It is brimming with strange and amusing stories about the Bond actors, from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig, behind the scenes at the film set, and amazing facts about Ian Fleming's original novel. Whether you want to learn about the casting of the six personifications of Bond and their respective success, discover Fleming's lesser known literary achievement, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (aka James Bond for children), or unearth the mystery surrounding the true composer of the James Bond theme, there is something for every enthusiast to dip into. AUTHOR: Michael Paterson is an author and historian with a special interest and encyclopaedic knowledge of all things James Bond. He has written books on a diverse range of subjects including Inside Dickens' London and Winston Churchill: His Military Life. 50 b/w illustrations
It is brimming with strange and amusing stories about the Bond actors, from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig, behind the scenes at the film set, and amazing facts about Ian Fleming's original novel. Whether you want to learn about the casting of the six personifications of Bond and their respective success, discover Fleming's lesser known literary achievement, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (aka James Bond for children), or unearth the mystery surrounding the true composer of the James Bond theme, there is something for every enthusiast to dip into. AUTHOR: Michael Paterson is an author and historian with a special interest and encyclopaedic knowledge of all things James Bond. He has written books on a diverse range of subjects including Inside Dickens' London and Winston Churchill: His Military Life. 50 b/w illustrations
Introduction
'The name's Bond, James Bond...' - A name 'as ordinary as
possible'
The man with the golden typewriter - The life and inspirations of
Ian Fleming
In his elder brother's shadow - The distinguished career of Peter
Fleming
Father figure - The heroic Valentine Fleming
Goldeneye - Fleming's dream house
Unlikely scenario - Fleming's 'steely patriotism'
Amalgamation of daydreams - The similarities between Fleming and
Bond
A significant number - The origins of the highly-resonant 007
Out of puff - Fleming runs short of inspiration
The world is not enough - Who were James Bond's forebears?
School for spies - The Eton of the North
Precocious youth - Bond matures early
Realms of fantasy - In reality a rather ineffective agent
Superman? - Probably not...
At home with Bond - His residence in London
Action-fuelled lifestyle - Bond's plethora of leisure pursuits
Who'd have him? - Bond, the ultimate bachelor
The man who made it happen - Broccoli's passion for the world of
007
Location, location, location - 'We can't have him going to
Blackpool'
Place of work - Where the adventures begin
Inspired, but not obvious - Sean Connery, the right man for the
job
Hard act to follow - The arrogant George Lazenby
Almost inevitable - Roger Moore, the longest serving Bond
Played for laughs - Moore's unique approach
Short lived - Timothy Dalton - a successful, but fleeting, Bond
Patience rewarded - Pierce Brosnan gets another chance
Rugged and realistic - Daniel Craig, a new departure
The Bond girls - Beyond the beauty...
If you say so... - Fleming's description of SMERSH
True or false - Did SMERSH really exist?
From Russia with outrage - Bond viewed from behind the Iron
Curtain
Quaintly old-fashioned - Fleming's novels are of their time
Ace of clubs - Upper-class trappings pervade
For her majesty's service - What awards has Bond received?
Struck a chord - Barry synonymous with Bond
Appearance in High Court - Who wrote the James Bond Theme?
Tested ingredients - The successful Bond formula
Giant leap - Why did Bond go into orbit?
M for mystery - Bond's superior
Stolen gold - A hijacked name
Sincerest flattery - Bond spawns a new genre
Open to abuse - 007 through the eyes of early satirists
The power of Powers - The Austin Powers trilogy
Johnny English - A thoroughly English satire
Spoof version - Why 1967's Casino Royale was slapstick
Mass mayhem - The madcap plot of 1967's Casino Royale movie
Artistic licence - The town that never was
Stranger than fiction - A topical reference lost on audiences
today
Cross-channel raspberry - Bond plays to the anti-Gallic
sentiment
Armed to the teeth - 007's arsenal of firearms
Bond on wheels - From Bentley to Saab
Little Nellie - Bond's versatile miniature aircraft
Mountaintop retreat - Blofeld's palace draws hungry skiers
Home from home - Pinewood Studios, the 007 stage
Apocalyptic - Story of a sound stage
Post script - Fleming's other literary exploits
Must haves - The world of Bond collectables
Golden years - The lifestyle of a retired Bond
Held in trust - Bond's legacy lives on
Dynamic successors - Bond literary adventures to continue
Lucky Jim - Kingsley Amis picks up the Bond baton
Golden pen - The prolific John Gardner
An unlikely successor - Raymond Benson, the first US Bond
writer
A new dimension - The innovative Charlie Higson
Odd man out - Sebastian Faulks, the 'serious' novelist
Hooked - The contemporary Jeffery Deaver
Permanent home - Fleming's legacy located in India
'Keep Bond British' - Will 007 always be British?
Role of honour - Bond novels and movies
Index
Michael Paterson is an author and historian with a special interest
and encyclopaedic knowledge of all things James Bond. He has
written books on a diverse range of subjects including Inside
Dickens' London and Winston Churchill: His Military Life
1895-1945.
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