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Books Relating to Ian Fleming

Notable Biographies

The Life of Ian Fleming (1966) by John Pearson

Ian Fleming: The Man Behind James Bond (1995) by Andrew Lycett

Ian Fleming: The Complete Man (2024) by Nicholas Shakespeare

Notable Memoirs, Diaries, and Collected Letters

The Letters of Ann Fleming (1985) edited by Mark Amory

The Man With the Golden Typewriter: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters (2016) edited by Fergus Fleming

You Only Live Once: Memories of Ian Fleming (1975, reissued, edited to omit material that offended Kevin McClory, 1984) by Ivar Bryce

Ian Fleming: A Personal Memoir of the Man Who Created James Bond (2020) by Robert Harling

A Constant Heart: The War Diaries of Maud Russell 1938-1945  (2017) edited by Emily Russell

James Bond: My Long and Eventful Search for His Father (2012) Len Deighton (Kindle single)

The Letters of Noel Coward (2007) by Noel Coward and Barry Day

How 007 Got His Name (1966) by Mary Wickham Bond

Jamaica Farewell (1995) by Morris Cargill

The Making of a Publisher (1967) by Victor Waybright

Foreign Devil: Thirty Years Reporting in the Far East (1972) by Richard Hughes

The Company We Kept (1986) by Barbara Kaye

Publisher (2005) by Tom Maschler

The James Bond Bedside Companion (1984) by Raymond Benson

The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond (2022) by Chris Blackwell

For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond (2008) by Ben Macintyre

Ian Fleming’s Secret War (2008) by Craig Cabell

Goldeneye: Where Bond Was Born: Ian Fleming’s Jamaica (2015) by Matthew Parker

Secret Agent: The True Story of the Special Operations Executive (2017) by David Stafford

The Playboy and James Bond: 007, Ian Fleming and Playboy Magazine (2018) by Claire Hines

Ian Fleming and Operation Golden Eye: Keeping Spain Out of World War II (2020) by Mark Simmons

Ian Fleming and SOE’s Operation POSTMASTER: The Untold Top Secret Story (2020) by Brian Lett

One Day in August: Ian Fleming, Enigma, and the Deadly Raid on Dieppe (2020) by David O’Keefe

The World is Not Enough: A Biography of Ian Fleming (2021) by Oliver Buckton

Ian Fleming’s War: The Inspiration for 007 (2021) by Mark Simmons

Ian Fleming’s Inspiration: The Truth Behind the Books (2021) by Edward Abel Smith

Bond's Inspiration

Ian Fleming’s Commandos: The Story of the Legendary 30 Assault Unit (2011) by Nicholas Rankin

The Real James Bond: A True Story of Identity Theft, Avian Intrigue, and Ian Fleming (2020) by Jim Wright

Behind the Scenes of the Making of James Bond Films

007 James Bond in Focus (pamphlet, 1964) by Danjac SA, Glidrose Productions Ltd. (no author cited)

James Bond in Thunderball; Dr. No…From Russia With Love…Goldfinger (pamphlet, 1965) by Peter Tipthorp

Ian Fleming's James Bond 007: in the incredible world of Thunderball and his Thunderbirds (pamphlet, 1965) by Tom Carlile

The Great Movie Series (1971) by James Robert Parish

James Bond in the Cinema (1972) by John Brosnan

Saturday Afternoon at the Bijou (1973) by David Zinman

Roger Moore as James Bond: Roger Moore’s Own Account of Filming Live and Let Die (a/k/a The 007 Diaries: Filming Live and Let Die) (1973) by Roger Moore

Die James Bond Films (1981) by Michael Scheingraber and Joe Hembus

James Bond (pamphlet, 1983) by Giuseppe Ghigi

The James Bond Bedside Companion (1984) by Raymond Benson

The James Bond Films: A Behind the Scenes History (1981, revised 1985) by Steven Jay Rubin

Die James Bond Films (1982) by Erich Kosian

Bond and Beyond: The Political Career of a Popular Hero (1987) by Tony Bennett and Jenny Woollacott

The Official James Bond 007 Movie Book (1987) by Sally Hibbin

The James Bond Story (1987) by Patrick Rufo

The James Bond Files: Live and Let Die (1987) by John Peel

James Bond 007 (1987) by Jean Marc Paland and Jean Marc Pinson

James Bond: A Celebration (1987) by Peter Haining

The Making of Licence Revoked: The Inside Story of the Latest 007 Blockbuster (pamphlet, 1988) by Sally Hibbin

