In 1962, James Bond Made His Debut On The Big Screen In Dr. No, Setting A Cinematic Standard As The Globetrotting Secret Agent 007. From London To Jamaica And Beyond, Bond's Adventures Have Spanned The World, Taking Audiences To Over A Hundred Real-Life Locations In The Past Six Decades.In James Bond Destinations, Explore The Iconic Places That Have Played A Pivotal Role In Bond's Jet-Setting Journeys. Each Chapter Offers Insider Insights And Unforgettable Scenes, Like Ursula Andress Emerging From Jamaican Waters, Daniel Craig's High-Speed Car Chase In Rome, And Roger Moore's Epic Showdown On A Sugarloaf Cable Car In Rio.In The Early To Mid-1960S, When International Travel Was A Rarity, Bond Films Captivated Audiences, Igniting Dreams Of Glamorous Vacations And Solidifying The Franchise As A Trusted Guide To Adventure. Barbara Broccoli, Daughter Of The Original Bond Producer, Recalls How Her Father Aimed To Transport People On Magical Adventures.As Travel Became More Accessible, The Bond Experience Evolved To Stay Ahead. Producers Like Michael G. Wilson Found New, Unseen Locations Or Transformed Well-Known Places Into Spectacular Settings, Ensuring Each Bond Film Continued To Deliver The Thrill Of Exploration. For Example, The Streets Of Rome In Spectre Required Meticulous Blocking, And Venice's Grand Canal Closed For The First Time In Centuries For Casino Royale, Allowing Daniel Craig's Bond To Sail Unobstructed. Written By Daniel Pembrey Daniel Pembrey Is The Author Of The Henk Van Der Pol Detective Books, A Series Of Crime Fiction Novels Set In Amsterdam. As A Journalist, Pembrey Has Contributed To Architectural Digest, The Telegraph, Conde Nast Traveller, The Independent, And The Financial Times. A Die-Hard 007 Fan And A Frequent Editorial Collaborator At Eon, The Production Company Behind The James Bond Film Franchise, Pembrey Lives Directly Across The Kings Road From Bonds Fictional Apartment In Chelsea, London. 328 Pages Hardback Published By Assouline Measures 9.88In Wide X 12.99In Long X 1.53In Deep Made In Italy Your Account Will Be Credited Within 48 Hours After This Item Ships. The Account Credit Is Not Valid For Prior Purchases Or Balances And Must Be Used Within Sixty (60) Calendar Days After The Account Credit Is Deposited Into Your Account (The Account Credit Period). Upon Expiration Of The Applicable Account Credit Period Any Unused Account Credit Will Automatically Expire.
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ASSOULINE JAMES BOND DESTINATIONS
In 1962, James Bond made his debut on the big screen in Dr. No. , setting a cinematic standard as the globetrotting secret agent 007. From London to Jamaica and beyond, Bond's adventures have spanned the world, taking audiences to over a hundred real-life locations in the past six decades.. In James Bond Destinations. , explore the iconic places that have played a pivotal role in Bond's jet-setting journeys. Each chapter offers insider insights and unforgettable scenes, like Ursula Andress emerging from Jamaican waters, Daniel Craig's high-speed car chase in Rome, and Roger Moore's epic showdown on a Sugarloaf cable car in Rio.. In the early to mid-1960s, when international travel was a rarity, Bond films captivated audiences, igniting dreams of glamorous vacations and solidifying the franchise as a trusted guide to adventure. Barbara Broccoli, daughter of the original Bond producer, recalls how her father aimed to transport people on magical adventures.. As travel became more accessible, the Bond experience evolved to stay ahead. Producers like Michael G. Wilson found new, unseen locations or transformed well-known places into spectacular settings, ensuring each Bond film continued to deliver the thrill of exploration. For example, the streets of Rome in Spectre. required meticulous blocking, and Venice's Grand Canal closed for the first time in centuries for Casino Royale. , allowing Daniel Craig's Bond to sail unobstructed..
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The world's most famous secret agent is also the world's best travelled. From idyllic Jamaican beaches to baroque Venetian palazzos, marble palaces in India to ancient Egyptian temples, the itineraries of James Bond have been anything but simple. In Assouline's 'James Bond Destinations' author Daniel Pembrey explores the real life locations featured in the Bond cinema franchise — more than a hundred real-life destinations over sixty years — for a series of glamorous and exciting journeys that have raised the bar with each film released. Accompanied by insider insights and memorable scenes, each chapter in this exhaustive volume charts the way in which the Bond experience has not only encouraged audiences to dream of glamorous and exciting vacations, but also established itself as a trusted concierge.