Walt Disney:The Triumph of the American Imagination
by Neal Gabler
Hefty biography of a complex man. I enjoyed it to the end, but didn't come away satisfied. I learned all about him; a little about the people who helped him; and a tidbit about his work; but the insight into how and why never showed up on the pages. But like I said, he was a complex man. Who ever knows why one does something?
So a wanted less detail, more substance. Hard job for a biographer, unless they resort to making things up.
Warning: makes you really want to see some of those old Mouse cartoons again. The future of reading ought to include "animated" biographies--where you can click a link and see the cartoons they're talking about. Or if it's about a political figure, you can click to view the speeches. Or any person introduced, you can an least hover over the name and see their picture.
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