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Reveals the secrets of the legendary actor who first portrayed James Bond, including his humble beginnings, his stormy marriages, his lengthy list of sexual conquests, and his battles with studio bosses. Reprint. ... Read more

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This biography of Sean Connery takes the reader from Connery's birth in 1930 in a working-class district of Edinburgh to the present as one of the most uncompromising of film actors. Connery became an actor almost by mistake when a friend suggested he answer an advertisement for extras for the touring stage production of "South Pacific". From there, he gradually built a reputation until he landed the part of James Bond in "Dr No". Determined not to be typecast, he abandoned Bond after five films, but was twice enticed back. The author also chronicles Connery's private life, including his marriages to Diane Cilento and Micheline Roquebrune, his work for charity and his political involvement in his beloved Scotland. ... Read more

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A chronological examination of the career of Sean Connery and all his films. Each film is discussed in detail, with particular attention paid to storyline, production, critical reaction and box-office reception. There is also analysis of the characters Connery has portrayed. ... Read more

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In a career spanning five decades, and crowned by his recent knighthood, Sir Sean Connery has not only achieved global super stardom, but redefined the screen image of the male. He has come to embody an ideal of masculinity and virility. More than just an actor, he is also a sex symbol, golf fanatic, and father figure. ... Read more

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Tracing his rise to stardom from the slums of Edinburgh, this is a biography of the actor, Sean Connery. Having left school at the age of 13 and travelled to London to seek his fortune as a body-builder, he became a self-taught Shakespearian actor before getting his big break as a result of auditioning for the part of James Bond - a role which was to bring him worldwide fame and wealth. The author has drawn on the reminiscences of friends and colleagues, including Honor Blackman, Robert Hardy, Candice Bergen and Eric Sykes, to create a portrait of one of the leading film personalities of his day. ... Read more

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British film stars-even the most famous ones, such as James Mason, Sean Connery, and Julie Andrews-are a neglected subject in film history. This interesting collection looks at the whole of British stardom from circa 1910 onwards, and the many types of British stars who gained worldwide fame through national and international cinema. ... Read more

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Spanning more than 100 years of cultural history, this book examines the ways that representations of Scottish identity in Scotland and abroad have influenced and responded to the rapid changes of modernity since 1890. Popular representations of Scottish national, ethnic, and cultural identity are in abundance not only in Scotland, but also in the United States, Canada, and throughout the Anglophone settler nations of the world. The author argues that Scotland's history, traditions, and bloodlines have served as ideological battlegrounds for Scots and non-Scots alike to give voice to fantasies of pre-industrial communities and to the realities of working class life. Linking a range of nationalist renditions of Scottish culture, including poetry, film, folklore studies, clan organizations, and popular fiction, this volume shows the importance of Scotland to our present understanding of class, gender, race, and national identity. ... Read more

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Scotland gave golf to the world. With more golf courses per head than any other country, it is still a golfer's paradise. They range from remote honesty box clubs to the superb Open Championship courses and the exclusive conservative clubs of the towns. But Scotland's strength lies in the host of enjoyable courses throughout the land which welcome visitors, and this book helps visitors to find these clubs. Key features include: gives a brief history of the birth and evolution of the game in Scotland; a guide to the language of golf; includes a map which pin-points the best courses; the most spectacular drives; lists nine best "sporty" holes for adventurous golfers; lists nine best "scenic" holes for the more leisurely; and a complete list of every course in Scotland, revised and updated for this edition. ... Read more

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A Fine Book about Scottish Golf Courses
First - it's tough to argue with any book with a foreword by Sean Connery, the best 007 ever. Still, David Hamilton's summations of Scotland's better courses are spot on. There are lots of websites out there these days andlots of "coffee table" tomes that are mediocre at best, butHamilton's reviews and opinions are born of experience. And that's what'simportant.

practical guide to the golf courses of Scotland
Short capsule descriptions of the golf courses in Scotland, including comments on the courses, directions and booking information.A very personal guide with all of the obvious selections, plus some very personalfavorites....lovely. ... Read more

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A biography of a star and an investigation of what can happen to a man when the images he creates take over his life.Sean Connery's creation of secret agent James Bond invigorated Britain and its cinema, allowing a cash-strapped, morale-sapped country in decline to fancy itself still a player on the world stage. But while Bond would make Connery the first actor to command a million dollar-plus fee, the man himself was forever pouring scorn on the fantasies audiences found it increasingly hard to separate him from. How can such worship not play havoc with one’s soul—especially a soul as painfully unprepared for the pressures of stardom as Connery’s?

Undaunted, Connery went on to prove himself one of the cinema’s most relaxed and assured stars and a guaranteed box-office draw. Molding and remolding his image to fit the contours of the age, Connery has gone from Sixties sex symbol to the sagacious figure to which today’s young stars are forever turning.

Spirited, argumentative and sardonically celebratory, Christopher Bray’s Sean Connery is the story of an actor learning his craft on the job and, at the end of his career, of a man pressing his stardom into the service of his burgeoning political awareness. 24 pages of black-and-white photographs ... Read more