Product Description

This guide is devoted to James Bond, the most famous fictional character of the 20th century. There's no one quite like 007, the secret agent whose identity is the world's worst kept secret and who is still the movie hero most men really aspire to be. The sections include: the movies - all 20 movies reviewed and rated, and all the movie Bonds put under the microscope; the books - all the novels, spin-off books, Bond's rivals and Iam Fleming, the man behind 007; the lifestyle - the girls, Q's finest inventions, the cars, the cocktails; the vintage champagnes, the locations; and the trivia.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #240966 in Books
• Published on: 2002-11-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

About the Author
Paul Simpson has edited various magazines, launched the adult football magazine FourFourTwo, written books on football trivia, the European newspaper industry, and a biography of Paul Gascoigne and has worked for the FT, Q, and The Times. He is the editor of the Rough Guides to Shopping Online and Cult Movies and author of the forthcoming Rough Guides to Elvis and Cult TV.

Excerpted from The Mini Rough Guide to James Bond (Mini Rough Guides) by Paul Simpson. Copyright © 2002. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
TABLE OF CONTENTS

001 THE ORIGINS
The story of Bond’s creator and indeed of Bond’s creation.

002 THE BOOKS
All the 007 novels read, reviewed and rated.

003 THE MOVIES
All 21 films dissected – and every miraculous escape noted.

004 THE 007 FILES
Your guide to all five 007s: the highs, the lows, the gaffes.

005 THE GIRLS
The vital statistics on the actresses who have played Bond girls.

006 THE VILLAINS
They’re evil and they want to rule the world.

007 THE GADGETS
Exploding toothpaste, exploding milk floats, you know the drill.

008 THE MUSIC
Celebrating the soundtrack to a secret agent.

009 THE CONTEXT
The strange ways Bond fiction has influenced reality.

010 THE LOCATIONS
Travel like 007. Well, go to the same places anyway.

011 THE EPHEMERA
The 007 memorabilia you should and shouldn’t be hoarding.

Customer Reviews

A great little Bond Bible!
Being a life long Bond fan I was looking for a book to give me a good overview of the Bond series, and while on a recent day-trip to London I was looking to find something easy to get into to read on the way home. This book fitted the bill perfectly.
The book covers all of the areas of Bond, from author Ian Flemming's background through to the pick of the Bond websites. Each book, film, gadget, car, baddie, theme, Bond girl, and Bond actor is thoughtfully reviewed in the book, with plenty of little bits of useless or usefull info.
Its not the most complete and in depth look at the world of Bond, but then what do you expect from a little book?
It does however give plenty of info to answer your average Bond trivia quiz question, and more importantly makes you want to dig deeper into the world of the worlds best action hero by reading, watching and enjoying more of James Bond 007