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After victory in World War II, Britain was a relieved but also a profoundly traumatized country. Simon Winder, born into this nation of uncertain identity, fell in love (as many before and since) with the man created as the antidote, a quintessentially British figure of great cultural significance: James Bond. Written with passion, wit and a great deal of personal insight and affection, this book is his wildly amusing attempt to get to grips with Bond's legacy and the difficult decades in which it really mattered.

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Simon Winder gives us a rollicking tour through Bondland, [and] expertly captures the knowing blend of nostalgia, sophistication, and plain absurdity that made the Bond books (and later the movies) such a hit in the 1950s and '60s. . . . Entertaining and very funny. --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times <br>&nbsp;<br> Happily, this brilliantly obsessive exegesis on the meaning and influence of the 007 character--part sociological study, part geek memoir--also has a sense of humor about its subject. . . . Indeed, Bond hasn't provided this much entertainment in decades. -- Entertainment Weekly (grade: A)<br>&nbsp;<br> Sly, funny, occasionally sad, a wild mix of cultural history, film criticism, and memoir. --Rich Cohen, author of Sweet and Low &nbsp;<p> The nimble and witty Simon Winder sifts through Ian Fleming's formulaic 007 books with excellent and often hilarious explanations. . . . [An] enchanting book--social history at its best. -- The Palm Beach Post <p>&nbsp;<p> Winder h

'A superb book' Andrew Roberts, Wall Street Journal

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Simon Winder is the author of the Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller Germania. He works in publishing and lives in Wandsworth Town.

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