This book was written
by Kingsley Amis under the pseudonym of Lt-Col-William ("Bill") Tanner,
the name of the Chief of Staff in the British Secret Service and one of James
Bond's best friends.
Firmly tongue-in-cheek
it claims to be manual to become a 007, hence the subtitle "Every Man
His Own 007" and is broken into chapters such as Drink, Food, Smokes,
Cars and of course Girls. With reference to the books, it sets out how anyone
can become James Bond, with time studying how to be, and without the danger
of being the real James Bond.
One particularly interesting
feature of the British hard cover edition is the reversible cover, claiming
to be "The Bible Revised To Be Read As Literature" - it features in
one of the books, hollowed out to make way for a gun. Copies can be picked up
from around £30, most are is the US, so allow for postage and packing
if you live elsewhere.
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Bond books
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