The Complete James Bond Movie Encyclopedia (1990) by Steven Jay Rubin

The Incredible World of 007: An Authorized Celebration of James Bond (1995) by Lee Pfeiffer and Philip Lisa

The Making of GoldenEye (1995) by Garth Pearce

The Dreamweavers: Interviews with Fantasy Filmmakers of the 1980s (1995) by Lee Goldberg, Randy Lofficier, and Jean-Marc Lofficier

The Making of Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) by Garth Pearce

Goldfinger: Bloomsbury Movie Guide no. 2 (1998) by Adrian Turner

Bond Films (2002) by Jim Smith, James Clarke and Steve Lavington

James Bond: The Legacy (2002) by John Cork and Bruce Scivally

Martinis, Girls and Guns: Fifty Years of 007 (2002) by Martin Sterling and Gary Morecambe

For Your Eyes Only: Behind the Scenes of the James Bond Films (2002) by David Giammarco

Bond on Set: Filming Die Another Day (2002) by Greg Williams

Bond on Set: Filming 007, Casino Royale (2006) by Greg Williams

Special Effects Superman: The Miniature Effects of Derek Meddings (2008) by Martin Shubrook and Paul Shubrook

Seventies British Cinema (2008) by Robert Shail

The Battle for Bond (2008) by Robert Sellers

The Man With the Golden Touch: How the Bond Films Conquered the World (2008) by Sinclair McKay

Revisioning 007: James Bond and Casino Royale (2009) by Christoph Lindner (editor)

My Dad Was Nearly James Bond (2011) by Des Bishop

The James Bond Archives (2012) by Paul Duncan

Bond on Set: Filming Skyfall (2012) by Greg Williams

Shooting 007 and Other Celluloid Adventures (2014) by Alec Mills

Blood, Sweat, and Bond: Behind the Scenes of Spectre (2015) Curated by Rankin

Some Kind of Hero: The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films (2015) by Matthew Field & Ajay Chowdhury

Film Pilot: From James Bond to Hurricane Katrina (2017) by Jerry Grayson

The Definitive Story of You Only Live Twice: Fleming, Bond and Connery in Japan (2018) by Graham Thomas

The Many Facets of Diamonds Are Forever: James Bond on Page and Screen (2019) edited by Oliver Buckton

The World of GoldenEye: A Comprehensive Study of the Seventeenth James Bond Film and Its Legacy (2019) by Nicolas Suszczyk

James Bond: Behind the Tuxedo (2019) by Luis Abbou Planisi

Bond: Behind the Scenes (2019) by Mirrorpix

The Goldfinger Files: The Making of the Iconic Alpine Sequence in the James Bond Movie Goldfinger (2020) by Steffen Appel and Peter Walty

Nobody Does It Better: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of James Bond (2020) by Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman

The Cultural Life of James Bond: Specters of 007 (2020) by Jaap Verheul (editor)

Son nom est Bond, James Bond: Anecdotes et petites histoires du plus célbre des agents secrets (2020) by Kevin Collette

The Best Bond: Why Nobody Does It Better Than Timothy Dalton (2021) by Diego Marquez

No Time to Die: The Making of the Film (2021) by Mark Salisbury

The World of James Bond: The Lives and Times of 007 (2021) by Jeremy Black

Dr. No: The First James Bond Film (2022) by James Chapman

James Bond Paid My Mortgage: From Goldfinger to Live and Let Die, the Short and Insignificant Memories of a Young Assistant Film Director in the 60’s and 70’s (2022) by Richard William Jenkins

007: The Daniel Craig Legacy: A Cinematic Journey of Triumph and Transformations (2024) by Logan Finley

James Bond Film Producers

When the Snow Melts: The Autobiography of Cubby Broccoli (1999) by Albert R. Broccoli and Donald Zec

When Harry Met Cubby: The Story of the James Bond Producers (2020) by Robert Sellers

James Bond Film Directors

For My Eyes Only: My Life With James Bond (2001) by John Glen

All My Flashbacks (2010) by Lewis Gilbert and Peter Rankin

The Films of Martin Campbell (2020) by Nicolas Suszczyk

James Bond Film Screenwriters

James Bond, the Spy I Loved (2006) by Christopher Wood

Forever and a Death (2017) by Donald Westlake (a 007 novel written by Westlake based on his rejected 007 movie plot)

Speaking of Writing (2020) by Richard Maibaum

The Lost Adventures of James Bond: Timothy Dalton’s Third and Fourth James Bond Films, James Bond Jr., and Other Unmade or Forgotten 007 Projects (2020) by Mark Edlitz

My Life as a Mankiewicz: An Insider’s Journey Through Hollywood (2021) by Tom Mankiewicz and Robert Crane

