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James Bond Encyclopedia

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John Cork and Colin Stutz have compiled in this ultimate encyclopedia of all things Bond, James Bond everything a fan could possibly want to know about this icon of the spy genre. The book is jammed from cover to cover with wonderful photographs covering such topics as the bond style, his history, vehicles, and villains and of course the Bond Girls. Each film is covered with a detailed synopsis of each assignment. The research that went into this exhaustive tome is indeed impressive and well executed. Each actor who has played 007 from the sophisticated cat like bond of Sean Connery to the cold and damaged Bond of Daniel Craig are detailed in mini biographies. The writing is sharp and witty with lots of back-story that is fascinating on each character and event in the story lines. The photographs are incredible and of course in this kind of book that is a must. this large coffee table sized book is the must have go to reference for those who like their Bond straight up and to the point.

This is an encyclopedia of Bond. I was surprised how dense and well done this reference text really is. You can either read through the entire thing like you would with a book that has a plot or you can simply jump from entry to entry. Graphically stunning.

This is a must have for anyone that wants to consider themselves a Bond fan.

Posted January 4, 2011, 12:50 AM EST: I was looking for a James Bond Book that included all the movies, all the women and villains, both major and minor, all the cars, weapons and "toys." Well this is it and more,

First the negative, this book did not include the original 1954 Hallmark "Casino Royale" with Barry Nelson and the "Casino Royale" farce with David Niven and Peter Sellers. The book did include the movies from Dr. No to Quantum of Solace. Mini biographies of all the James Bond Actors, how they defined their character and synopsis on all the movies. As long as a character male and female had a single line in the movie they are in the book.

This is a must have book for the James Bond fanatic.

This book has it all. If you're looking for a James Bond encyclopedia with detailed descriptions, lots of behind-the-scenes pictures, and is fun to read, look no further than this book. It covers all 22 of EON Productions' Bond movies, through Quantum of Solace. Topics are divided into categories of Bond villains, girls, supporting cast members, vehicles, & gadgets and then alphabetized. Anything you can imagine that you saw in a Bond movie is in this encyclopedia. I was amazed that even the most insignificant character is discussed in this book as well. I've tried to think of anyone in a Bond movie that isn't in the encyclopedia, but have been unsuccessful! The only con I see with this product is that there's a noticable bias towards Daniel Craig and his movies, probably because they're the most recent. This bias does not in any way affect my enjoyment of the encyclopedia however. It's a great read and a great buy (especially at this price!) and I highly recommend this for any Bond fan out there!

Este libro superó mis expectativas. Pensé que era otro libro aburrido lleno de apartados innecesarios y demasiado exhaustivo, con pocas imagenes. Tengo la enciclopedia de inicios de los 90s donde se daba demasiado énfasis a los filmakers mas que a los personajes de las peliculas en si. En esta nueva enciclopedia, la informacion es consisa y trata fundamentalmente sobre los que nos interesa del mundo de Bond: Bond, aliados, fammes villanos y artilugios. Hay breves apartados sobre los productores directores guionistas y actores, pero es lo de menos. Predomina un excelente diseño full color, ilustrado maravillosamente con las fotos. Muy recomendable para cualquier fan de Bond.

This encyclopedia covered far more than I had ever thought it would. Excerpts on characters both big and small are well written and explanatory. This really is a book about everything bond.

I bought this book for my son, who has discovered the world of James Bond over the past couple of years. He would always ask me questions about different movies, and having not seen any of the older ones in so long, I couldn't answer most of them....this book answers any question he has now. Great product.

I ordered this as a gift. Was shipped on time. I didn't read it but it looks really nice in his collection.

My husband and father are both big fans of the James Bond franchise. This comphrehensive book has been a terrific gift for both Christmas and Father's day. It is an attractive coffee table book at a good price. Would definately recommend for the hard to gift men in your life.

This one is far better that the last . The color makes it fun to look at . each page you want to stop and learn what the page tell you , or what you see. This book wakes up James Bond after we all heard of him in 1962 , 47 years ago

Most Sincerly
David