How Star Wars Conquered the Universe

from phoenixcomet

414 pages of tightly written narrative on the history of Star Wars, covering Lucas' rising star, his backstory, and basically how Star Wars took the world by storm, even the awful prequels (which, for the record, he didn't think were awful). Interesting and informative.

from ebnelson

I knew at the outset, I would find the book interesting, but was surprised by how much joy I had while reading it. How often do you read a non-fiction book and can't stop smiling? What's great is not merely that the author knows how to tell the Lucas story well, it's that he _gets_ it. He shares ...

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In 1973, George Lucas sketched the first notes of what would become his epic space fantasy movie, Star Wars. More than four decades on, Star Wars has become a $37 billion movie franchise and media empire, and an enormous cultural force. Taylor gives us both the history forward from that beginnin...

from phoenixcomet

414 pages of tightly written narrative on the history of Star Wars, covering Lucas' rising star, his backstory, and basically how Star Wars took the world by storm, even the awful prequels (which, for the record, he didn't think were awful). Interesting and informative.

from ebnelson

I knew at the outset, I would find the book interesting, but was surprised by how much joy I had while reading it. How often do you read a non-fiction book and can't stop smiling? What's great is not merely that the author knows how to tell the Lucas story well, it's that he _gets_ it. He shares ...