The Art of Walt Disney
By Christopher Finch
Hardcover, 504 pages ($85)
A coffee table classic originally published in 1973, this lavish collection of photos, artwork and narrative salutes the many facets of a pop-cultural empire built on imagination-and a mouse. Recently revised to reflect Disney's ongoing achievements in movies, theater and theme parks, this updated 2011 edition also includes and all-new chapter on Pixar, the animation geniuses behind Toy Story, Cars, Finding Nemo and a string of other modern-day, computer-animated movie masterpieces.
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