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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0679757473
ISBN-13
9780679757474
eBay Product ID (ePID)
59067162
Product Key Features
Book Title
Walt Disney : the Triumph of the American Imagination
Number of Pages
912 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Film / Genres / Animated, Film / General, Rich & Famous, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year
2007
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Performing Arts, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.9 in
Item Weight
33.7 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-045257
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Mesmerizing. . . . There's nothing Mickey Mouse about this terrific biography. . . . The definitive portrait of Walt Disney, the Dream-King." Washington Post Book World "Gabler's restless eye invigorates each page. . . . Part of the author's formidable achievement is to take the intricacies of Disney's devoted artistry and intertwine them with [his] life." Los Angeles Times Book Review "Far outshines any previous Disney bio, both in scope and in specificity. The domestic details are revelatory. . . . Walt Disney is looking at usseemingly for the first time." Entertainment Weekly "Illuminating. . . . Engrossing. . . . Gabler paints a vivid portrait." The New York Times Book Review, "Mesmerizing. . . . There's nothing Mickey Mouse about this terrific biography. . . . The definitive portrait of Walt Disney, the Dream-King." - Washington Post Book World "Gabler's restless eye invigorates each page. . . . Part of the author's formidable achievement is to take the intricacies of Disney's devoted artistry and intertwine them with [his] life." - Los Angeles Times Book Review "Far outshines any previous Disney bio, both in scope and in specificity. The domestic details are revelatory. . . . Walt Disney is looking at usseemingly for the first time." - Entertainment Weekly "Illuminating. . . . Engrossing. . . . Gabler paints a vivid portrait."- The New York Times Book Review, " Mesmerizing . . . there's nothing Mickey Mouse about this terrific biography of Walt Disney (1900-1966), arguably the most influential figure in 20th-century American culture. The research is astonishingly detailed . . . . About this superb biography, one can hardly be temperate. Gabler's only obvious flaw is also his great strength- the sheer amount of detail and material he presents to the reader. But his engaging, unobtrusive prose, his passion for his workaholic subject (whom he regards as both genius and monster), and his steady march through an amazing career all inspire trust and gratitude. Here, then, is the definitive portrait of Walt Disney, the Dream-King." -Michael Dirda, "Washington Post Book World "(December 3, 2006) " Illuminating . . . engrossing . . . . Gabler paints a vivid portrait." -Bruce Handy, "New York Times Book Review "(December 3, 2006) " A thoughtful, incisive and largely straightforward account of Disney's life and career." -Michiko Kakutani, "New York Times "(November 14, 2006) " Masterly . . . . Gabler conveys the limits of Disney's personal life with sympathy and objectivity. He gives a very careful analysis of the labor strike that changed the mood of the studio irrevocably as well as a nuanced discussion of Disney's alleged anti-Semitism. By conveying the odds against which Disney struggled, Gabler makes his triumph all the more impressive." -Howard Kissel, "New York Daily News" (November 5, 2006) " Gabler has put forth the kind of protean epic that Theodore Dreiser or John Dos Passos might have written with theirall-encompassing vision, if in a less strident gear. It isn't just the immense amount of detail Gabler deploys to give density and shadow to Disney, but the frames he uses to contain such detail that brings this biography perilously close to being its own work of art . . . . His previous books . . . ring with pitch-perfect intuitiveness about popular culture buttressed by scrupulous research and judicious tactics." -Gene Seymour, "Newsday "(November 5, 2006) " [A] tremendously researched and eminently readable biography . . . at once vast and intimate, a skillful act of juggling enormous amounts of fact with equal amounts of rumor, myth, gossip, adultation and hype. Gabler sorts through the contradictions and gives us a coherent image of the man . . ." --"St. Petersburg Times "(November 5, 2006) " A richly detailed, often poignant, psychological profile of a visionary . . . " -- "The Baltimore Sun " " Neal Gablers' "Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination" is a standout . . . [Gabler' s} vision of Disney and of Diseny's vision of America is far more complex and shaded than most other authors', and far more objective and reliable . . . He is a lively, thoughtful writer, easy