The Great Beanie Baby Bubble by Zac Bissonnette

This cautionary tale of elevated consumerism, with collectors fretting over what they didn't have rather than taking pleasure in what they did, serves as a useful history lesson for today, told with wit and subtlety.' - Publishers Weekly 'The spectacular story of the strangest speculative bubble there ever was and the man behind it. A spicy portrait of a taciturn toy magnate made entertaining with sensationalistic testimonial.' - Kirkus Reviews 'Equally heartwarming and heartbreaking, this accessible work will captivate.' - Library Journal, Starred review 'Bissonnette ( Debt-Free U ) does a masterful job of tracing the rise and fall of the Beanie Baby phenomenon of the 1990s. Bissonnette refuses to gratuitously trumpet his story as an emblematic critique of American culture, human folly or entrepreneurial greed-though of course it is all that and more.' - The Wall Street Journal 'Thanks to Bissonnette's balanced and thorough reporting, the account of Ty Warner, founder of the Babies, becomes a portrait of a creator obsessed with perfection, making money in a business he loved, in a company built on his dreams.' - Booklist 'Bissonnette offers a crisp, investigative and presumably unauthorized biography of creator Ty Warner, 70, and a look at the rise of Beanie Babies and their swiftly ensuing three-year consumer craze.

He writes fluently and has structured his tale artfully.

The Great Beanie Baby Bubble by Zac Bissonnette