James Bond Film Production Design & Costuming

Dressed to Kill: James Bond - The Suited Hero (1996) by Jay McInerney, Nick Foulkes, and Neil Norman

Moonraker, Strangelove and Other Celluloid Dreams: The Visionary Art of Ken Adam (1999) by Ken Adam and David Sylvester

Not Forgetting James Bond: The Autobiography of Production Designer Syd Cain (2005) by Syd Cain

Fashioning Film Stars: Dress, Culture, Identity (2005) by Rachel Moseley (editor)

The Art of Bond: From Storyboard to Screen: The Creative Process Behind the James Bond Phenomenon (2006) by Laurent Bouzereau

Ken Adam: The Art of Production Design (2006) by Christopher Frayling

Ken Adam Designs the Movies: James Bond and Beyond (2008) by Ken Adam and Christopher Frayling

The Ken Adam Archive (2015) by Taschen

Bond by Design: The Art of the James Bond Films (2015) by Meg Simmonds

The Man with the Golden Eye: Designing the James Bond Films (2016) by Peter Lamont

Dickie Bamber: From Props to Producing (2016) by Dickie Bamber and Terry Bamber

Fashioning James Bond: Costume, Gender and Identity in the World of 007 (2022) by Llewella Chapman

James Bond Film Production Design & Costuming

Dressed to Kill: James Bond - The Suited Hero (1996) by Jay McInerney, Nick Foulkes, and Neil Norman

Moonraker, Strangelove and Other Celluloid Dreams: The Visionary Art of Ken Adam (1999) by Ken Adam and David Sylvester

Not Forgetting James Bond: The Autobiography of Production Designer Syd Cain (2005) by Syd Cain

Fashioning Film Stars: Dress, Culture, Identity (2005) by Rachel Moseley (editor)

The Art of Bond: From Storyboard to Screen: The Creative Process Behind the James Bond Phenomenon (2006) by Laurent Bouzereau

Ken Adam: The Art of Production Design (2006) by Christopher Frayling

Ken Adam Designs the Movies: James Bond and Beyond (2008) by Ken Adam and Christopher Frayling

The Ken Adam Archive (2015) by Taschen

Bond by Design: The Art of the James Bond Films (2015) by Meg Simmonds

The Man with the Golden Eye: Designing the James Bond Films (2016) by Peter Lamont

Dickie Bamber: From Props to Producing (2016) by Dickie Bamber and Terry Bamber

Fashioning James Bond: Costume, Gender and Identity in the World of 007 (2022) by Llewella Chapman

James Bond Actors, Actresses, & Stunt Persons

Honor Blackman’s Book of Self Defense – In Which the Striking Actress Demonstrates “Defense Galore” (1965) by Joe and Doug Robinson and Honor Blackman

Und kein bisschen weise: Autobiograph. Roman (And Not a Bit Wise: Autobiography) (1976) by Cürd Jurgens

Sean Connery, a Biography (1983) by Kenneth Passingham

The James Bond Man: The Films of Sean Connery (1983) by Andrew Rissik

True Britt (1984) by Britt Ekland

Curd Jürgens, wie wir ihn sahen: Erinnerungen von Freunden (Curd Jürgens as We Saw Him: Memories From Friends) (1985) by Langen Müller

Auf ein Neues, sagte er - und dabei fiel ihm das Alte ein: Geschichten aus meinem Leben (To a New Thing, He Said - and the Old Thing Came to Mind: Stories from My Life) (1988) by Gert Frobe

Nobody Does It Better: My 25 Years of Stunts With James Bond and Other Stories (1989) by Bob Simmons and Kenneth Passingham

Blind in One Ear: The Avenger Returns (1989) by Patrick Macnee and Marie Cameron

The Films of Sean Connery (1990) by Robert Sellers

Sean Connery (1992) by Robert Tanitch

Sean Connery: From 007 to Hollywood Icon (1993) by Andrew Yule

Sean Connery (1993) by John Parker

Sean Connery (1993) by Michael Feeney Callan

Great Scot: The Life of Sean Connery (1994) by John Hunter

Robert Shaw: More Than a Life (1994) by Karen Carmean

How to Look and Feel Half Your Age for the Rest of Your Life (1997) by Honor Blackman and John Rogers

