James Bond Collection 1: From Russia with Love, Dr. No, Goldfinger (Nova Audio Books) [ABRIDGED] [AUDIOBOOK] (Audio Cassette)

~ Ian Fleming (Author), John Kenneth (Reader)

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From Russia With Love:
SMERSH is the Soviet organ of vengeance: of interrogation, torture and death. James Bond is dedicated to the destruction of its agents wherever he finds them. Then SMERSH focuses on Bond and, far away in Moscow, a trap is laid for him - a death trap with an enticing lure.

Dr. No:
M called this case a soft option. Bond can't quite agree. The tropical island is luxurious, the seductive Honey Rider is beautiful and willing, but they are both part of the empire of Dr. No . . . The doctor is a worthy adversary, with a mind as hard and cold as his solid steel hands. Dr. No's obsession is power. His only gifts are strictly pain-shaped.


Goldfinger:
A friendly game of two-handed canasta that turns out thoroughly crooked. And a beautiful golden girl who ends up thoroughly dead. . . Bond's first encounter with Auric Goldfinger, the world's cleverest, cruelest criminal, teaches him useful lessons. Soon the game will change and the stakes will rise. . . to fifteen billion dollars worth of U.S. gold bullion reserves. But 007 knows that Goldfinger's rules remain brutally simple - "Heads I win, tails you die."

About the Author

During World War II Ian Fleming served as Assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence, rising to the rank of Commander. His wartime experiences provided him with knowledge of secret operations. After the war, he built his house, Goldeneye, in Jamaica. There, at the age of 42, he wrote Casino Royale, the first of the James Bond novels. By the time of his death in 1964, Fleming’s 14 Bond adventures had sold more than 40 million copies and the cult of James Bond was internationally established.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Nova Audio Books; Abridged edition (April 28, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587887533
• ISBN-13: 978-1587887536
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,050,237 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Well read, great stories, not politically correct today., November 5, 2003

By	michael d. chlanda (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews

This collection of three of the best known adventures of 007, is a well read collection, but many (especially women) might find them a bit "politically incorrect" (i.e., for the treatment of women and so on [but hey, it was the "swinging '60's", so you have to put this in context, historically speaking]). I'm not sure if Ian Fleming wrote that famous line in Goldfinger, which is perhaps why it's omitted in this adaption, in the exchange between Bond and him, "Do you expect me to talk, Goldfinger?"
"No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!". (Perhaps, I need to check the text-as I have a print equivalent to both audio sets, or another reader could verify this.) In any case, these are some rousing adventures. Get both volumes, and if you can find them, their print equivalents. I look forward to listening to set two soon.

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4.0 out of 5 stars From Russia with Love, July 2, 2003

By	skuby "skuby" (NYC) - See all my reviews

From Russian with Love narrated by an extremely talented voice is well worth the purchase alone. Dr. No didn't quite hold my interest when I tried to listen and I didn't even attempt to listen to Goldfinger but again I highly recommend this for the one tape alone, the Narration is incredible.