New Bond books from Dorling Kindersley

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• saint-antoine CanadaPosts: 209MI6 Agent

  October 2010 edited October 2010

  There are actually four book in this series... the one missing from your list is called "Book of Bond" which is the first one that came out. it centers on the James Bond character exclusively. In my opinion, this is a pretty juvenile series of Bond books with few text and infos and nothing thouroughly researched at all. Something for young readers to introduce the Bond films. it's basically like putting something out of wiki for everybody onto a book. Unlike other DK books, not much effort seems to have been put into this series. I bought them in all in one shot hoping to get a few good rare pics but alas these books are full of same old tired pictures that have been used to death in magazine articles aimed at the general public. So, not much for Bond fans there I'm afraid. My two cents: unless you are buying them with a young reader in mind, don't waste your money with these... get "The making of OHMSS" book instead... now that's a book for Bond fans! one of the best Bond books ever in fact... if not THE best!
• BLU8 Ontario, CanadaPosts: 418MI6 Agent

  October 2010

  Agreed. I've skimmed through these books in stores, & they're mostly just a lot of pictures that we've all seen before & not much text or information. They also rush through all 22 films in no time at all. Definitely not worth the money, IMO. If you want DK Bond books, these ones are the way to go:
  
  http://www.amazon.com/James-Bond-Secret-World-007/dp/0756641179/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288559809&sr=1-1
  
  http://www.amazon.com/James-Bond-Encyclopedia-Colin-Stutz/dp/075665548X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288559849&sr=1-2
• PPK 7.65mm Saratoga Springs NY USAPosts: 1,253MI6 Agent

  November 2010

  Thanks for your Help. I think will stick with books written for adult Bond fans and publications like 007 magazine for my needs in this department.
• ke02eww USPosts: 2,063MI6 Agent

  November 2010

  While appreciating blu8's opinion, I was flicking these at a friends the other day and we agreed there are pics in some of them that looked new/unseen for many a year if ever.
  
  GM u were there can u recall which pics?
  
  I recall Barry pointing out some Connery era pics which gave a different perspective or detail but can't recall which....
  
  Ah got one- the scope on bonds sniper rifle in frwl
  
  there! 

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og-f7G4FFYE&feature=youtube_gdata_player