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To Pixar and Beyond

Written by: Lawrence Levy
Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
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One day in November 1994, Lawrence Levy received a phone call out of the blue from Steve Jobs, whom he'd never met, offering him a job running Pixar, a little-known company that had already lost Jobs $50 million.

With Pixar's prospects looking bleak, it was with some trepidation that Levy accepted the position. After a few weeks he discovered that the situation was even worse than he'd imagined. Pixar's advertising division just about broke even, its graphics software had few customers, its short films didn't make any money and, on top of all that, Jobs was pushing to take the company public. Everything was riding on the studio's first feature film, codenamed Toy Story, and even then it would have to be one of the most successful animated features of all time....

Full of wisdom on bringing business and creativity together, and recounting the touching story of Levy's enduring friendship with Jobs, To Pixar and Beyond is a fascinating insider's account of one of Hollywood's greatest success stories.

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Critic Reviews

"This book, like Pixar's story, is truly remarkable." ( E&T Magazine)
"A magnifying glass held to the small print that is needed to make magic." ( The Sunday Times)
"A charming, upbeat tale...much like one of the studio's own animated features." ( Financial Times)
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It’s a good book that gives a background into how Pixar became what it is today. Makes you understand how big of an impact it had on entertainment industry. Tapers off a bit towards the end. But gives very good insight into Steve Jobs and his thought process, a very new perspective

Good book for business enthus

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I loved this book. Its been an emotional ride. I read creativity inc and steve jobs long back. This gives an other perspective of the same story. It was an emotional ending. I miss steve jobs.

One more perspective on Pixar and steve jobs

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This is a brilliant book. At the trisection of art, science and business. The book in its brilliant story telling mode adds a 4th dimension of philosophy as well. The book gives amazing trivia throughout the book, the characters that have been your favorite as well. I was hooked.

Trisection of art, science and business

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Very well writtten and narrated. Takes you on a journey and doesn't get dull at any point.

Worthy of your time

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the book is well narrated. The book explains in detail about the history of Pixar. very informative.

very good

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