Bob Thomas

From Marceline to the Magic KingdomAward-winning Associated Press reporter Bob Thomas original biography of Walt Disney is fast-moving and insightfulthe perfect introduction to Walt for readers of all ages.The stories told in Magician of the Movies unravel the man who fascinates us to this day. Thomas puts us in the wagon with young Walt making the rounds with Doc Sherwood in Marceline, Missouri. He makes us feel Walts despair at the loss of Oswald the Lucky Rabbitand Walts jubilance not long after with the creation of Mickey Mouse.We follow Walt to France during World War I, sit alongside him at the premiere of Snow White, and weather with him the dark days of World War II. We watch as orange groves give way to magic and pixie dust. Even if youve heard these stories before, Thomas brings themand many othersto vivid life, with wit and charm, and deepens your admiration for Walt Disney.Bob Thomas wrote two biographies of Walt (and one of Walts brother, Roy), and he counted the Disneys among his many Hollywood friends. Walt himself gave his future biographer a personal tour of Disneyland when the park was still under constructiondriving Thomas to the site in a convertible! No other biographer writes of Walt Disney with such authority and authenticity.COME ON, EVERYBODY, HERE WE GO!

EMPIRES RISE AND FALL...What if you lived in a country with an overly restrictive government that used technology to suppress individual freedoms?When David Evans agreed to help with the technical details of staging a New Years Eve event in the small city of Penndelom, PA, he could never have imagined what their fireworks would set off.Suddenly, Davids world erupts into chaos as the United States breaks into new geographic regions. Is this new found order better than the old?Together with new-found ally, confident, and more Jen ONeil, they work with a charismatic governor, to survive several events that mark the end of one chapter and the beginning of a new one.DISCOVER HOW ONE SMALL CITY CAN RESHAPE A COUNTRY

This is the Commemorative Edition of one of the most trusted and respected nonfiction books about Walt Disney ever written!Includes 4 commemorative essays; a photo insert with more than 60 behind-the-scenes images; and an endnotes section with insightful passages from 15 Disney historians and authors to provide further context for modern audiences.Walt Disney is an American hero. From Mickey Mouse to Disneyland, he changed the face of American culture. His is a success story like no other: a man who developed animated film into an art form and made a massive contribution to the folklore of the world.After years of research, respected Hollywood biographer Bob Thomas produced this definitive biography of the person behind the legend of Disney: the unschooled cartoonist from Kansas City, Missouri, whothough his initial studio went bankrupt during his first movie venturedeveloped into a creative spirit who produced unmatched works of entertainment that have influenced generations. Inside the Commemorative Edition paperback: Special essays by Christopher Miller, Jeff Kurtti, Marcy Carriker Smothers, and Rebecca Cline and an updated index from the 2023 edition Preface by Bob Thomas from the 1994 edition Foreground, 28 chapters, and sources by Bob Thomas from the 1976 edition Endnotes excerpting 15 books that have furthered Bobs research from the 2023 edition 32-page photo insert with more than 60 behind-the-scenes images from the 2023 editionSearching for information about Walt Disney? Explore more books from Disney Editions:The Official Walt Disney Quote BookPeople Behind the Disney Parks: Stories of Those Honored with a Window on Main Street, U.S.A.Maps of the Disney Parks: Charting 60 Years from California to ShanghaiWalts Disneyland: A Walk in the Park with Walt DisneyThe Story of Disney: 100 Years of Wonder

This is the Commemorative Edition of one of the most trusted and respected nonfiction books about Walt Disney ever written!Includes 4 commemorative essays; a photo insert with more than 60 behind-the-scenes images; and an endnotes section with insightful passages from 15 Disney historians and authors to provide further context for modern audiences.Walt Disney is an American hero. From Mickey Mouse to Disneyland, he changed the face of American culture. His is a success story like no other: a man who developed animated film into an art form and made a massive contribution to the folklore of the world.After years of research, respected Hollywood biographer Bob Thomas produced this definitive biography of the person behind the legend of Disney: the unschooled cartoonist from Kansas City, Missouri, whothough his initial studio went bankrupt during his first movie venturedeveloped into a creative spirit who produced unmatched works of entertainment that have influenced generations. Inside the Commemorative Edition paperback: Special essays by Christopher Miller, Jeff Kurtti, Marcy Carriker Smothers, and Rebecca Cline and an updated index from the 2023 edition Preface by Bob Thomas from the 1994 edition Foreground, 28 chapters, and sources by Bob Thomas from the 1976 edition Endnotes excerpting 15 books that have furthered Bobs research from the 2023 edition 32-page photo insert with more than 60 behind-the-scenes images from the 2023 editionSearching for information about Walt Disney? Explore more books from Disney Editions:The Official Walt Disney Quote BookPeople Behind the Disney Parks: Stories of Those Honored with a Window on Main Street, U.S.A.Maps of the Disney Parks: Charting 60 Years from California to ShanghaiWalts Disneyland: A Walk in the Park with Walt DisneyThe Story of Disney: 100 Years of Wonder

Tres características determinaron la existencia de Walt Disney: la tenacidad, la búsqueda de la excelencia y la preocupación por el bienestar de los demás. Su triunfo personal y el de su obra, que perdurara durante decenios, se debe a estos elementos, conjuntados. A lo largo de sus sesenta y cinco años, Walter Elias Disney lucho incansablemente para lograr sus sueños. Tuvo la fortuna de ver realizados la mayoria de ellos, y consiguio que su equipo siguiera soñando y trabajando en la misma linea, tras su desaparicion en 1966. Casi sesenta años despues de su muerte, Walt Disney sigue siendo un personaje amigable, apasionante, ejemplar. De ello es testimonio la amena y documentada biografia escrita por Bob Thomas, que conocio al genio, estudio su vida y su obra, trato con sus colaboradores y mantuvo estrecho contacto con su familia. Ademas de presentarnos la vida intima de uno de los personajes mas originales de este siglo, esta obra descubre una de las facetas mas desconocidas de Disney: la del hombre de empresa que supo crear una organizacion firme y original. Publicada en 1976, Walt Disney: Un americano original sigue siendo una referencia obligada para entender el impacto de Disney en la cultura mundial. El diario The New York Times hizo este comentario necrologico: Walt Disney estuvo dotado de una gran imaginacion que abarcaba los sueños de todos, y mantuvo un terco proposito de triunfar.