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By Michael - January 14th, 2011
Didier Ghez has announced that the 10th volume in his essential series of collected interviews is now available online, and should be listed on Amazon in four to six weeks.
This new edition is an epic collection, containing all the existing interviews conducted by Bob Thomas for his well-known biography, Walt Disney: An American [...]
By Michael - December 6th, 2010
It’s been a busy year here in Progress City so perhaps it’s not surprising that we’re just now catching up on our critical reading material from 2010. Of the Disney park-related books published this year, few made as big a splash as Project Future, The Inside Story Behind the Creation of Disney World by [...]
By Michael - November 23rd, 2010 I thought I should post a notice that Imagineer and author Steve Alcorn has published a new book about the theme park design process, Theme Park Design: Behind The Scenes With An Engineer. Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn McBride Inc., a long-time fixture of the themed entertainment industry, and the author of Building a [...]
By Michael - July 15th, 2010 I noticed today that Chronicle Books is having a summer sale, offering 35% off and free shipping on all titles if you use the promo code “FRIENDS” on their website. Because, apparently, we’re all friends here. And there.
Anyway, this is goodly news because Chronicle publishes all of the Disney & Pixar “Art of” books [...]
By Michael - July 8th, 2010
I was extremely pleased today to receive a copy of the latest edition of Didier Ghez‘s truly wonderful book series, Walt’s People: Talking Disney with the Artists who Knew Him. Volume Nine, available now in paperback or digital download, weights in at an impressive 541 pages. It’s great stuff, too!
The series, which began [...]
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Four Decades of Magic

Essays about the first forty years of Walt Disney World, including two pieces by yours truly. Available in print and for Kindle.
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