The Films of Sean Connery (1997) by Lee Pfeiffer and Philip Lisa

Christopher Lee: Tall, Dark and Gruesome (1997) by Christopher Lee

Q: The Biography of Desmond Llewelyn (1999) by Sandy Hernu

The James Bond Girls (2000) by Graham Rye

Sean Connery: A Celebration (2000) by Bob McCabe

Christopher Lee: The Authorized Screen History (2001) by Jonathan Rigby

Sean Connery (2002) by Michael Feeney Callan

Roger Moore: His Films and Career (2002) by Gareth Owen and Oliver Bayan

Pierce Brosnan: The Biography (2002) by York Membery

Pierce Brosnan (2002) by Peter Carrick

Bond Girls are Forever: The Women of James Bond (2003) by John Cork and Maryam d’Abo

Arise Sir Sean Connery: The Biograpy of Britain’s Greatest Living Actor (2005) by John Parker

Judi Dench: Scenes From My Life (2005) by Judi Dench

Sean Connery: 34th AFI Life Achievement Award (Tribute Book) (2006) by Helene Siegel and Michael Crichton

Sean Connery (2006) by Mario Sesti

Sean Connery (2009) by Paul Duncan and Alain Silver

Being a Scot (2010) by Sean Connery and Murray Grigor

The True Adentures of the World’s Greatest Stuntman: My Life as Indiana Jones, James Bond, Superman and Other Movie Heroes  (2011) by Vic Armstrong

Sean Connery – A Biography (2011) by Christopher Bray

Daniel Craig – The Biography (2011) by Sarah Marshall

And Furthermore (2011) by Judi Dench

Gert Frobe: Vom Stehgeiger zum Goldfinger (2012) by Beate Strobel

James Bond Unmasked (2012) by Bill Desowitz

Bond on Bond: Reflections on 50 Years of James Bond Movies (2012) by Roger Moore

Caroline Munro, First Lady of Fantasy: A Complete Annotated Record of Film and Television Appearances (2012) by Robert Michael “Bobb” Cotter

Caroline Munro: In Her Own Words (2013) by Graham Groom

British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Sean Connery (2013) by Charles River Editors

Judi Dench: With a Crack in Her Voice (2013) by John Miller

One Lucky Bastard: Tales From Tinseltown (2014) by Roger Moore

Behind the Scenes (2014) by Judi Dench

Robert Shaw: The Price of Success (2015) by John French

Curd Jürgens: General und Gentleman (2015) by Heike Specht

The Very Best of Roger Moore: The Man Behind the Bond (2015) by David Graham

For His Eyes Only: The Women of James Bond (2015) edited by Lisa Funnell

Bond vs. Bond: The Many Faces of 007 (2015) by Paul Simpson

Le dictionnaire de ma vie (The Dictionary of My Life) (2016) by Michael Lonsdale

Timothy Dalton: A Complete Guide to His Film, Television, Stage and Voice Work (2016) by Margarida Araya

LIFE – Bond, James Bond: Commemorating Roger Moore 1927-2017 (2017) by the Editors of LIFE

Louis Jourdan: Le Dernier French Lover D’Hollywood (2017) by Olivier Minne

Last Man Standing (2018) by Roger Moore

The Bond of the Millennium: The Days of Pierce Brosnan as James Bond (2019) by Nicolas Suszcyk

LIFE Sean Connery: Bond, And Beyond (2020) by the Editors of LIFE

Love, Truth, Death, and Sean Connery (2021) by Lynda Graham-Rowe

Sir Sean Connery: The Defniitive Biography (2021) by John Parker

Timothy Dalton’s James Bond – The Retrospective (2021) by John Fox

Straight Up, With a Twist: The Daring Women of Pierce Brosnan’s James Bond (2022) by Nicolas Suszczyk

Roger Moore’s James Bond – The Retrospective (2022) by John Fox

Raising an Eyebrow: My Life with Sir Roger Moore (2022) by Gareth Owen

When Sean Became James: The Inside Story of the Bond Legend (2022) by Martin McNamara

Being Bond: A Daniel Craig Retrospective (2022) by Mark Salisbury

Sean Connery: Acting, Stardom and National Identity (2022) by Andrew Spicer

Sean Connery: A Life From Beginning to End (2022) by Hourly History

Connery, Sean Connery – Before, During, and After His Most Famous Role (2023) by Herbie J. Pilato

Sean Connery Biography: The Man Behind the Legend (2023) by Dennis Ladner Expert

Sean Connery: Memoir of the Memorable Agent 007 Actor (2023) by Amanda Geraldine

Roger Moore: Memoir of the Legendary James Bond (2023) by Amanda Geraldine

Pierce Brosnan Documentary: Shaken, Not Stirred: Behind the Scenes With 007 (2023) by Bourdilon Jake

