To Pixar And Beyond: My Unlikely Journey With Steve Jobs To Make Entertainment History

The true story of how a seemingly down-and-out company made Steve Jobs an overnight billionaire

A Sunday Times Best Book of the Year 2017

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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‘A fascinating tale of creative and business brilliance, and of a remarkable friendship.’

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‘A highly readable and gripping story.’

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'A charming, upbeat tale...much like one of the studios own animated features.'

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'A magnifying glass held to the small print that is needed to make magic.'

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'Levy’s memoir of his time heading the most dazzling entertainment studio of our times, has all the twists and turns of one of Pixar’s own films.'

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'This book, like Pixar's story, is truly remarkable.'

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‘[An] enchanting memoir…Mr Levy has quite a story to tell.’

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‘Those interested in how start-ups work or how film studios make money will love the book.’

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‘A lovely and surprising discourse on topics business books rarely touch…eye-opening and inspiring… This delightful book is about finance, creative genius, workplace harmony, and luck… Life obviously is about more than business, but few books discuss both so well.’

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‘What a delightful book about the creation of Pixar from the inside. I learned more about Mr. Jobs, Pixar and business in Silicon Valley than I have in quite some time. And like a good Pixar film, it’ll put a smile on your face.’

SPECIFICATIONS:

Author:Lawrence Levy - Лоуренс Леви

Publisher:Oneworld Publications

Language:English

Publication Date:2017

Number of pages:272 pst

Format:Paperback

Width:129 mm / 5,1'

Height:198 mm / 7,8'

Weight:230 g

ISBN:9781786071866