Pixar began as a team of people who had what seemed like a fanciful idea of using computers to make animated movies. Business was so slow that Pixar masqueraded for years as a computer hardware company just to keep talent under one roof. Steve Jobs, equally respected and reviled in Silicon Valley, emerged as the white knight to rescue a business that otherwise would have almost certainly failed. An improbable business saga such as this can be enhanced by a sober, matter-of-fact delivery, which is why David Drummond was a good choice to narrate David Price's history of the Pixar corporation. A combination of nitty-gritty business history and inside dope on how your favorite Pixar films evolved, THE PIXAR TOUCH is a usually entertaining trip from quirky start-up to industry giant.
Pub Date: Feb. 4, 2008
Duration: 9 hrs
Publisher: Tantor Media
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
The readers can't compensate for the unbearably pompous prose style of this extended parable about corporate politics and strategy.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 3 hrs
Publisher: Random House Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
An engaging experience.
This audiobook deals with everything from the historic investments that led to world-dominating companies, such as the Chinese technology company Tencent, to predicting the products and services of the future. An audiobook of such complexity requires a narrator who can handle the task, and David Thorpe manages it admirably. Thorpe uses his masterly voice, which sits somewhere between that of a BBC World Service presenter and an easy, relaxed Home Counties accent, to guide listeners through a sea of numbers, acronyms, and terms such as YP, RPS, and market cap. Rather than simply reading, Thorpe presents the work with excitement and enthusiasm, and this enjoyment transfers to the listener.
An engaging experience.Pub Date: Feb. 20, 2026
Duration: 13 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781668103425
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Review Posted Online: March 17, 2026
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