The Cinematic Connery: The Films of Sir Sean Connery (2024) by A.J. Black

One Tough Dame: The Life and Career of Diana Rigg (2024) by Herbie J. Pilato

James Bond Music

The Way I Was (1992) by Marvin Hamlisch and Gerald C. Gardner

k.d.lang: All You Get Is Me (1994) by Victoria Starr and Jaye Zimet

Between Each Line of Pain and Glory: My Life Story (1997) by Gladys Knight

John Barry: A Life in Music (1998) (republished 2008 as John Barry: The Man With the Midas Touch) by Geoff Leonard, Pete Walker, and Gareth Bramley

John Barry: A Sixties Theme: From James Bond to Midnight Cowboy (1998) by Eddi Fiegel

Sheryl Crow: No Fool to This Game (2003) by Richard Buskin

Bono: In Conversaton with Michka Assayas (2005) by Michka Assayas

John Barry: The Man With the Midas Touch (2008) by Geoff Leonard, Pete Walker, and Gareth Bramley

Shirley Bassey: Diamond Diva (2008) by Peter Hogan

Satchmo: The Genius of Louis Armstrong (2009) by Gary Giddins

I, Tina: My Life Story (2010) by Tina Turner and Kurt Loder

Miss Shirley Bassey (2010) by John L. Williams

Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong (2010) by Terry Teachout

Fings Ain’t Wot They Used T’Be: The Lionel Bart Story (2011) by David Stafford and Caroline Stafford

Lulu: I Don’t Want to Fight (2011) by Lulu

The Music of James Bond (2012) by Jon Burlingame

Louis Armstrong: An Extravagant Life (2012) by Laurence Bergreen

John Barry: A Sixties Theme: From James Bond to Midnight Cowboy (2012) by Eddi Fiegel

John Barry Plays 007: The Music and Art of James Bond (2013) by Geoff Leonard and Pete Walker

In the Pleasure Groove: Love, Death, and Duran Duran (2013) by John Taylor

Vic Flick, Guitarman: From James Bond to the Beatles and Beyond (2014) by Vic Flick

Over the Top and Back: The Autobiography (2015) by Sir Tom Jones

The James Bond Songs: Pop Anthems of Late Capitalism (2015) by Adrian Daub and Charles Kronengold

Sam Smith: The Biography (2015) by Joe Allan

Pure Imagination! A Sorta-Biography (2016) by Leslie Bricusse

Boys in the Trees: A Memoir (2016) by Carly Simon

Delta Lady: A Memoir (2016) by Rita Coolidge

Paul McCartney: The Life (2016) by Philip Norman

Jack White: How He Built an Empire From the Blues (2016) by Nick Hasted

This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake (2017) by Garbage

Maximum Volume: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, The Early Years, 1926-1966 (2017) by Kenneth Womack

Adele (2017) by Sean Smith

Sound Pictures: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, The Later Years, 1966-2016 (2018) by Kenneth Womack

Hit and Miss: The Story of the John Barry Seven (2018) by Geoff Leonard and Pete Walker

Tears from a Stone: Pål Waaktaar Savoy von a-ha über sein Leben und seine Songs (Tears from a Stone: Pål Waaktaar Savoy From a-ha About His Life and His Songs) (2018) by Ørjan Nilsson, Pål Waaktaar Savoy, et al.
The Sanest Guy in the Room: A Life in Lyrics (2020) by Don Black

Total F*cking Godhead: The Biography of Chris Cornell (2020) by Corbin Reiff

Composing Adventure: Conversations With Composers About Great Adventure Scores (2021) by Aaron Lam

By - Billie Eilish (2021) by Billie Eilish

More Myself (2022) by Alicia Keys

Symphony of a Lifetime: Hans Zimmer Biography: Crafting Worlds, One Score at a Time (2024) by Matthias Eberhart

Madonna: An Intimate Biography (2024) by J. Randy Taraborrelli

James Bond Cars & Vehicles

The Most Famous Car in the World: The Complete History of the James Bond Aston Martin DB5 (1992) by Dave Worrall

The James Bond Diecasts of Corgi (1996) by Dave Worrall

007 50 Greatest Bond Cars (2020) by Ben Robinson

Bond Cars: The Definitive History (2021) by Jason Barlow

James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 (2021) by Simon Hugo and Will Lawrence

James Bond’s Aston Martin (Iconic Cars) (2023) by Kenny Abdo

James Bond Posters & Art

The Official James Bond 007 Movie Poster Book (1987) by Sally Hibbin

Licence to Thrill: James Bond Plakate 1962-1997 (1997) by Thomas Nixdorf

James Bond Movie Posters: The Official 007 Collection (2002) by Tony Nourmand

James Bond Movie Posters: The Official Postcard Book (2003) by Tony Nourmand James Bond:

