George Lucas: A Life Hardcover – December 6, 2016

Star wars is so much about living the American Dream !!!Believe in yourself and God has a plan !!’The way it was written was outstanding!!!Great gift for anyone!I now have to rewatch all of them!!Such a wonderful book!!’This should be a Movie!!!!What a Cast it would have!!!!

Super detailed well written history of George Lucas and the Empire he created. Fascinating details for Star Wars enthusiasts as well film maker/creators. Well worth the time.

This is a great and quick read about a filmmaker who changed the art form into what we know now. It does a great job of telling us where Lucas comes from and how his mentality was shaped growing up. I feel we know who the person is. The book goes into good detail about his earlier films but does a thorough job of how traumatic making the first Star Wars was. This was a very entertaining read.

Very well researched. Very well written. Gives detail such that one feels to have read the definitive book about George Lucas. Yet does so in an entertaining way. Fairly presents what might be construed as a few negatives regarding Lucas but not much and this is fine as for one he seems to be a genuinely nice man and I would think anyone reading about him would not want him to be disparaged.

A good read; interesting, informative and not burdened down, like so many biographies do, with hero worship or dislike of the character. I read this after reading "To Pixar and Beyond" by Lawrence Levy and I wanted more from George Lucas. Other reviewers were harsh in their observation that Levy could have written this entirely from the internet. Perhaps so - you can find anything on the internet - but this didn't take anything away from the narrative.

Great read about a creative man with a vision

Really enjoyed this audiobook, George Lucas's life, Star Wars & Indiana Jones, advances in filmmaking & technology through those films and a host of others as the Lucas companies developed new technologies through ILM, Lucasfilm, etc. I left having a much greater appreciation for his business and technological advances that have transformed our film viewing lives, so much more than just a handful of movies. THX sound, digital filmmaking, Pixar, and tons of other developments that came from one man's wish to make movies the way he wanted to, to make them good, and to not be beholden to "The Hollywood Machine".

Star Wars and Indiana Jones films are among my all time favorite movies. All were during important times of my life and will never be forgotten. I knew absolutely nothing about George Lucas but found I could not put this book down. Less than two days to read. Wishing it was a little longer.I definitely recommend this book. I really enjoyed learning about the life and films of George Lucas. I liked it!

I’m usually not a fan of biographies because I prefer hearing from the actual source, but this book was incredible from start to finish.You can tell the author put his heart into this as he includes into a ton of detail about Lucas’s life and the perils he faced whilst making Star Wars. The journey Lucas went through has inspired me to think and act bigger which I’m forever grateful for.The book is written in such an engaging way, and the story is so consuming that I often had to force myself to put it down and read a less interesting book during the evening so I could fall asleep on time.This is up there with Will Smith’s book as one of the best biographies I’ve read in the past year. Defo recommend.

I couldn't put it down. A book every Star Wars fan should read.

Ich hatte die Biografie eigentlich als Buch unserem (erwachsenen) Sohn schenken wollen, aber die Kindle-Version war so unglaublich günstig, sodass ich sie mir selbst auch gekauft habe. Eigentlich wollte ich nur mal kurz in das Buch hineinschnuppern, habe es dann aber vollständig gelesen. Der Autor hat das Leben von Lucas sehr spannend erzählt; ich hätte vorher nicht geglaubt, dass eine Biografie so spannnend sein kann. Ob alle Details korrekt recherchiert und dargestellt werden, kann ich nicht beurteilen. Lucas selbst ist vom Autoren wohl nicht befragt worden.Übrigens macht es auf dem Kindle wieder deutlich mehr Spass, englische Bücher zu lesen. Durch das eingebaute Wörterbuch (und ein zusätzlich gekauftes) wird der Lesefluss beim Nachschlagen von unbekannten Vokabeln wesentlich weniger gestört als beim "analogen" Nachschlagen.

gift for friends. they're star wars fanatics and they love it

Die Biographie über George Lucas ist in einem sehr dynamischen und gleichzeitig sachlichem Stil geschrieben. Es ist faszinierend zu sehen in welchem Maße die heutige Filmindustrie durch ihn geprägt wurde.