How to Be Like Walt: Capturing the Disney Magic Every Day of Your Life

Pat Williams · Jim Denney

jan 2010 · Verkocht door Simon and Schuster

Over dit e-boek

How to Be Like is a “character biography” series: biographies that also draw out important lessons from the life of their subjects. In this new book—by far the most exhaustive in the series—Pat Williams tackles one of the most influential people in recent history.

While many recent biographies of Walt Disney have reveled in the negative, this book takes an honest but positive look at the man behind the myth. For the first time, the book pulls together all the various strands of Disney’s life into one straightforward, easy-to-read tale of imagination, perseverance, and optimism. Far from a preachy or oppressive tome, this book scrapes away the minutiae to capture the true magic of a brilliant maverick.

Key Features

• This is for the millions of Disney fans—those who admire his artistry or his business savvy or the products of his namesake company.
• The tone and style of the book will capture the imagination of younger readers, especially teens, in the same way as How to Be Like Mike.
• Support within the Disney world includes the daughter and grandson of Walt Disney; nephew and former vice chairman Roy Disney; and numerous Disney insiders who are already spreading the word.
  

Over de auteur

Pat Williams is a basketball Hall-of-Famer, currently serving as co-founder and senior vice president of the NBA's Orlando Magic. Pat has been the general manager with NBA teams in Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Orlando, including the 1983 World Champion 76ers. In 1996, Pat was named as one of the 50 most influential people in NBA history. In 2012, Pat received the John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.is senior vice president of the NBA's Orlando Magic. With more than 50 years of professional sports experience; he has written more than 100 books, including the popular Coach Wooden, How to Be Like Mike, How to Be Like Coach Wooden, and How to Be Like Women of Influence. Also one of America's top motivational and inspirational corporate speakers, Pat has addressed employees from many of the Fortune 500 companies. Visit: www.patwilliams.com. Jim Denney is the author of Walt's Disneyland, Answers to Satisfy the Soul, Writing in Overdrive, and the Timebenders series for young readers. He has written many books with Pat Williams, including How to Be Like Walt.