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James Bond Encyclopedia

John Cork, Collin Stutz

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 11 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

A COOL BLAST OF BOND 5 out of 5 stars.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful.

If I may wax nostalgic for a moment, I can still recall the very first James Bond movie that I sever saw...actually the first three Bond movies...it was sometime in the late 60's or early 70's and my mom took me and my brothers to the drive-in theater to see a triple feature of Goldfinger, Dr. No, and From Russia with Love...in that order. I know I never made it past the credits of From Russia with Love but man...I loved those first two films! I had never seen anything like Bond before with his cool gadgets and those nasty villains like Odd Job and that began a lifelong passion for James Bond. With Christmas approaching, I cannot think of a better gift for the Bond fan on your list than the James Bond Encyclopedia from DK Books.

I've read a lot of books from DK on popular films and while they are always very well done, they sometimes can be a bit light on material. No so with this book. This book contains over 300 pages filled with information that will test even the most knowledgeable of Bond fans. It is bountifully illustrated with over 2000 photographs and images and traces the Bond history right up to the most recent film, Casino Royale.

As the title suggests it is an encyclopedia but rather than just list its hundreds of entries in alphabetical order it lists them alphabetically by subject. The subjects include: The Bond Style, The Role of Bond, Bond Villains, Bond Women, Supporting Cast, Vehicles, Weapons & Equipment, and the Movies. A comprehensive index finishes things off.

The role of Bond covers the six actors who have portrayed Bond with two pages of biographical information on each actor and a list of the Bond films they starred in. Next up is the section on Bond Villains. This section covers Bond villains from the criminal masterminds Blofeld, Hugo Drax, and Goldfinger; crime lords like Frank Sanchez; muscled thugs Jaws, Odd Job, Mr. Kil, and Tee Hee; and dangerous females May Day, Elekta King, and Bambi & Thumper. The encyclopedia gives the film(s) they appeared in, their current status, characteristics, the actor who portrayed them, and a synopsis of their roles in the films.

No book on Bond would be complete without looking at the dozens of Bond Women played by some of the most beautiful actresses in the world: Terri Hatcher, Ursula Andress, Lana Wood, Eva Green, and Halle Berry. The section on supporting cast members covers all the other major and minor characters in the Bond films from Q to Miss Moneypenny. Each Aston Martin that Bond drove is featured in the section on vehicles along with some of the more extraordinary vehicles like the Bath-O-Sub from Diamonds are Forever and the Dragon Tank from Dr. No. And of course all of Bonds secret weapons and gadgets are detailed in the Weapons section.

The last fifty pages or so of the book covers each bond film in chronological order with a listing of cast and crew credits but rather than provide a synopsis of films you've probably seen numerous times the book instead provides anecdotes on the making of the films with all manner of interesting production notes.

This is a book that is perfect for the die-hard or casual James Bond fan.

Editorial Review:

Created in full collaboration with Eon Productions, producers of the Bond movies, this illustrated celebration of the world's most famous super-spy examines every aspect of 007's world, with information on his history, style, and tastes, along with A-Z guides to his adversaries, allies, gadgets, cars, and, of course, the ever-glamorous Bond girls. AUTHOR BIO: John Cork and Colin Stutz authorities on every aspect of the James Bond story, wrote the acclaimed book on the James Bond phenomenon, James Bond: The Legacy, have produced, written and directed 30 special feature documentaries for MGM's DVD releases of James Bond films, and contributed to The Ultimate James Bond: An Interactive Dossier CD-Rom for MGM Interactive.

Best Travel Activity Book Ever (Backseat Books)

Rand McNally

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Didn't even need a DVD Player! 5 out of 5 stars.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful.

Our 5 yr old loved this activity book. It kept her busy on an eight hour road trip. She never wanted the dvd player on.

good variety 4 out of 5 stars.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful.

This kept my 5 and 7 year olds busy for part of a long car ride...nice selection of things to do.

good for young children 4 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

This is a good buy for young children. I was impressed with the variety. But many 8 year olds will find it too simple. For kids getting tired of coloring books, you might want to look into a Klutz book or something more exciting.

Nice activity book for travel 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

We bought this activity book for when we travel. It is pretty big with lots of pages to keep the kids busy during a long car or plane ride.

great for travel 4 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

I bought this for my 4 and 5 yr old sons, we are taking a long car ride so I thought it would entertain them for a while and it has.

