"When You Wish Upon a Star", "Whistle While You Work", "The Happiest Place on Earth" - these are lyrics indelibly linked to Disney, one of the most admired and best-known companies in the world. Read more about the new bestseller here and here.The dramatic inside story of the downfall of Michael Eisner - Disney chairman and CEO - and the scandals that drove America's best-known entertainment company to civil war.
Learn more, and access video clips, in this story. Stewart recently appeared on MSNBC's Hardball to discuss DisneyWar. Read the article at the Star-Telegram's Web site. Stewart is a member of the Class of 1973 and is chair of DePauw's Board of Trustees. Jane Schlansker is a 1963 DePauw graduate James B. This book, which examines Michael Eisner's rise and fall at Disney and lifts the curtain on the secretive world of boardroom intrigue, has already created a swirl of controversy and excitement, and luncheon patrons lined up to buy their own copies." Everyone wanted to know more about this icon of American enterprise - and its Fort Worth ties. The column, headlined " DisneyWar author packs the house," notes that the event, which was sponsored by the DePauw Alumni Association, drew a number of Texas business leaders, "including Pier 1 boss Marvin Girouard, Worthington hotel manager Bob Jameson, Renfro Foods execs Bill Renfro and Doug Renfro, Kitty Hawk Aircargo leaders Bob Zoller and Kim Wiemuth, Judith Carrier of Tarrant County College, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History boss Van Romans and Bass Hall honcho Paul Beard, to name only a few. Of course, Disney is one of the nation's most recognized brands, but in the packed Fort Worth Club ballroom, Disney had an even higher curiosity quotient," writes Mary Rogers. "Then last week, Jane and InterStar teamed with the Society of Professional Journalists to host a luncheon with Jim talking about his latest tome DisneyWar, the story of the Disney company. Packed calendars," begins an article in today's Star-Telegram of Dallas/Fort Worth. Stewart ( Heart of A Soldier Den of Thieves) to Cowtown for years, but it never happened.
"Jane Schlansker, president and CEO of InterStar Public Relations, had been trying to get fellow DePauw University alum and Pulitzer Prize-winning author James B.
Stewart '73 to Texas for "Packed" Talk April 4, 2005Īpril 4, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. Jane Schlansker '63 Brings DisneyWar Author James B.
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