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James Bond Encyclopedia [Hardcover]

John Cork , Collin Stutz
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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (6 Sep 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 140531902X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1405319027
  • Product Dimensions: 30.4 x 25.6 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 128,846 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 Bond movies, 6 suave 007s, 24 evil baddies, 78 sexy girls, 112 Cool gadgets in one killer book

An explosive read exploring every aspect of the 007 story created in full collaboration with Eon Productions.

From Bond’s history to his style and personal tastes, get up close and personal with the world’s most suave spy.

A-Z sections bring you face to face with every aspect of his life. Meet the criminal masterminds, megalomaniac warmongers, and ruthless gangsters he’s defeated. Check out the glamorous eye-candy, jump inside the racy vehicles, explore weapons and gadgets then pick up background on key film-makers, music and musicians.

1,000 amazing photographs will take you right inside Bond’s world.

A must read for any fan.


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By Nicholas Casley TOP 100 REVIEWER
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This is a review pf the original 2007 edition. No doubt it will be updated as more and more films are added to the canon. This edition thus has `Casino Royale', but not `A Quantum of Solace'. Only the EON productions are featured in this book.

After a foreword by Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, the authors John Cork and Collin Stutz (compilers would be a better term) state that, "We have chosen to focus mainly on the world inside the Bond adventures, eschewing behind-the-scenes details in all but a few select areas." Indeed, it is the front of house that predominates, though not exclusively so. What follows consists mostly of A to Zs (hence `compilers'), but there are some opening essays.

The first addresses Fleming himself. We are told that, "No other writer influenced popular literature in the 20th century more than Ian Fleming." Ah well, Agatha Christie, John Tolkien, and the likes of Daphne du Maurier were obviously just second-raters, then. The essay includes references to Fleming's failure as an officer cadet and as a diplomat, but there is no mention of his cruelty and sadism.

In an essay entitled `the Bond Style' we learn how Bond's past has been manufactured and reconfigured on a number of occasions. Did you know that he is `actually' half-Scot/half-Swiss, and that he views with suspicion a man who uses a Windsor knot on his tie? Concise biographies of the six actors who have played the role to date follow. (By-the-way, a word to Moneypenny when she updates the file, Belper - the birthplace of Timothy Dalton - is not near Manchester, except in the sense that Chateau Neuf du Pape is near to Blossom Hill.)

But then comes the meat of this book, and its real usefulness. We have sixty pages of Bond Villains, a veritable A to Z from Adam, one of Mr Big's henchmen in `Live & Let Die' to (Max) Zorin, Mr Bad from `A View to a Kill'. Sixty pages of Bond villains are followed by thirty pages of Bond women, and then forty pages of supporting cast. For all of these characters, a photograph is provided to aid identification (I can now put a name to the face of Irma Bunt), and a description of their role and history is provided.

Then come more chapters on vehicles, weapons and equipment, but arguably the best part of this book is saved until last, when each movie receives a double-page spread that provides a concise overview of its gestation and production.

This encyclopedia is a mine of information and a perfect source for information both useful and arcane. For the Bond film fan, it is, I guess, a sine qua non: this book of Mr Cork and Mr Stutz, like the `bombe surprise' of Mr Wint and Mr Kidd, possesses fascinating ingredients.
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best book 12 Jan 2010
By max
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I'm 52 and James Bond (above all played by Sean Conery) has been for me a "must" since I've been 9! So finding in Amazon a book like this with a lot of photos, pictures and curiosity was for me a beautiful discovery and a best present (for me) for Christmas!
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Wonderful book for wonderful films.
This book is a must-have for all fans of 007.
It is not a "behind the scenes book".
It is a very "specific" book - I would call it "a database in hardcover".
Perfect gift for all of those who wish to know the name of every bond girl, every villain, the use of every gadget that the legendary secret agent has used over the decades.
Great book - great price.
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