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The 007 Dossier

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At the very least an author should see that the final product has been adequately proofread. This throwaway "pamphlet" contains numerous factual and historical inaccuracies, mis-spellings and misnamed Fleming characters. It is as though the author never read even one of Fleming's, Benson's or Gardner's books. At best he may have skimmed them. One should not write this type of book on the basis of having seen a few James Bond Movies. True Bond fans will be disappointed and annoyed.

An awful book. A waste of money. Juvenile. Badly written. Terrible illustrations. It rates 1 star simply because that's the worst possible rating I could give it. Buy "The Bond Files: The Unofficial Guide to Ian Fleming's James Bond" by Andy Lane & Paul Simpson (2nd edition) if you want an excellent cheap paperback. Or "The Essential Bond" by Lee Pfeiffer & Dave Worrall if you want a really good hardback with photos.

As a Fan of james bond for many years I have come across countless books dealing with james bond. Having read some of the reviews for the aformentioned book(The 007 Dossier) I have one good book to recommend to readers although it is hard to find.
It is titled, 007 JAMES BOND A REPORT by O.F.Snelling. The back cover of the paperback book reads"Here is the full fantastic lowdown on James Bond."
The contents are as follows; His Predecessors
His Image
His Women
His Adversaries
His Future

Do not confuse this with the "James Bond Dossier," a great work for any Bond fan. This is really just junk and not worth the price.

Proust and Mark Twain self-published some masterpieces. But often self-published books are junk, as is this one. Pass.

I flipped through this book at a store and I was not at all impressed. The first page I flipped to had a typo, and I agree with the reviewer from Jersey about inaccuracies. I ended up putting the book right back on the shelf.

Instead, I highly recommend "THE BOND FILES: The Unofficial Guide to Ian Fleming's James Bond" by Andy Lane, Paul Simpson. If you've ever wanted to know every language that Bond ever spoke, what gadget or gizmo he used in which movie, or all the aliases he's ever used, this is the book for you. "The Bond Files" is a great book with all kinds of facts, trivia, and information for each story, comic, and movie. The authors even review the opening title sequences and have a nice synopsis of each movie. They don't miss much with this book. On top of that, it's a nice 320 page paperback and a mere $7.95 cover price as opposed to the $20+ Dossier. Be sure to check it out!

After reading this book, I now know what the B.S.in B.S. McReynolds stands for. There are many books about James Bond to choose from and I have read quite a few of them, this one being one of the worst. I did not like the writing style used by the author, much of this book is based on opinions and is not accurate.

James Bond in a new a whole new light. 007's personal likes and dislikes for the past near 50 years. "The 007 Dossier" is a well done work with fictional facts in a non-fiction book. Clever!!! I thought the descriptive cartoons were well done and most appropriate with the text of the author's undertaking. I have purchased three copies of The 007 Dossier to give to friends and I have heard nothing but praise for this book. Comments like: "The most fun I have had from 007 years", "I didn't know that about Bond", and "Jolly great fun!". I have ordered B.S. McReynold's prevous published book titled, "Presidential Blips" to see what has done with presidents.