Editorial Review:

This book certainly lives up to its name, appearing on the Publisher's Weekly list of bestselling children's travel books. There are hours of fun in this big book of puzzles, mazes, connect-the-dots, and color-by-number activities.

How to Beat Your Dad at Chess (Gambit chess)

Murray Chandler

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Total reviews: 126 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Amazing book for wannabe attacking players 5 out of 5 stars.
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Before reading this book, I played chess like a scared chipmunk, obsessing about little details like whether pushing this pawn would weaken my position by a picounit. This book helped me see that the way to win games at the amateur level is to attack, to be aggressive, to go after the enemy king like he is your nemesis, to crank open his position like a sardine can and commit regicide.

The book's title is somewhat misleading in that the book is very narrow in scope (a full book on how to beat dad would have to include discussion of openings, endgames, and more general chess strategy and tactics). Rather, it contains fifty practical checkmating patterns that frequently come up in real games. If the basic mating patterns (e.g., how to mate with a King and Queen versus a lone King) are the alphabet of checkmate, this book is the grammer of checkmate. The patterns consist of beautiful 3-5 move combinations that you will have opportunities to apply in many of your games.

If you are looking for a beginner chess book, get the Idiot's Guide to Chess. That is the best place to start from square one. Then learn some very basic tactics (e.g., Pandolfini's Beginning Chess). Then get and read this book. Over and over. With these patterns ingrained in your mind, you will spot them in the far distance during games, aim for them, and go in for the kill. Sure, sometimes you will crash and burn, but that will only make you more prepared for the next game.

Thanks to Chandler for writing this book. It has made chess fun for me again.

Editorial Review:

This is not just a book for kids - for 'Dad' read any opponent who beats you regularly! This book teaches the 50 Deadly Checkmates - basic attacking patterns that occur repeatedly in games between players of all standards.

Each mating motif is carefully and simply explained, and several illustrative examples are given. A final test enables the reader to grade his pattern recognition abilities, and the last chapter explains what to do if your Dad is Garry Kasparov.

Fun, instructive - and guaranteed to improve your game.

Shrink Art Jewelry (Klutz)

Karen Phillips

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Features:

• Dozens of imaginative ideas and kid-tested designs
• Water-based paints go on smoothly, dry quickly and wash off easily
• Face-painting brush and sponge included
• 6 colors: white black, green, yellow, red and blue
• Crystal-clear instructions ensure success

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Total reviews: 7 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Great fun, simple craft project, impressive results 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I got this for my 12 year old daughter and its been a big hit! The results are quite impressive. She's made earrings, a charm bracelet (of colorful Chinese lanterns) and several necklaces. The kit comes with several sheets of patterns to mix and match. They range from cute to sophisticated designs. If you are looking for a gift for preteens and up, this is a perfect choice.

escape from boredom 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I'm always saying I'm bored but when I got this cool craft book for Christmas, or Hannukkah or Kwanza or Diwali, whatever you prefer, (I guess I'm every religion) all that changed. Now whenever I say I am bored I just think about my craft book and head for the kitchen. But today when I was making jewelry, things didn't go as planned. When my projects were in the oven they started to shrivel up and not uncurl, because the two sides were stuck together!!!! I couldn't uncurl the sides so I made a new one but the same thing happened!! I made another one and I thought the same thing had happened but I left it in the oven and the sides uncurled on their own. So I put the next batch of jewelry in the oven. This time I had cut the holes too close to the edge and they ripped so I made another one. It all came out beautifully and I get so many complements on my jewelry. Despite all this, I give my jewelry book five stars !!!!!!!!

Editorial Review:

A classic kid craft gets a high-style makeover. Simple step-by-step projects plus endless creative possibilities equals super-satisfying "did-you-really-make-that?!" results. Makes shrink plastic cool for teens, tweens and anybody else ready to design their own unique jewelry. It’s about time shrink plastic grew up!

The Doll People

Ann M. Martin, Laura Godwin, HPFC

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Total reviews: 71 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

The best book ever 5 out of 5 stars.
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Hi, I am 9 years old and I LOVED this book its about a doll that's a hundered years old and is named Anabelle who lives with her mom, dad, brother, uncle , and baby sister. While Anabelle is looking for Auntie Sarah, who has been missing for 45 years, she finds another doll family, the Funcrafts. They are newer dollhouse dolls. The Funcraft family & Anabelle's family become good friends. And the Funcrafts have modern things the old dolls don't understand, like a microwave & Bar-B-que. And when Anabelle's birthday comes around they have a party for her at the Funcraft's dream house. The dolls have to be careful that the humans don't see them moving around & talking or else they will be in "doll state" (this is where they get frozen for 24 hrs). This book would be good for girls 7-12. The words are easy to read & the story is easy to understand. It's a long book, about 260 pages, but all totally entertaining. No boring parts. If you are looking for a great book to read, get this book NOW.

