By Pat Williams with Jim Denney
Pat Williams talked to a lot of people in preparing this book about Walt Disney. It’s actually impressive in the number of direct quotations he includes. They are not the words of people who merely have an opinion about Disney; they are the words of people who knew the man.
The aim of this volume is not simply to provide a biography of an entertainment mastermind (there are others on the market), but to also consider those aspects of Disney’s character which made him successful – and inspiring. It is easy enough these days to sneer at the Disney Corporate Empire, and so let the monolith overshadow the man who made it possible. But the fact remains that Walt Disney had a tremendous impact on entertainment and the imaginations of many people world-wide.
Williams looks for the lessons others can learn from the way Walt Disney responded to the challenges he faced in life. Even if the individual reader doesn’t feel able to match Walt’s genius for imaginative entertainment, Williams believes we can all enrich our lives and productivity by studying Walt.
Williams uses an uncomplicated writing style to bring us into the heart and mind of Walt Disney. The book is very accessible and is an engaging read. It’s well worth anyone’s time to read it.
