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Title: The Essential Bond: The Authorized Guide to the World of 007 by Lee Pfeiffer, Dave Worrall ISBN: 0-06-050561-3 Publisher: HarperEntertainment Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The ultimate source for Bond
Comment: This book got me hooked on the James Bond phenomenon. It goes into great detail about 007's villains, allies, gadgets, vehicles and of course, the women. It is witty and informative and looks at every film from Dr. No to Tomorrow Never Dies. The only criticisms are that the book omits minor characters and at times, the authors include too many of their own opinions which does not allow the reader to make their own mind up about the films. In summary, an excellent book worth the money with loads of colour pictures (some never seen before).
Rating: 5
Summary: Incredebly Informative!
Comment: "The Essential Bond" is extremely well researched and very informative. It provides detailed information on the assignment, 007's women, 007's villains, 007's allies, vehicles, gagets & weapons, music, marketing & merchandising, and the box office in every Bond film from Dr. No to Tomrrow Never Dies. It also includes a short but sweet foreword, tribute to Albert R. Broccoli or "Cubby", a chapter devoted to the literary 007, the James Bond family, 007 and popular culture, the other James Bonds, and the 007 phnomenon. Over all this is a extremely informative book that is a must have for any Bond fan.
Rating: 2
Summary: Essential for who?
Comment: This book is the "official authorized guide" to the world of 007. It's just a pity that the authors are obviously not real Bond fans. The book casually glides past Fleming;s novels and the Bonds themselves and instead does a film-by-film recap. This would be nice were it not for the fact that you often get the sense that the authors were trying to divide Bond fans into 2 distinct camps rather than prasing the series as a whole. My personal tastes were also insulted as brilliant movies like "man With The Golden Gun" and "A View To A Kill" are slammed, mocked, and scorned, while later on they gush and sing the praises of the dull villain Carver from "Tomorrow Never Dies", and stop just short of calling George Lazenby the best Bond ever. I couldn't help getting a sense that this book was written to be deliberatley provocative and irritating, and really that's not what you want in a book called "The Essential Bond".
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Title: James Bond: The Secret World of 007 by Alastair Dougall, Roger Stewart, Dave Worrall ISBN: 0789466910 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: James Bond: The Legacy by John Cork, Bruce Scivally ISBN: 0810932962 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: The Complete James Bond Movie Encyclopedia, Newly Revised Edition by Steven Jay Rubin ISBN: 0071412468 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 04 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: The Rough Guide to James Bond by Paul Simpson, Rough Guides ISBN: 1843531429 Publisher: Rough Guides Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title:Best of Bond...James Bond: 40th Anniversary Edition ASIN: B00006I0BO Publisher: Capitol Pub. Date: 17 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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