Harrison Ford: Imperfect Hero (Hardcover)

~ Garry Jenkins (Author)

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Drawing on more than 100 interviews with family and friends, colleagues and contemporaries, and Harrison Ford himself, entertainment journalist Garry Jenkins gives us the first complete portrait of a flawed and fallible screen hero, a man scarred yet strengthened by his experiences. of photos. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 362 pages
• Publisher: Replica Books (August 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735100896
• ISBN-13: 978-0735100893
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,025,789 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent portrait of a mysterious man!, January 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Harrison Ford: Imperfect Hero (Hardcover)

This book was a wonderful trip into the life of Harrison Ford. Very informative, the book starts at his beginning days, and continues through to the mid 90s. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in Harrison Ford. The only draw back is the small amount of pictures (only 8 pages).

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Go Harry Go, June 14, 2002

By	K. Johnson (US/Asia) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Harrison Ford ù Imperfect Hero (Paperback)

It's alright that the author didn't speak with Ford while writing and researching this unathorized biography. Often the person being written about can clarify something that isn't clear. Often, the person being written about can put a positive spin on some event in an attempt to make themself look better. This is a good book about the humble actor that looked at his pre-success years, going back to his mid-west roots, marriage, and the ups-and-downs of his experience in the film industry, which was covered a lot. How did Harry get that scar?....the answers lies within these pages. One interesting note is the story of a young producer, writer and director who made a movie in the 70s. At the screening, many movie moguls approached the young creator and told him bluntly that his film would be a flop, no one would see it, and his career may be in jeopardy after producing such a poor piece of work. The name of the movie was......."Star Wars." The man was George Lucas.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unauthorized biography leaves many questios unanswered, July 27, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Harrison Ford: Imperfect Hero (Hardcover)

I found this book to be a light breezy account of the life of Harrison Ford. Because it is unauthorized, there is little insight into the man who is Harrison Ford. Indeed once getting past Ford's rise to stardom, the subsequent chapters give little information that cannot be found in magazines. There is no imput from the people directly in Ford's life, wife, ex-wife, children, Speilberg, Lucas, etc. Overall I found the book wanting.