100 Greatest Baby Boomer Toys [Paperback]

Mark Rich (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2000

"Boomers" will be digging through their closets in search of their childhood after paging through this colourful photographic reference of the toys and playthings of the "baby boomer generation". From the common to the obscure, each of the 100 chapters includes photographs and text describing the origins and history of the toys as well as other toys of the same type.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications (May 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873418808
• ISBN-13: 978-0873418805
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,062,141 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly The 100 Greatest Baby Boomer Toys !, July 25, 2000

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Irvin Goodman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 100 Greatest Baby Boomer Toys (Paperback)

This 208 page, softbound walk-through-the-past volume features 250 full color, very large, sharp photos that are a joy to behold. I enjoyed looking at the photos and reading each comprehensive write-up. A real memory jogger. I was quite surprised at the number of these things I actually owned as a child, and welcomed seeing them again in life-like color. Even many of the boxes are shown. There's plenty of interesting text accompanying the photos and year 2000 values. The toys run from Easy Bake Ovens, Slinky, Cootie, Thingmakers, Lincoln Logs, and Spirographs to Tootsietoys, Monster Kits, Pez, Colorforms, Life-Size Kitchens, Gilbert, Renwal Doll Stuff and Captain Kangaroo. You'll really enjoy seeing some of these toys you haven't thought of in years. I have many books on baby boomer collectibles, and this one ranks among the best. Get it and enjoy !

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IT'S THOUGHT PROVOKING - AND IT'S EYE CANDY, May 25, 2000

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Richard Bowes (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 100 Greatest Baby Boomer Toys (Paperback)

No generation is so defined by its toys as the Baby Boomers. They loved them as kids. They collect them as adults. 100 GREATEST BOOMER TOYS explores the phenomenon. It's fun and it's serious.

First the fun. The books got hundreds of great pictures. It's like a Christmas catalog. Look up old favorites. Discover items you'd forgotten.

And there's a ranking system which seems pretty much designed to provoke arguments. Wait until you see who's #1!

More substantially there are short essays on many of the toys. Little studies in anthropology, in social history, they tell us about the 50's and 60's. The tie-in of G.I. Joe and the draft is, I think, very apt and really well done.

Once you pick it up, you will be drawn in.

5.0 out of 5 stars Oh, the fond memories this book brings back!, March 10, 2007

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Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 100 Greatest Baby Boomer Toys (Paperback)

Reading this book was truly a passage back in time for me. As I was growing up, I played with so many of the toys listed in this book. The Slinky, Lincoln logs, the Spirograph, Cootie, Mousetrap, Etch a Sketch, Mr. Potato Head, Gumby and Pokey, Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots, Twister, Tinkertoys, Frisbees and the Hula Hoop all passed through my hands. With a large number of children my age in the neighborhood, the toys I didn't have were often owned by others. Therefore, reading this book brought back very fond memories of playing with Clive, Sandy, Dale, Rick, Paul, Terry, Cindy and all the other kids who grew up with toys that you physically manipulated. I strongly recommend this book to anyone with a background similar to mine.