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Books like The Pixar Touch
A lively, behind-the-scenes look at the collision of artistic genius and high-stakes corporate maneuvering. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Pixar Touch.
- energetic
- innovative
- dramatic
- 01
Creativity, Inc.
Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace
A backstage pass to the messy, magical, and deeply human process of building a culture where imagination can thrive.
- 02
Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson
A gripping, unvarnished portrait of how ferocious drive and uncompromising vision can change the world while leaving a trail of personal wreckage.
- 03
Creative Selection
Ken Kocienda
A quiet, meticulous look over the shoulder of a craftsman building the digital tools that changed the world.
- 04
Jony Ive
Leander Kahney
A sleek, admiring portrait of the quiet perfectionist who shaped the modern technological aesthetic.
- 05
Walt Disney
Neal Gabler · 2006
A monumental, unvarnished look at the obsessive drive and hidden melancholy behind the architect of American childhood.
- 06
The illusion of life
Frank Thomas Bullen · 1995
A reverent, deeply detailed masterclass in breathing soul into pencil lines, told by the legendary artists who helped invent the medium.
- 07
Becoming Steve Jobs
Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli
An intimate, deeply humanizing portrait of how a brilliant but flawed founder learned to actually lead.
- 08
Revolution in the valley
Andy Hertzfeld
An energetic, insider's look at the eccentric brilliance and creative chaos that birthed the personal computer.
- 09
Dogfight
Fred Vogelstein
A high-stakes, behind-the-scenes plunge into the cutthroat corporate warfare that put a smartphone in every pocket.
- 10
The Ride of a Lifetime
Robert Iger
A surprisingly candid, high-stakes boardroom thriller disguised as a masterclass in empathetic leadership.
- 11
The world history of animation
Stephen Cavalier
A sweeping, visually stunning journey through a century of bringing drawings, clay, and pixels to vibrant life.
- 12
Steve Jobs
Carol Kelly-Gangi
A sleek, thematic distillation of a visionary's thoughts on business, innovation, and life.
