8 Top history books like The Imagineering Story: The Official Biography of Walt Disney Imagineering by Leslie Iwerks

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The Imagineering Story: The Official Biography of Walt Disney Imagineering

By: Leslie Iwerks

4.63

Format: 752 pages, Hardcover

The highly acclaimed and rated Disney+ documentary series, The Imagineering Story, becomes a book t…

If you liked the history plot in The Imagineering Story: The Official Biography of Walt Disney Imagineering by Leslie Iwerks , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line

By: Eric Ripert

3.95

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Hailed by Anthony Bourdain as “heartbreaking, horrifying, poignant, and… read more

Similar categories in Eric Ripert's 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line book and Leslie Iwerks's The Imagineering Story: The Official Biography of Walt Disney Imagineering

  • nonfiction
  • biography
"the important thing, Jacques instructed me, was to get the pan hot as you could before adding the meat - that, and always give good wine to your butcher."

-Eric Ripert, 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line

"my father...there was never any mistaking his love for me. When I walked into the room, his eyes lit up and he wrapped me in his arms as if it was Christmas morning and I was the best gift imaginable."

-Eric Ripert, 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line

"We were all hard on our commis because we were always afraid, and cruelty is one of fear's most common by-products. It would take me a very long time to unlearn those methods of surviving under press…"

-Eric Ripert, 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line

"Buth this is the thing, my child, " Madame Amparo continued. "You are headed for the same night sky. When it's your turn to burn brightly, remember where you have been. Be careful not to harm all of …"

-Eric Ripert, 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line

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2. Dream It! Do It! (The People, The Places, The Projects): My Half-Century Creating Disney's Magic Kingdoms

By: Marty Sklar

2.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Marty Sklar was hired by The Walt Disney Company after his junior year at UCLA, and began his Disne… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • business

3. Disney War

By: James B. Stewart

4.26

Format: 112 pages,

The dramatic inside story of the downfall of Michael Eisner--Disney Chairman and CEO--and the scand… read more

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4. The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World: Over 600 Secrets of the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom

By: Susan Veness

3.96

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Sure, it's the Happiest Place on Earth, but how much do the 45 million-plus people who visit the Di… read more

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5. It's Kind Of A Cute Story

By: Jeff Heimbuch , Rolly Crump

3.57

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

The Imagineers, those men and women who helped Walt Disney bring his creations to life, have achiev… read more

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6. The Art of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms

By: Christopher Finch

3.43

Format: 98 pages, Hardcover

Based on hundreds of interviews with Disney staff members past and present, this story of Walt Disn… read more

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7. Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination

By: Neal Gabler

4.47

Format: None pages,

From Neal Gabler, the definitive portrait of one of the most important figures in twentieth-century… read more

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8. MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios

By: Joanna Robinson

4.22

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A superb chronicle of how Marvel Studios conquered Hollywood…. T… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • business
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9. Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever

By: Matt Singer

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn’t check out Rotten To… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Imagineering Story: The Official Biography of Walt Disney Imagineering by Leslie Iwerks

10. The Imagineering Story: The Official Biography of Walt Disney Imagineering

By: Leslie Iwerks

4.63

Format: 752 pages, Hardcover

The highly acclaimed and rated Disney+ documentary series, The Imagineering Story, becomes a book t… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Iwerks's The Imagineering Story: The Official Biography of Walt Disney Imagineering book and Leslie Iwerks's The Imagineering Story: The Official Biography of Walt Disney Imagineering

  • history
  • biography
  • unfinished
  • nonfiction
  • business
Cover of The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History by Nathalia Holt

11. The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History

By: Nathalia Holt

4.18

Format: 379 pages, Hardcover

In The Queens of Animation, author Nathalia Holt recounts the stories of a group of women who have … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"Sadness transforms comedy, tingeing its edges with emotion and thus delivering fewer laughs but more real humor."

-Nathalia Holt, The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History

"It doesn't matter whether one's limbs are wooden or flesh; it is not out bodies that make us human but the way we treat one another."

-Nathalia Holt, The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History

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12. Magic Journey: My Fantastical Walt Disney Imagineering Career

By: Kevin P Rafferty

4.45

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A forty-year storied career-beginning in the dish room at the Plaza Inn in Disneyland, Kevin Raffer… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • business
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13. A Portrait of Walt Disney World: 50 Years of The Most Magical Place on Earth (Disney Editions Deluxe)

By: Kevin M. Kern

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Walt Disney World honors its fiftieth anniversary with " The World's Most Magical Celebration," an … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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14. Our Fight: A Memoir

By: Ronda Rousey

3.95

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author and trailblazing athlete Ronda Rousey, an unfiltered and ent… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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15. Women of Walt Disney Imagineering: 12 Women Reflect on their Trailblazing Theme Park Careers (Disney Editions Deluxe)

By: Mel Malmberg

3.97

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

A dozen female Imagineers recount their trailblazing careers! Capturing an era―and preserving the … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • business
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16. 100 Disney Adventures of a Lifetime: Magical Experiences From Around the World

By: Marcy Carriker Smothers

4.26

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Wake up to the sight of giraffes grazing outside of your window. Soar 400 feet into the sky on a ho… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Official Walt Disney Quote Book (Disney Editions Deluxe) by Walt Disney

17. The Official Walt Disney Quote Book (Disney Editions Deluxe)

By: Walt Disney

4.32

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The Walt Disney Company honors its 100th anniversary in 2023. As part of the festivities, this must… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Story of Disney: 100 Years of Wonder by John Baxter

18. The Story of Disney: 100 Years of Wonder

By: John Baxter

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The Walt Disney Company honors its 100th anniversary in 2023. As part of the festivities, this must… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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19. Walt's Apprentice: Keeping the Disney Dream Alive

By: Dick Nunis

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Walt’s Keeping the Disney Dream Alive is the memoir of Disney Legend Dick Nunis . It is a warm per… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • business
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20. Disneyland on the Mountain: Walt, the Environmentalists, and the Ski Resort That Never Was

By: Greg Glasgow

4.19

Format: 224 pages, ebook

A fascinating look at Walt Disney's last, unfinished project and the controversy that surrounded it… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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21. Walt Disney: An American Original

By: Bob Thomas

4.61

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The Walt Disney Company honors its 100th anniversary in 2023. As part of the festivities, this must… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography

16 Top nonfiction books like The Imagineering Story: The Official Biography of Walt Disney Imagineering by Leslie Iwerks

Transform Your Habits

32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line

Eric Ripert

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Dream It! Do It! (The People, The Places, The Projects): My Half-Century Creating Disney's Magic Kingdoms

Marty Sklar

2.00

Transform Your Habits

MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios

Joanna Robinson

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever

Matt Singer

4.06

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16 Best nonfiction books like Walt's Apprentice: Keeping the Disney Dream Alive by Dick Nunis

Transform Your Habits

Dream It! Do It! (The People, The Places, The Projects): My Half-Century Creating Disney's Magic Kingdoms

Marty Sklar

2.00

The Vault of Walt

Jim Korkis

3.41

Transform Your Habits

The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company

Robert Iger

4.41

Transform Your Habits

MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios

Joanna Robinson

4.22

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