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Progress City Library – Project Future, The Inside Story Behind the Creation of Disney World

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 […]

Now In Print…

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 […]

Stock Your Shelves… With Art!

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 […]

Your Future Disney Bookshelf – Walt’s People, Vol. 9

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 […]

Stock Your Shelves…

It’s a shame, but a lot of the great Disney-related books are out of print. That makes things occasionally difficult for the researcher or fan who might be just starting their own Disney library. For some time now, I’ve been using Alibris to locate those hard-to-find classics. They stock all the must-haves, like Richard Beard’s […]