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Picked this up on audio ages ago after Lindsay Ellis recommended it on her YouTube Channel. I wish I had a better way of describing this book, but I agree with Lindsay Ellis‘ assessment that this book “chronicles the supervillain rise and fall of Disney CEO Michael Eisner”.

This sounds like it should be a boring book, but it is compelling to listen to the (alleged) mean girl behavior at the highest ranks of the Disney Company.

I really loved this book. I wasn‘t sure I would like it because it was very much about the business side of Disney rather than the magic, but I was super into it. It‘s a fascinating look at how the company was run under Michael Eisner by someone granted a lot of access to Disney executives. I need a 2nd one about Bob Iger now. I actually bought myself a copy so I can have it on hand for reference. Highly recommend to Disney fans!

When you get to a good part in your book but it‘s bedtime. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Getting some work done at the library, but I keep getting distracted by the books around me. I think my evening is going to be spent reading a ton of Disney War and listening to the TTA Podcast (which I highly recommend for Disney park fans).

I am really loving this book so much more than I thought I would considering it‘s a deep dive into the more business side of Disney during Michael Eisner‘s era of running the company. But the politics of the company and how they shaped what eventually came out of the consumer end is actually fascinating to me. I definitely want to read more books like this. Recommended to me by RobPlays on YouTube, so if you‘re into Disney history, check him out!