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On Her Majesty's Secret Service
On Her Majesty's Secret Service: James Bond 007 | Ian Fleming
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'He was a man with years of dirty, dangerous memories a spy.' James Bond has had enough. Enough of Service life, of fruitless manhunts, of taking orders. But Blofeld is back older, leaner and more dangerous than ever, with a deadly secret at the heart of his luxury ski resort. Bond must rediscover his passion for what he does best, in Flemings eleventh 007 novel.
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Vansa
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@ozma.of.oz #sundayfunday
1.I absolutely love Moonraker, and the absolutely delightful undercover MI5 agent, Gala Brand.Drax is a spectacular villain,Bond is as inept as ever and still charming!
2.Fleming was a huge discovery for me.Ive always been dismissive of James Bond books,that's very unfair- they're great.
3.Yes!Signed up to Netgalley and now I'm drowning in ARCs!I discovered some excellent books from there,can't complain!
Have a good week!

BookmarkTavern Congrats on joining NetGalley! Thanks for sharing! 2y
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catsuit_mango
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When you are quietly reading in 2021 and you nearly spill your tea laughing out loud...

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catsuit_mango
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I just love those covers for the bond books, and after this one I will be almost finished with 007

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Vansa
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#DecemberChill @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen
That's me on my couch in my favourite reading position!The other photos are of #chill times pre-Covid:the best bookshop(arguably)still functioning in India,the excellent museum in Bombay,a retrospective of SH Raza's works,birthday dinner at a blues cafe,a concert at NCPA.India is still not safe enough,covid-wise,to resume any of these for the near future,apart from ultimately my favorite thing-read on my couch!

BarbaraBB Lovely pictures. I hope you will be back to doing those things soon. Until then that couch is a wonderful place to be and read 🥰🥰 2y
Cinfhen Lovely photos 😍I hope life will return to “normal l” as quickly also possible / it‘s hard to look back and think about all the simple things we took for granted. 2y
SRWCF Your hairstyle is so cute! 2y
Vansa @SRWCF thank you so much!! 😀😀 2y
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LeePeckover
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Audiobooks are my go to when I don't feel well. Just finished the 11th Bond book. Possibly the best one too. #audible #audiobook

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LeahBergen
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Isn‘t this a violently ugly edition? 😂

My IRL book club is reading the tagged 1963 James Bond novel as a bit of a diversion after some heavier reads (one of our members whose choice it was had recently read an interesting article about Ian Fleming).

I‘m several chapters in and totally enjoying the swinging Sixties, Austin Powers vibe. 😆

tpixie Fun!!! I bet it‘s going to be a fun group club discussion! I‘ve only seen the movies I don‘t think I‘ve ever read the books 4y
tpixie Sean Connery looks hot there though 4y
tpixie And that maybe Ursula Andress 4y
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Leftcoastzen Looks like castle or other brands sale book bind ups they sold at B.Dalton and Waldenbooks 4y
CarolynM I read all the original James Bond books at a very impressionable age. It is terrifying to think of some of the attitudes I innocently absorbed 😂 You might be interested in this one (edited) 4y
Cathythoughts Far out , man 😎! Enjoy ( desperate cover , I agree 🙈 4y
LeahBergen @tpixie It IS Ursula! 😆 And yes, I think book club is going to have fun with this one. 4y
LeahBergen @Leftcoastzen It is that sort of edition but from a British publisher. We had WH Smith here in Canada in the 1970s and I‘m betting that‘s where this came from. 4y
LeahBergen @CarolynM It‘s hilarious to think of you reading them as a youngster! I just read a quite vigorous love-making scene between Bond and a virtual stranger, followed by him describing his new secretary by her physical measurements. 😂😂 4y
LeahBergen @CarolynM And the tagged book sounds fascinating! I never really thought about the creation of Bond arising as a development of the post-war low years. I‘ll look into that and have something to impress book club with (other than the dirty bits). 😆 4y
LeahBergen @Cathythoughts Isn‘t it desperate, though? It almost makes me want to take it out in public to read. 😆 4y
Reviewsbylola I love the guy with the cigarette. Really sets the mood! 😆 4y
UwannaPublishme I heard his books were pretty steamy. Keep us posted! ☺️ 4y
LeahBergen @Reviewsbylola Sean Connery! 😆 4y
LeahBergen @UwannaPublishme Bond seems to fall into the sack pretty easily. 😆😆 4y
UwannaPublishme Oh James! 😆😆😆 4y
Suet624 Brings back memories of my mother smoking, drinking a Manhattan, and reading these novels. 4y
LeahBergen @Suet624 I love that memory! 😆 4y
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Skeeterisme
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Loved this reading and this series of audiobooks.

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TheKidUpstairs
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While he's come to be associated almost solely with martinis (shaken, not stirred, of course), in the original books Bond had a penchant for #whisky.

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julesG I still wonder why they came up with Martini for the films. Product placement? 6y
TheKidUpstairs @julesG he definitely drank them in the books, they just weren't his only drink. I don't know why they latched on to that for the movies! 6y
Sarah83 @TheKidUpstairs @julesG Martini maybe paid all the bills. 😉 6y
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Oldschool_millenial
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Sooo... Kobo's selection for this audio book sample is... uhhh... 😳...
--did it just get hot in here? *fans self*

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Went to see George Lazenby's story in Becoming Bond. I saw him speak before a screening of On Her Majesty's Secret Service a couple of years ago and the man is a natural storyteller, completely mesmerising. No dull moments, plenty of laughs, some surprising star power in parts (it's part interview with Lazenby and part recreation with actors) - now to rewatch the film (I remember some spectacular skiing sequences)

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