Seeking recommendations for the best books on all things Disney!

Cayenne

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Hey, guys! I don't know of this is the right place for this post so please correct me if it isn't!

I am a big Disney fan and an avid reader... I'm also a bit of a collector! I'm looking to purchase and read all the best books on Disney! My favorite subjects are animation, the parks (specifically DisneyWorld but the others as well) and the people (like Walt himself, the 9 old men, etc). I am not looking for anything overly critical of Disney, which isn't to say I'm looking for only sanitized books, but I'm not interested in books that purely criticize the company. The ones I own, incase anyone else is on a similar search, some of which are unread, are:
-The Alchemy of Animation: Making an Animated Film in the Modern Age by Don Hahn
-The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company with an Updated Epilogue by David A. Price
-The Vault of Walt: Unofficial, Unauthorized, Uncensored Disney Stories Never Told by Jim Korkis
-From Dreamer to Dreamfinder: A Life and Lessons Learned in 40 Years Behind a Name Tag by Ron Schneider
-Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler
-The Unofficial Guide: Walt Disney World 2011 by Bob Sehlinger and Len Testa
-Passporter's Walt Disney World 2011 by Jennifer, Dave, and Allison C. Marx
-The Imagineering Field Guide to Disneyland: An Imagineer's-Eye Tour by The Imagineers
-The Walt Disney World Trivia Book: Secrets, History & Fun Facts Behind the Magic by Louis A. Mongello
-The Walt Disney World Trivia Book: Volume 2: More Secrets, History & Fun Facts Behind the Magic by Louis A. Mongello
-102 Ways to Save Money for and at Walt Disney World by Lou Mongello

Anyone have any good suggestions or favorites or even books to stay away from?
 
I think you'd like:

"The Unofficial Story of Walt Disney's Haunted Mansion" (Jeff Baham)

"Two Girls and a Mouse Tale" (Elly/Caroline Collins)

"The Ride Delegate" (a VIP tour guide memoir)

Any of the four or five Jim Korkis books.

All on Amazon, all published by Theme Park Press.
 
A lot of people don't think much of it, but Disney War by J. Stewart was a fair read, if you want to know about the Eisner years.
 













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