- James
Bond: The Secret World of 007 - Text, artwork, and
photographs examine the James Bond character from the
007 films, describing his spy missions, gadgets, vehicles,
enemies, allies, and lovers.
- Bond
Girls are Forever : The Women of James Bond - Since Ian
Fleming wrote Casino Royale in 1953, Bond girls have been
quintessential American
sex symbols. Sexy, dazzling and self-assured, the character
has been ogled by men and lambasted by feminists in all of
its incarnations. D'Abo, who played Kira Milovy in the James
Bond film The Living Daylights, and Cork (co-author of James
Bond: The Legacy) walk readers through over 50 years of Bond
girl history in this alluring volume, which celebrates the
character as a role model and as a groundbreaking achievement
in film. As Cork explains, "women like this had simply
never been seen in films before." The authors offer summaries
and studies of every Bond film, emphasizing the Bond girl's
role in each one, and share quotes from Bond girls such as
Ursula Andress, Halle Berry, Honor Blackman and Jane Seymour.
Using fantastic photos, analytical discussion and primary
source material, the authors show how far the Bond girl has
come since the world became enamored with the first iconic
image of her rising out of the sea wearing a bikini with a
knife strapped on to it.
- Goldfinger
- Dry
as ice, dripping with deadpan witticisms, only Sean Connery's
Bond would dare disparage the Beatles, that other 1964 phenomenon.
No one but Connery can believably seduce women so effortlessly,
kill with almost as much ease, and then pull another bottle
of Dom Perignon '53 out of the fridge. Goldfinger contains
many of the most memorable scenes in the Bond series: gorgeous
Shirley Eaton (as Jill Masterson) coated in gold paint by
evil Auric Goldfinger and deposited in Bond's bed; silent
Oddjob, flipping a razor-sharp derby like a Frisbee to sever
heads; our hero spread-eagle on a table while a laser beam
moves threateningly toward his crotch. Honor Blackman's Pussy
Galore is the prototype for the series' rash of man-hating
super models. And Desmond Llewelyn reprises his role as Q,
giving Bond what is still his most impressive car, a snazzy
little number (Aston Martin) that fires off smoke screens,
punctures the tires of vehicles on the chase, and boasts a
handy ejector seat. Goldfinger's two climaxes, inside Fort
Knox and aboard a private plane, have to be seen to be believed.
- Classic
Kits: Collecting the Greatest Model Kits in the World, from
Airfix to Tamiya - Classic
Kits treats you to an international tour of model–kit
history, taking in all the favorites—Airfix, Monogram,
Mattel, Frog, Matchbox, Bandai, Merit Aurora, Esci, Heller,
Tamiya, Fujimi, Eaglewall, Italeri, and more. Not only does
this nostalgic guide allow you to compare and contrast the
different models and their historical development (and, in
some cases, demise), it also notes the rare and the valuable,
so you can re–evaluate those pieces you have stored
in your attic. Packed with color photos and valuable information
for collectors, hobbyists, and enthusiasts, Classic Kits is
a one–of–a–kind history of the giants of
miniature modeling. Arthur Ward, the leading expert on the
history of model kits, is the author of The Model World of
Airfix and Airfix: Celebrating Fifty Years of the Greatest
Modeling Kits in the World.
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