Casino Royale
(Libby/OverDrive eAudiobook)
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Series
James Bond series volume 1
Published
Blackstone Audio, Inc. , 2006.
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Description
Introducing James Bond: charming, sophisticated, handsome; chillingly ruthless and licensed to kill. This, the first of Ian Fleming's tales of secret agent 007, finds Bond on a mission to neutralize a lethal, high-rolling Russian operative called simply "le Chiffre" - by ruining him at the Baccarat table and forcing his Soviet spymasters to "retire" him. It seems that lady luck is taken with 007 - le Chiffre has hit a losing streak. But some people just refuse to play by the rules, and Bond's attraction to a beautiful female agent leads him to disaster and an unexpected savior.
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Published Reviews
Library Journal Review
The allure of James Bond was best described by Raymond Chandler, who insisted that 007 is "what every man would like to be and what every woman would like to have between her sheets." Who can argue with that? This month marks the 40th anniversary of the film release of Dr. No, which was the first Bond adventure to make the big screen, and two big coffee-table books are being published to honor the occasion (LJ 10/1/02, p. 96). Shockingly, Fleming's original novels have gone out of print, but Penguin here reproduces a trio of the British secret agent's early outings, released in 1952, 1958, and 1959, respectively, sporting stylish cover art. These stories were racy for the nifty Fifties but are quite tame by today's standards. Still, they can be fun. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
(c) Copyright Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Library Journal Reviews
The allure of James Bond was best described by Raymond Chandler, who insisted that 007 is "what every man would like to be and what every woman would like to have between her sheets." Who can argue with that? This month marks the 40th anniversary of the film release of Dr. No, which was the first Bond adventure tomake the big screen, and two big coffee-table books are being published to honor the occasion (LJ 10/1/02, p. 96). Shockingly, Fleming's original novels have gone out of print, but Penguin here reproduces a trio of the British secret agent's early outings, released in 1952, 1958, and 1959, respectively, sporting stylish cover art. These stories were racy for the nifty Fifties but are quite tame by today's standards. Still, they can be fun. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Fleming, I., Vance, S., & Whitfield, R. (2006). Casino Royale (Unabridged). Blackstone Audio, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fleming, Ian, Simon Vance and Robert Whitfield. 2006. Casino Royale. Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fleming, Ian, Simon Vance and Robert Whitfield. Casino Royale Blackstone Audio, Inc, 2006.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Fleming, I., Vance, S. and Whitfield, R. (2006). Casino royale. Unabridged Blackstone Audio, Inc.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Fleming, Ian, Simon Vance, and Robert Whitfield. Casino Royale Unabridged, Blackstone Audio, Inc., 2006.
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