The History of the Illustrated 007 (2008) by Alan J. Porter

James Bond: 50 Years of Movie Posters (2012) by AlastairDougall (author) and Dennis Gassner (editor)

James Bond Games

James Bond 007 RPG: Basic Game (1983) by Gerard Christopher Klug

The Ultimate James Bond Trivia Book (1996) by Michael Lewis Prima’s Goldeneye 007

Unauthorized Game Secrets (1997) by Anthony James and Anthony Lynch

007 – Goldeneye N64 Instruction Bookley (Nintendo 64 Manual) (1997) by Nintendo 64

GoldenEye 007 Official Strategy Guide (Nintendo Power) (1997) by Nintendo

Totally Unauthorized Goldeneye 007: Strategy Guide (1997) by David Cassady and Michael Owen

Goldeneye 007 Official Player’s Guid (Nintendo Power Official Guide) (1997) by Nintendo Power

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (Prima Official Game Guide) (2004) by Kalzen Media Group

So You Think You Know James Bond (2007) by Clive Gifford (quiz book) GoldenEye 007:

Reloaded Official Strategy Guide (2011) by BradyGames

For England, James: Notes on the Visual Impact of GoldenEye (2020) by Nicolas Suszczyk

My Name is Bond, James Bond: 500 Trivia Questions Covering 59 Years of James Bond Films (2021) by Brian Stewart

James Bond: Trivia Quiz Book (2021) by Rebecca A. Tull

GoldenEye 007 Reloaded Guide – Walkthrough – Tips – Cheats – And More! (2021) by UFO.2  (Kindle edition)

James Bond 007: The Ultimate List of James Bond Trivia: Fascinating Facts About James Bond (2022) by Mr. Shajerrica Foley

The Golden Games of Bond: A Total Summary and Analysis of the GoldenEye Legacy (2022) by Nicolas Suszczyk

Goldeneye 007: The Making of an N64 Classic (2023) by Alyse Knorr

GoldenEye 007 Complete Guide: Official Tips & Tricks (2023) by Arnaldo Walker Hayes

Books About James Bond In Popular Culture

007 James Bond: A Report (1964) by O.F. Snelling

The James Bond Dossier (1965) by Kingsley Amis

The Book of Bond or, Every Man His Own 007 (1965) by Lt.-Col William “Bill” Tanner (Kingsley Amis)

James Bond 007 Tarot Book: The Only Complete and Authentic Illustrated Guide to the Spreading and Interpretation of the Popular James Bond 007 Tarot Fortune Telling Deck With Card Designs Based Upon Fergus Hall’s Unique Paintings (1973) by Stuart R. Kaplan

James Bond: The Authorised Biography of 007 (1973) by John Pearson

Politics, Ideology and Popular Culture, 2 (1982) by Open University Press (no author cited)

Keeping the British End Up (1987) by Roger Ryan and Martin Sterling

Heroes, Mavericks and Bounders: The English Gentleman from Lord Curzon to James Bond (1991) by Hugh David

The Poor Man’s James Bond  Vol. 1 (1991) by Kurt Saxon

The Poor Man’s James Bond  Vol. 2 (1992) by Kurt Saxon

Adventure Heroes: Legendary Characters from Odysseus to James Bond (1994) by Jeff Rovin

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang!: The Secret History of James Bond (1998) by Marcus Hearn and Alan Barnes

The Book of Bond, James Bond (1999) by Hoyt L. Barber and Harry L. Barber

The Bond Files: The Unofficial Guide to the World’s Greatest Secret Agent (2000) by Andrew Lane

James Bond: The Secret World of 007 (2000) by Alistair Dougall

James Bond: 16+ Guide (2000) by Nicola Clarke, Sean Delaney, Avesha Khan, and Emma Smart

Licence to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films (Cinema and Society) (2001) by James Chapman

The Little Book of Bond: Classic James Bond Quotes (2001) (no author listed, published by Pan MacMillan)

Spyscreen: Espionage on Film and TV From the 1930s to the 1960s (2003) by Toby Miller

The Rough Guide to James Bond (2003) Rough Guides series

The James Bond Phenomenon: A Critical Reader (2003) Edited by Christoph Lindner

American Rivals of James Bond (2003) by Graham Andrews

The Spy Who Thrilled Us: A Guide to the Best of the Cinematic James Bond (2004) by Michael Di Leo

Sex Sells! The Media’s Journey From Repression to Obsession (2004) by Rodger Streitmatter

