Ian Fleming
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James Bond series volume 1
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James Bond is despatched to the dangerous arcade of Casino Royale, where nothing is ever as it seems, to gamble a decadent Soviet operative known as "Le Chiffre" into oblivion in a winner-take-all game of Baccarat. But the unexpected lurks behind every corner, and Bond must put his trust in the beautiful but enigmatic Vesper Lynd.
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James Bond series volume 12
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Bond, a shattered man after the death of his wife at the hands of Ernst Stavro Blofeld, has gone to pieces as an agent, endangering himself and his fellow operatives. M, unwilling to accept the loss of one of his best men, sends 007 to Japan for one last, near-impossible mission. But Japan proves to be Bond's downfall, leading him to a mysterious residence known as the 'Castle of Death' where he encounters an old enemy revitalized. All the omens suggest...
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James Bond series volume 2
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British secret agent James Bond has never met an adversary like Mr. Big, a gangland kingpin who uses voodoo to control his vast criminal empire. When a crooked trail of smuggled gold leads through Mr. Big's New York hideout to SMERSH headquarters in Moscow, Bond's mission takes him from Harlem to the Florida Everglades.
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James Bond series volume 13
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A brainwashed James Bond has tried-and failed-to assassinate M, his boss. Now Bond has to prove he is back on form and can be trusted again. All 007 has to do is kill one of the most deadly freelance hit men in the world: Paco "Pistols" Scaramanga, the Man with the Golden Gun. But despite his license to kill, 007 is no assassin, and on finding Scaramanga in the sultry heat of Jamaica, he decides to infiltrate the killer's criminal cooperative-and...
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James Bond series volume 5
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British secret agent James Bond is lured into a trap using the beautiful Russian spy Tatiana Romanova as bait. She's asked for passage to Paris with Bond as her chaperone in exchange for a top secret decoding machine. To survive the train ride from Istanbul, 007 will need to keep his wits about him and his Beretta close at hand, dealing with SMERSH's deadliest assassin and their operations chief, Rosa Klebb.
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James Bond series volume 10
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'He was about six feet tall, slim and fit. The eyes in the lean , slightly tanned face were a very clear grey-blue and as they observed the men they were cold and watchful. His good looks had a dangerous, almost cruel quality that had frightened me. But now I knew he could smile, I thought his face exciting, in a way no face had ever excited me before ...' Vivienne Michel is in trouble. Trying to escape her tangled past, she has run away to the American...
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James Bond series volume 4
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British secret agent James Bond assumes the identity of a captured courier and solicits the help of gorgeous Tiffany Case, the diamond smugglers' American go-between.
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James Bond series volume 9
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The girl looked him up and down. He had dark, rather cruel good looks and very clear, blue-grey eyes. He was wearing a very dark-blue lightweight single-breasted suit over a cream silk shirt and a black knitted silk tie. Despite the heat, he looked cool and clean. 'And who might you be?' she asked sharply. 'My name's Bond, James Bond ...'" When a stranger arrives in the Bahamas, the locals barely turn their heads, seeing another ex-pat with money...
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James Bond series volume 3
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British secret agent James Bond investigates war hero Hugo Drax, the man behind Britain's top-secret Moonraker missile program, revealing a sinister past and a secret plan for the Moonraker.
11) Dr No
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James Bond series volume 6
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British secret agent James Bond investigates the mysterious disappearance of an MI6 station chief in Jamaica, with the evidence pointing to the reclusive Dr. Julius No. Discovering the alluring Honeychile Rider, Bond runs afoul of the doctor's "no trespassing" policy and must survive a sadistic obstacle course.
12) Goldfinger
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James Bond series volume 7
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British secret agent James Bond infiltrates the organization of ruthless criminal Auric Goldfinger and his caper with the Soviet unit known as SMERSH.
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James Bond series volume 11
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British secret agent James Bond pursues the beautiful Tracy di Vicenzo, troubled daughter of a crime lord. On the hunt for Ernst Stavro Blofeld in his heavily fortified Alpine stronghold, 007 uncovers SPECTRE's latest plot to take over the world with biological warfare. Now Bond must put a stop to the plan and survive a personal act of vengeance.
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James Bond series volume 14
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FOUR TALES OF INTRIGUE THAT PUSH 007 TO THE LIMIT
In “Octopussy,” a former operative in the Second World War must face the consequences of past sins when James Bond knocks on the door of his Caribbean fortress, and in “The Property of a Lady” Bond deciphers the elaborate codes of a Sotheby's bidding war in order to catch a KGB agent. “007 in New York” takes Bond to the titular city to warn an ex-agent of her boyfriend's secret KGB affiliation....
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James Bond series volume 8
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A diverse collection of short stories featuring the British spy, James Bond, 007.
17) Thrilling cities
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In 1959, Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, was commissioned by the Sunday Times to explore 14 of the world's most exotic cities. Fleming saw it all with a thriller writer's eye. From Hong Kong to Honolulu, New York to Naples, he left the bright main streets for the back alleys. The result is a series of vivid snapshots of a mysterious, vanished world.
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Readers can explore James Bond creator Ian Fleming's writing on the pleasures of drinking and mix themselves fifty delicious cocktails from recipes inspired by his books and developed by award-winning London bar, Swift.
Both Bond and Fleming were partial to a stiff drink. In both fiction and real life, cocktails were an important and well-chosen accompaniment to adventure and daring and often relaxing. Fleming made the Martini famous with Bond's...
19) Casino Royale
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Der britische Geheimagent wird nach Frankreich geschickt, um einen feindlichen Agenten beim Kartenspiel zu ruinieren ...
Geheimdienstchef M schickt Bond auf eine Mission, um einen russischen Agenten namens "Le Chiffre" auszuschalten. Er soll ihn am Baccarat-Tisch ruinieren und so seine sowjetischen Auftraggeber zwingen, ihn in den "Ruhestand" zu schicken. Zunächst scheint es so, als ob das Glück Bond hold ist - Le Chiffre hat eine Pechsträhne....