{"product_id":"walt-disney-the-triumph-of-the-american-imagination-9780679757474","title":"Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination","description":"\u003cb\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eTHE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER\u003c\/i\u003e'S 100 GREATEST FILM BOOKS OF ALL TIME - The definitive portrait of one of the most important cultural figures in American history: Walt Disney.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eSnow White, Fantasia, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBambi\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eWinner of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for Biography and \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e Biography of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16155448\"\u003eNeal Gabler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/09\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679757474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0679757473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO005000\"\u003eEntertainment \u0026amp; Performing Arts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004000\"\u003eFilm | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO013000\"\u003eRich \u0026amp; Famous\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeal Gabler is the author of five books: \u003ci\u003eAn Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood, Winchell: Gossip, Power and the Culture of Celebrity, Life the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWalt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e, and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eBarbra Streisand: Redefining Beauty, Femininity and Power\u003c\/i\u003e for the Yale Jewish Lives series. His essays and articles have appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines, including \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, Vanity Fair, Esquire, Playboy, Newsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, and he has been the recipient of two \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prizes, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's nonfiction book of the year, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e's biography of the year, a National Book Critics Circle nomination, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Public Policy Scholarship at the Woodrow Wilson Center, a Shorenstein Fellowship at the Harvard Kennedy School, and a Patrick Henry Fellowship at Washington College's C.V. Starr Center. He has also served as the chief nonfiction judge of the National Book Awards. Gabler is currently a professor for the MFA program at Stonybrook Southampton. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42704904618221,"sku":"9780679757474","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_5e6cdb30-1951-4c3f-a230-8bb7d93c8336.jpg?v=1747455751","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/walt-disney-the-triumph-of-the-american-imagination-9780679757474","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}