James Bond: The Man and His World – The Official Companion to Ian Fleming’s Creation (2005) by Henry Chancellor

Ian Fleming and James Bond: The Cultural Politics of 007 (2005) edited by Edward P. Dallis-Comentale, Stephen Watt, and Skip Willman (12 Contributors: Alexis Albion, Dennis W. Allen, James Chapman, Vivian Nun Halloran, Jaime Hovey, Aaron Jaffe, Christoph Lindner, Andrew Lycett, Patrick O’Donnell, Craig N. Owens, Brian Patton, Judith Roof

The Politics of James Bond: From Fleming’s Novels to the Big Screen (2005) by Jeremy Black

The Man Who Saved Britain: A Personal Journey into the Disturbing World of James Bond (2006) by Simon Winder

The Ultimate James Bond Fan Book (2006) by Deborah Lipp

James Bond & Indiana Jones: Action Figures for 2 Heroes (2006) by Nicolas Fleurier

James Bond in the 21st Century: Why We Still Need 007 (Smart Pop Series) (2006) by Glenn Yeffeth, Sarah Zettel, and Leah Wilson

James Bond and Philosophy: Questions are Forever (2006) by James B. South and Jacob M. Held

James Bond Encyclopedia (2007) by John Cork and Collin Stutz

The Bond Code: The Dark World of Ian Fleming and James Bond (2008) by Philip Gardiner

Being James Bond: Volume One (2010) by Joseph Darlington

Shaken & Stirred: The Feminism of James Bond (2010) by Robert A. Caplen

Unimagined: Muhammed, Jesus Christ, and James Bond (2011) by Imran Ahmad

James Bond FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About Everyone’s Favorite Superspy (2012) by Tom DeMichael

Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: James Bond (2012) by Michael Paterson

James Bond: Le Dossier Secret (2012) by Kevin Bertrand Collette

LIFE 50 Years of James Bond (2012) by the editors of LIFE Books

The Complete Guide to the Drinks of James Bond (2012) by David Leigh

A Brief Guide to James Bond: How 007 Changed the World (2012) by Nigel Cawthorne

James Bond and Popular Culture: Essays on the Influence of the Fictional Superspy (2014) by Michele Brittany

The Forgotten James Bond (2015) by Nader Elhefnawy

James Bond: The Evolution of Bond (2015) by Damien M. Buckland

James Bond (2015) by Clair Hines

James Bond: The Evolution of the World’s Most Famous Spy (2016) by Annika Geiger

James Bond – The Secret History (2016) by Sean Egan

Lasting Screen Stars: Images That Fade and Personas That Endure (2016) by Lucy Bolton

American Cinema in the Shadow of 9/11 (2017) by Terence McSweeney

Stairways to Heaven: Rebuilding the British Film Industry (2018) by Geoffrey Macnab (author) and David Puttnam (contributor)

The Many Lives of James Bond: How the Creators of 007 Have Decoded the Superspy (2019) by Mark Edlitz

James Bond: Behind the Tuxedo (2019) by Luis Abbou

Quantum of Silliness: The Peculiar World of Bond, James Bond (2020) by Robbie Sims

Bond Girls: Body, Fashion and Gender (2020) by Monica Germanå

The James Bond Film Guide: The Official Guide to All 25 007 Films (2021) by Will Lawrence

From Tailors With Love: An Evolution of Menswear Through the Bond Films (2021) by Peter Brooker and Matt Spaiser

Aston Martin: Made in Britain (2021) by Ben Collins

Italy: Exploring the James Bond Connections (On the Tracks of 007) (2021) by Simon Firth and Martijn Mulder

Bond, James Bond: Exploring the Shaken and Stirred History of Ian Fleming’s 007 (2022) by Brad Gilmore and Mike Kalinowski

101 Things You Should Know About James Bond 007 (2022) by Michael Dörflinger

Thunderbook: The World of Bond According to Smersh Pod (2022) by John Rain

The Wit and Wisdom of James Bond (2022) by Simon Ward

Love and Let Die: James Bond, the Beatles, and the British Psyche (2023) by John Higgs

James Bond at the Movies: The Cast and Characters (2023) by Paul A. Leverell

James Bond After Fleming (2023) by Mark Edlitz

James Bond Destinations (2023) – no author listed, from assouline.com

Resisting James Bond: Power and Privilege in the Daniel Craig Era (2023) by Lisa Funnell (editor)

James Bond Cold Reading REDUX: Build Confidence, Make New Friends and Boost Your Dating Game With These Conversation-Starters! (2023) by Julian Moore

