"Stewart evenhandedly depicts the thrilling ups and scalding downs of Disney's business performance. [He] shows us all sides of Eisner: the good, the bad, and the worst."
--Chicago Tribune
"compelling and often brilliant. DisneyWar is a monumental achievement of in-depth reporting."
--Washington Post
"James Stewart has done it again. He explains how this once-proud institution, long one of America's most admired and well-known businesses, has stumbled in recent years amid a disastrous swirl of egos, personalities, and bad business decisions."
--Amazon.com
DisneyWar is the breathtaking, dramatic inside story of what drove America's best-known entertainment company to civil war. With access to both Michael Eisner and Roy Disney, company executives and board members, as well as letters and documents never before seen, James B. Stewart gets to the bottom of mysteries that have enveloped Disney for years.
Here, too, is the creative process that lies at the heart of Disney, from the making of the movies to the glittering array of stars, directors, designers, artists, and producers.
No other book so thoroughly penetrates the secretive world of the corporate boardroom. DisneyWar is an enthralling true story of one of America's most powerful media and entertainment companies, the people who control it, and those trying to overthrow them. |
