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6) Toys
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When his army general uncle takes over Zevo Toys, toy designer Leslie Zevo's whimsical, carefree world changes overnight, and he must find a way to save the company and grow up without losing his playful spirit.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Through interviews with the founding family that still owns the company -- and with access to the vast LEGO archive, this definitive story behind one of the most beloved brands on the planet doubles as a cultural history of changing generations' view of childhood and the importance of play.
Author
Publisher
Crown Business
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xii, 305 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In the 1990s, LEGO failed to keep pace with the revolutionary changes in kids' lives and began sliding into irrelevance. It took a new LEGO management team, faced with the growing rage for electronic toys, few barriers to entry, and ultra-demanding consumers, to reinvent the innovation rule book and transform LEGO into one of the world's most profitable, fastest-growing companies. Robertson reveals how LEGO looked beyond products and learned to leverage...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
260 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the annals of consumer crazes, nothing compares to Beanie Babies. In just three years, collectors who saw the toys as a means of speculation made creator Ty Warner, an eccentric college dropout, a billionaire--without advertising or big-box distribution. Beanie Babies were ten percent of eBay's sales in its early days, with an average selling price of $30--six times the retail price. At the peak of the bubble in 1999, Warner reported a personal...
16) Big
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
25th anniversary edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD + 1 Blu-ray (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tired of being a kid, Josh Baskin wishes he was big. When he wakes up the next day, he's an adult! Now, Josh must hold down a job and please a new boss. Tougher still, he must convince his best friend that he's still himself, and explain to a beautiful woman who falls for him, that he's not. Soon, Josh just wants to be a kid again, but can he?
Author
Series
Charlotte Justice novels volume 4
Publisher
One World/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
258 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Publisher
Gale Research
Language
English
Formats
Description
Collection of actual business plans from businesses in the manufacturing, retail and service industries, with company names and addresses changed. Includes: business plan template, fictional business plans, listing of organizations, agencies, and consultants; a glossary; and an updated bibliography. Aimed at entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses in North America.
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
258 pages, 6 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
The He-Man Effect shows how corporate manipulation brought muscular, accessory-stuffed action figures to dizzying heights in the 1980s and beyond. Bringing beloved brands like He-Man, Transformers, My Little Pony, and even Mickey Mouse himself into the spotlight, this graphic history exposes a world with no rules and no concern for results beyond profit."--
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