Description: In this lively biography, Hollywood's most successful filmmaker comes across as an interesting, complex personality: a master storyteller; a practical businessman; a vulnerable, nerdy teenager; a devoted family man; and a philanthropist. Gottfried describes how Spielberg's own experiences, such as being picked on by anti-Semitic bullies in high school and throwing up in biology class, became scenes in his films. Budding filmmakers will enjoy the educational yet accessible discussion on Spielberg's film techniques. Along with the highs and lows of his personal life and career as a filmmaker, students will learn of Spielberg's social conscience: his work for the Starbright Foundation, the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, and the Righteous Persons Foundation make him an exemplary role model.

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