to stay with over hundreds of pages . . . one of the most readable, enjoyable, and satisfying books of this year." -- "Kansas City Star "" A poised and admiring portrait . . . [Gabler offers] rich detail and exhaustive combing of sources." -- "Boston Sunday Globe " " Delightfully addictive" - John Hartl, "The Seattle Times "(November 3, 2006) " Revealing . . . Fascinating . . . Fans of compelling biographies and of Disney himself will be thrilled to have this in their collection." -"Library Journal "(starred review) " A revelatory portrait of a visionary . . . "Disney "examines its subject with a balance of insight, awe and empathy." -Pat H. Broeske, "Bookpage" " Magnificent . . . an exhaustively researched and beautifully written work that is among the finest biographies I have ever read . . . Speaking of classics, this book is one. It should capture every award worth giving." -Cal Thomas, "Gwinnett Daily Post" " Gabler's remarkable biography lends Mickey's creator new dimensions and sets the standard for future biographies." -"Kirkus Reviews "(starred review) " [A] formidable achievement . . . Ga, "Mesmerizing. . . . There's nothing Mickey Mouse about this terrific biography. . . . The definitive portrait of Walt Disney, the Dream-King." -Washington Post Book World "Gabler's restless eye invigorates each page. . . . Part of the author's formidable achievement is to take the intricacies of Disney's devoted artistry and intertwine them with [his] life." -Los Angeles Times Book Review "Far outshines any previous Disney bio, both in scope and in specificity. The domestic details are revelatory. . . . Walt Disney is looking at usseemingly for the first time." -Entertainment Weekly "Illuminating. . . . Engrossing. . . . Gabler paints a vivid portrait." -The New York Times Book Review
Dewey Decimal
791.43092 B
Synopsis
Gabler presents the definitive biography of Walt Disney, one of the most important cultural figures of the 20th century., The definitive portrait of one of the most important cultural figures in American history: Walt Disney. Walt Disney was a true visionary whose desire for escape, iron determination and obsessive perfectionism transformed animation from a novelty to an art form, first with Mickey Mouse and then with his feature films-most notably Snow White, Fantasia, and Bambi . In his superb biography, Neal Gabler shows us how, over the course of two decades, Disney revolutionized the entertainment industry. In a way that was unprecedented and later widely imitated, he built a synergistic empire that combined film, television, theme parks, music, book publishing, and merchandise. Walt Disney is a revelation of both the work and the man-of both the remarkable accomplishment and the hidden life. Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography USA Today Biography of the Year, ONE OF THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 'S 100 GREATEST FILM BOOKS OF ALL TIME - The definitive portrait of one of the most important cultural figures in American history: Walt Disney. Walt Disney was a true visionary whose desire for escape, iron determination and obsessive perfectionism transformed animation from a novelty to an art form, first with Mickey Mouse and then with his feature films-most notably Snow White, Fantasia, and Bambi . In his superb biography, Neal Gabler shows us how, over the course of two decades, Disney revolutionized the entertainment industry. In a way that was unprecedented and later widely imitated, he built a synergistic empire that combined film, television, theme parks, music, book publishing, and merchandise. Walt Disney is a revelation of both the work and the man-of both the remarkable accomplishment and the hidden life. Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography and USA Today Biography of the Year, ONE OF THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 'S 100 GREATEST FILM BOOKS OF ALL TIME * The definitive portrait of one of the most important cultural figures in American history: Walt Disney. Walt Disney was a true visionary whose desire for escape, iron determination and obsessive perfectionism transformed animation from a novelty to an art form, first with Mickey Mouse and then with his feature films-most notably Snow White, Fantasia, and Bambi . In his superb biography, Neal Gabler shows us how, over the course of two decades, Disney revolutionized the entertainment industry. In a way that was unprecedented and later widely imitated, he built a synergistic empire that combined film, television, theme parks, music, book publishing, and merchandise. Walt Disney is a revelation of both the work and the man-of both the remarkable accomplishment and the hidden life. Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography and USA Today Biography of the Year
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