Product Description

Go under the covers with 007 and discover the boy, the man, the legend. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to read and memorize this thrill-packed dossier on the career of Bond. Start with a foreword penned by M herself, then uncover the world of Bond, the world's most famous secret agent. Get the inside scoop on his missions, from defeating the power-mad schemes of "Dr. No" to the mystery of "Casino Royale". Our spies have been everywhere, taking spectacular photographs to reveal the secrets of many of Bond's amazing gadgets, racy vehicles and racier eye-candy. Explore the lairs of the super villains he has defeated and follow bullet-by-blow accounts of some of his most death-defying chases and battles. Investigate 007's distinctive style, his complicated love life and relationships with other members of M16 from M to Q and Miss Moneypenny. Make it your mission to read it today.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #200293 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-28
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
Author Alastair Dougall has got a powerful weapon, 007 DK-style--and he doesn't charge a million a shot. The Secret World of 007 has been officially endorsed by the Bond film producers and the sheer wealth and breadth of information makes it a must for any self-respecting fan. Read up on all the assignments 007 has ever undertaken, from Dr. No to The World Is Not Enough and get inside the heads of his friends and adversaries with analysis of all the major characters and events from the missions. Be blown away by spectacular photographs and illustrations detailing the gadgets and vehicles 007 uses, the hideouts, plans and weapons of all the major villains and the thrilling battles and chases in which our man has been embroiled. To his eternal credit, Alastair Dougall has not passed up the chance of an in-depth study of Bond's hectic love life. And don't forget kids, it's all in pictures.

The style of writing and illustration is one of The Secret World of 007's major strengths. Each page consists of short, snappy bursts of text interspersed with photographs and illustrations, all of which combine to provide a wonderful insight into 007's career, his assignments, his friends, foes and lovers. Importantly for the Bond obsessive, the book also discusses and pictures a host of minor characters from the films--Stromberg's pilot Naomi (The Spy Who Loved Me) and Professor of Linguistics Inga Bergstrom (Tomorrow Never Dies) are just two of the bit-part characters featured who will satisfy the most avid fan's pursuit of Bond trivia. James Bond The Secret World of 007 gets a nod and a knowing raised eyebrow for Bond fans of all ages. --James Campbell

Review
"Fully up to date with spreads on "Casino Royale", this guide covers all the adventures, all the gadgets, and all the terrible puns. A must-have for Bond fans of all ages." The Bookseller 09/06/06

Synopsis
Go under the covers with 007 and discover the boy, the man, the legend. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to read and memorize this thrill-packed dossier on the career of Bond. Start with a foreword penned by M herself, then uncover the world of Bond, the world's most famous secret agent. Get the inside scoop on his missions, from defeating the power-mad schemes of "Dr. No" to the mystery of "Casino Royale". Our spies have been everywhere, taking spectacular photographs to reveal the secrets of many of Bond's amazing gadgets, racy vehicles and racier eye-candy. Explore the lairs of the super villains he has defeated and follow bullet-by-blow accounts of some of his most death-defying chases and battles. Investigate 007's distinctive style, his complicated love life and relationships with other members of M16 from M to Q and Miss Moneypenny. Make it your mission to read it today.

Customer Reviews

Fantastisch!! Mooi
This book is fabulous. I loved the pictures, the infomation about the movies. It was awesome!!! Very Detailed. But too bad they didn't cover Die Another Day. But the rest of the book was fantastic

Fabulous Film Fantasy Fun for 007 Fans!
Add more Bond to your life between movies!

This is the book you have been waiting for! It starts with the Bond films and adds to your pleasure of watching and recalling them in a remarkably effective way.

This book takes an in-depth look at the action, the gadgets, the props, and the lairs of the Bond films . . . spiced up with many of your favorite stills from those movies. You will see illustrations to cut away the surface of the devices, cars, attache cases, and belts to show you how Bond used them in the films. As you know, each film ends with a major attack on the bad guy's lair. These are lovingly drawn and detailed so you can see how the whole sequence took place. You will even get such basics as how to use judo illustrated!

The book begins with a perfunctory foreword by the current M. The next sections feature stills and drawn illustrations from the movies built around the themes of Bond's secret weapons, clothing, the women he loved, other MI6 personnel, Q, spies who worked for other governments, and Blofeld.

Next, you go into several pages on each move in order. These include outlines of the characters in the movies, the lairs of the villains, any special equipment used (every single wonderful car is there!), and the details of the ending attack scenes. In some cases, the opening and intermediate attack scenes are blocked out also. The movies covered include Dr. No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Diamonds Are Forever, Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, A View to a Kill, The Living Daylights, Golden Eye, Tomorrow Never Dies, and The World Is Not Enough.

Finally, there is an appendix with all of the key movie credits so you can see who played what roles. This will be great for playing trivia games and amazing people over a glass of vintage claret!

The book will greatly expand your appreciation of the details in the films. It will also make them feel fresher than the way they appear on the television festivals of 17 Days of Bond (or whatever they are called -- Ian Fleming must turn in his grave).

After you have finished enjoying these wonderful pages, I suggest that you think about where it would be valuable and interesting for people in your family to you to tell them the details concerning something about your earlier years. They may find how you "made it to where you are" as fascinating as the Bond fans find this wonderful book about plots and movie-making.

Have a [Thunder] ball!

Great book
this is a great insight into the world of 007 i strongly recomend you buy it.