
  • audiobook
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16. Honey

By: Isabel Banta

3.48

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age story that follows the meteoric rise of singer Amber Young as she navigates fame in… read more

Similar categories in Isabel Banta's Honey book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • historical
  • audiobook
"The truth is my dad was always singing […]"

-Isabel Banta, Honey

"I wasn’t good enough—what a mortifying thing to discover about yourself."

-Isabel Banta, Honey

"[…] she remains enigmatic, unbreachable; she unlocks herself only for certain people."

-Isabel Banta, Honey

"Mike wants me to say I’m a normal girl. But I’m not, I never was. I always felt I had to prove I was better."

-Isabel Banta, Honey

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17. In Honor of Broken Things

By: Paul Acampora

3.97

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Three unlikely friends become partners in heartbreak and hope during a middle school pottery class … read more

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18. Hearts on Thin Ice

By: Katie Kennedy

3.38

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A pro hockey player falls for an interior designer in this charming debut sports romance. This flir… read more

Similar categories in Katie Kennedy's Hearts on Thin Ice book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • audiobook
Cover of Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle    Moran

19. Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp

By: Michelle Moran

4.30

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

Maria von Trapp. You know the name and the iconic songs, but do you know her real story? This dram… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Moran's Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • historical
  • audiobook
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20. Anna Bright Is Hiding Something

By: Susie Orman Schnall

3.56

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

The Dropout meets Inventing Anna in this cinematic and page-turning summer read! A ripped-from-the-… read more

Similar categories in Susie Orman Schnall's Anna Bright Is Hiding Something book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • audiobook
Cover of Prairie Man: My Little House Life & Beyond by Dean Butler

21. Prairie Man: My Little House Life & Beyond

By: Dean Butler

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An illuminating, insider’s journey through the world of Little House on the Prairie and beyond, fro… read more

Similar categories in Dean Butler's Prairie Man: My Little House Life & Beyond book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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22. Catalina

By: Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

3.65

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A year in the life of the unforgettable Catalina Ituralde, a wickedly wry and heartbreakingly vulne… read more

Similar categories in Karla Cornejo Villavicencio's Catalina book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • historical
  • audiobook
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23. Humor Me

By: Cat Shook

3.71

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A love letter to the New York City stand-up scene, as told by a charmingly jaded assistant at a lat… read more

Similar categories in Cat Shook's Humor Me book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • audiobook
Cover of Markless by C.G. Malburi

24. Markless

By: C.G. Malburi

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Ruti is Markless. In a society where worth is determined by the mark on your palm and the magic it … read more

Similar categories in C.G. Malburi's Markless book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • audiobook
Cover of Made for You by Jenna Satterthwaite

25. Made for You

By: Jenna Satterthwaite

3.74

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Hi. My name is Julia. I’m a Synth. And I’m here to find love… Synthetic woman Julia Walden was d… read more

Similar categories in Jenna Satterthwaite's Made for You book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • audiobook
Cover of City of Books by Nicole  Meier

26. City of Books

By: Nicole Meier

3.63

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Jo Waterstone knows what you should read next. She’s honed the skill of sizing up a person and reco… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Meier's City of Books book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • audiobook
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27. But How Are You, Really

By: Ella Dawson

3.71

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A burned-out bisexual confronts old demons, her estranged chosen family, and the ex she maybe shoul… read more

Similar categories in Ella Dawson's But How Are You, Really book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • audiobook
Cover of The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us by Rachelle Bergstein

28. The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us

By: Rachelle Bergstein

3.92

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An intimate and expansive look at Judy Blume’s life, work, and cultural impact, focusing on her mos… read more

Similar categories in Rachelle Bergstein's The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • biography
  • history
  • feminism
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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29. Just One Taste

By: Lizzy Dent

3.70

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

“I love, love, love Lizzy Dent.”—Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author Olive Stone i… read more

Similar categories in Lizzy Dent's Just One Taste book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • audiobook
" Time and bravery will get you through anything "

-Lizzy Dent, Just One Taste

"The smells of barbecued seafood waft through the air, and I think about the crazy difference between here, with its blue sea and salty air; luscious, green Tuscany; and sun-burnished Sicily."

-Lizzy Dent, Just One Taste

"I want to take you into the kitchen and ravish you." "Where all the best love affairs begin," I say, turning and jumping up and wrapping my legs around his waist as he kisses me and leads me, slowly …"

-Lizzy Dent, Just One Taste

"The second dish is so inviting. I plunge my fork into a piece of soft squid, devouring too much of the North African-influenced couscous dish. There are so many potential key ingredients in here: any…"

-Lizzy Dent, Just One Taste

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30. A Thousand Times Before

By: Asha Thanki

3.76

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A heartrending family saga following three generations of women connected by a fantastic tapestry t… read more

Similar categories in Asha Thanki's A Thousand Times Before book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • historical
  • audiobook
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31. Medusa

By: Nataly Gruender

4.09

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

An intimate look into the life of a legendary mythical villain who has so often been stripped of he… read more

Similar categories in Nataly Gruender's Medusa book and M.G. Lord's Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

  • historical
  • feminism
  • audiobook
"Enyo spoke to her sisters: "They're getting worse." "Demi-Gods?" Sthennos asked. "Men."

-Nataly Gruender, Medusa

26 Best audiobook books like Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll by M.G. Lord

Transform Your Habits

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

Robin Gerber

3.69

Transform Your Habits

The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

Amanda Montell

3.54

Transform Your Habits

If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury

Geraldine DeRuiter

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Dolls of Our Lives

Mary Mahoney

3.53

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20 must-read fiction books like Medusa by Nataly Gruender

Transform Your Habits

Medea

Eilish Quin

3.84

Transform Your Habits

Daughters of Olympus

Hannah M. Lynn

4.05

Transform Your Habits

Hera

Jennifer Saint

3.75

Transform Your Habits

Medea

Rosie Hewlett

4.22

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