Everything I Know About Life I Learned From James Bond (2023) by John L. Flynn Ph.D and Bob Blackwood Ph.D

Darker Than the Sun: The Bond Movie Atlas (2024) by Matthew Field and Ajay Chowdhury

The Science of 007

Death Rays, Jet Packs, Stunts, and Supercars: The Fantastic Physics of Film’s Most Celebrated Secret Agent (2005) by Barry Parker

The Science of James Bond: From Bullets to Bowler Hats to Boat Jumps, the Real Technology Behind 007’s Fabulous Films (2006) b7 Lois H. Gresh and Robert Weinberg

The Science of James Bond: The Super-Villains, Tech, and Spy-Craft Behind the Film and Fiction (2020) by Mark Brake

Shaken, Not Stirred!: James Bond in the Spotlight of Physics (2020) by Metin Tolan and Joachim Stolze

Superspy Science: Science, Death and Tech in the World of James Bond (2022) by Kathryn Harkup

Board Games

James Bond Secret Agent 007 game (1964) by Milton Bradley

Thunderball James Bond 007 game (1965) by Milton Bradley

007 Edition Scene-It: The DVD Game (2004) by Screenlife

Laurence King James Bond Bingo: The High-Stakes 007 Game (2021) by Laurence King

SPECTRE the Board Game (2022) by Modiphius Entertainment

007 Role-Playing Games (1983-1987)

Game designed by Gerard Christopher Klug

Main Rules

James Bond 007: Role Playing in Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1983) by Victory Games – role-playing game rules only

James Bond 007: Role Playing in Her Majesty’s Secret Service Box Set (1983) by Victory Games – role-playing game rules, dice, and record sheets

Adventures

Goldfinger (1983) based on the book and the film

Octopussy (1983) by Gerard Klug, based on the film

Dr. No (1984) by Neil Randall and Gerry Klug, based on the book and the film

You Only Live Twice (1984) by Neil Randall and Gerry Klug, based on the film

Live And Let Die (1984) based on the book and film

Goldfinger II: The Man With the Midas Touch (1985) by Robert Kem

The Man With the Golden Gun (1985) by Brian H. Peterson and Gerry Klug, based on the film

A View to a Kill (1985) by Gerard Christopher Klug, based on the film

You Only Live Twice II: Back of Beyond (1986) by Raymond Benson and Gerry Klug

For Your Eyes Only (1986) by Robert Kem and Gerry Klug, based on the book and film

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1987) by David Spangler by David Spangler, based on the book and the film (four linked solitaire adventures)

From Russia With Love (2003) based on the book and film; released as a “playtest only” Adventure Module planned for official release with a re-introduction of the games in 2004; no further actions were taken and the model was later reproduced as a PDF online

Supplements

Q Manual: The Illustrated Guide to the World’s Finest Armory (1983) by Victory Games

Gamemaster Pack (1983) by Victory Games – various tools including a Gamemasters Screen, extra character sheets, and a set of cardboard character standees

For Your Information (1983) by Victory Games – additional rules and information on characters and equipment not inluded in the original rulebook

Thrilling Locations (1985) by Victory Games – details of hotels, casinos, restaurants, and the Orient Express, with floorplans (later included in the Basic Set)

Villains (1986) by Victory Games (1986) by Gerard Christopher Klug – 7 original major villains, an updating of SMERSH, and a new SMERSH adventure

Video Games

Shaken But Not Stirred (1982) by Parker Brothers (unofficial game)

James Bond 007 (1983) by Parker Brothers

A View to a Kill (1985)

James Bond 007: A View to a Kill (1985)

James Bond 007: Goldfinger (1986)

The Living Daylights (1987)

Live and Let Die (1988)

007: Licence to Kill (1989)

The Spy Who Loved Me (1990)

Operation Stealth (1990)

James Bond Jr. (1991)

James Bond 007: The Duel (1993)

GoldenEye (1995) (dedicated handheld)

GoldenEye 007 (1997) by Rare for Nintendo 64

James Bond 007 (1998) by Saffire for Game Boy

Tomorrow Never Dies (1999) by Black Ops Entertainment for PlayStation

The World Is Not Enough (2000) Nintendo 64 and PlayStation

007 Racing (2000)

The World Is Not Enough (2001) (GBC)

James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire (2001)

James Bond 007: Nightfire (2002)

James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (2003) (GBA)

James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (EA Games, 2004) (home consoles)

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (2004)

James Bond 007: From Russia With Love (2005)

007: Quantum of Solace (2008)

GoldenEye 007 (2010)

James Bond 007: Blood Stone (2010)

007 Legends (2012)

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