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Summary: The Facts were not Researched Enough
Review: Although impressive in scope, this is not the first time an author has attempted an A-Z listing of all things "Bondian." Although the authors do score with some interesting compilations, such as number of men Bond's killed per movie, or a concise summary of the movie and book locations, time is also spent rehashing movie and book plots, several of which were laden with errors which makes one wonder if they watched the movie or just wrote the book from memory. Overall, not an impressive volume.
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Summary: Lots of interesting facts, but true Bond fans should pass...
Review: I am a serious fan of the Bond films, and enjoy any written works on the topic. But what set this book apart besides its marvelous detail, was that it also paid homage to the novels, which, thanks to the preponderance of the movie industry, one may not even know about! I knew that Ian Fleming had written books, but had no idea that there is an ongoing series of Bond novels, including some recent and current ones that are not even in movie form. At least not yet. Further, the thumbnail sketches included in this book about each novel let me know that they, and not just the movies, are exciting and worthwhile.Thanks to this book, I have discovered a whole new Bond interest/outlet. In fact, I immediately went out and bought four of the recent Bond novels for my library, have read three, and plan to acquire all of them over time. Bond fans should not miss this book!
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Summary: Unique Bond Encyclopedia!!
Review: I am a serious fan of the Bond films, and enjoy any written works on the topic. But what set this book apart besides its marvelous detail, was that it also paid homage to the novels, which, thanks to the preponderance of the movie industry, one may not even know about! I knew that Ian Fleming had written books, but had no idea that there is an ongoing series of Bond novels, including some recent and current ones that are not even in movie form. At least not yet. Further, the thumbnail sketches included in this book about each novel let me know that they, and not just the movies, are exciting and worthwhile. Thanks to this book, I have discovered a whole new Bond interest/outlet. In fact, I immediately went out and bought four of the recent Bond novels for my library, have read three, and plan to acquire all of them over time. Bond fans should not miss this book!
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Summary: Lots of interesting facts, but true Bond fans should pass...
Review: I recently purchased this book and found that most of the information is correct. Whoever edited the book did a lousy job (these people should learn how to spell S-C-A-R-A-M-A-N-G-A). Also, a few facts are totally fictitious. In one part, it lists all of the automobiles driven by Bond in films. It doesen't even mention that Bond drove his Aston Martin to M:I-6 headquarters in Tommorow Never Dies. After skimming through the book, the thought crossed my mind that these guys might not have even seen all of the Bond films.
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Summary: One of the worst Bond books in recent years...
Review: I usually like every James Bond book that comes out, especially when they are complete with information on both the films and the novels. However, this book left me both shaken, stirred, and just plain mad. First off, I want to know how this book got published. I have been trying to sell my ideas for books about Bond for years and have been slapped with court threats. However, this book contains spelling errors, incorrect facts about both the films and books, and it is just a bad read. The pictures are bad too, when they are there. The way the format is was not great and I would have liked to see more than just a listing of crew, which looks like they ripped off part of Steven Jay Rubin's 007 Encyclopedia to get. Is this book official? No. Should Bond fans buy it? Only the die-hard collectors like me. However, it is not in my display case.
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Summary: One of the worst Bond books in recent years...
Review: I usually like every James Bond book that comes out, especially when they are complete with information on both the films and the novels. However, this book left me both shaken, stirred, and just plain mad. First off, I want to know how this book got published. I have been trying to sell my ideas for books about Bond for years and have been slapped with court threats. However, this book contains spelling errors, incorrect facts about both the films and books, and it is just a bad read. The pictures are bad too, when they are there. The way the format is was not great and I would have liked to see more than just a listing of crew, which looks like they ripped off part of Steven Jay Rubin's 007 Encyclopedia to get. Is this book official? No. Should Bond fans buy it? Only the die-hard collectors like me. However, it is not in my display case.
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Summary: Very Unprofessional!
Review: This book has so many spelling errors, It forgets to list a lot of information, bad pictures, not organized! I hated it so much, I returned it! Don't but Bond fans! Buy a DVD, not this!
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