Editorial Review:

Annabelle Doll is eight years old-she has been for more than a hundred years. Not a lot has happened to her, cooped up in the dollhouse, with the same doll family, day after day, year after year. . . until one day the Funcrafts move in.

Large Print Word Search Book

School Specialty Publishing, Vincent Douglas

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Large Print Word Search Book 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 7 people found this review helpful.

Large Print Word Search Book by School Specialty Publishing, Vincent Douglas

Nice Book, As described, happy with purchase.

Good but not Perfect 3 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I bought this book for my 100 year old mother and she was generally satisfied with the content and the size of print. However, four of the puzzles were not paged with the proper clues. I was able to correct the problem for her but I'm not sure that a visually impaired person would have been able to do so without help. School Specialty Publishing needs to improve its quality control.

Editorial Review:

The Large Print Word Search collection is the perfect series for building vocabulary skills while having fun at the same time. Filled with interesting and engaging word lists, each puzzle promises to stretch your mind. Plus, the large, bold type makes each puzzle easy to read and complete!

Features:

• Interesting word lists

• A complete answer key

• Large, bold type for ease of use

Collect all the titles in this captivating series!

The Big Book of Princesses (Giant Coloring Book)

RH Disney

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

This book is bigger than I expected! 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I was quite surprised when I saw the box arrive from Amazon. This book is probably 2 feet tall! The pictures are nice and big and it comes with princess stickers. My niece must have thanked me 5 times through out the day when I gave this to her for Christmas. She loves it!

Over 2 feet of fun and well worth the price 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Unlike other "giant" or "jumbo" coloring books this one is tall rather than thick, which means the pages lie relatively flat when the book is open and are much easier to color on. The height and width of the pages are great too because they give little ones lots of surface area to color on (no more marks on the table).

The paper quality is much better than the usual newspaper-thin pages in most coloring books and it comes with its own carrying handle built into the sturdy spine. I gave this coloring book to my nieces aged 3 - 5 and they all love it!

Bottom line: pricey, but worth it. Larger-than-life size leaves a big impression and makes this a great gift.

grandaughter will love 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

great coloring book. I did think it was a little larger but that's ok. It still is a good size. quality is worth the price

Sticker Activity ABC (Sticker Activity Fun)

Roger Priddy

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

great learning tool! 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

My daughter is 2 and a half and very resistant to learning her letters from mommy. I have to be very creative to get her to do things without realizing she is actually learning something. This sticker book hit the mark completely! We did it for half an hour today and she really enjoyed herself!
I wish I had found this earlier- I've been banging my head against a wall for quite awhile with this one.
As to the other review- our stickers stuck on great with no problems, so I don't know if maybe that one was defective or something.

Great Buy! 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

If you have have young children who are just learning to say their first words, this would be a great sticker book to have them learn either their first words or their ABC's this would be agreat book for your children. This book has every first word that are easy for your child to say and learn. I recommend this to anyone who has a young child learning how to either say their first words or how to learn their ABC's. It's like a portion of Pre-School right in this one sticker book. And one more great sticker book is My Big book Of Stickers.

Editorial Review:

First learning fun for preschoolers

 

Combination of puzzles, coloring, activities and over 100 stickers

 

Encourage hand-eye coordination and problem-solving skills

I Absolutely Must Do Coloring Now or Painting or Drawing (Charlie and Lola)

Lauren Child

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Fun Charlie & Lola activity book! 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

I bought this for my 4-1/2-year-old, and she loves it! It has the classic Charlie & Lola style, but with things to color and fill in. It has suggestions to try adding fabric and paper to create a picture like the ones in the Charlie & Lola books and shows. An excellent buy--this has generated a lot of creative play time in our house!

very entertaining 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful.

My daughter finds this book extremeley entertaining.....she is an avid Charlie and Lola fan, I hope to collect many more of the books.

love Charlie and Lola 4 out of 5 stars.
0 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I love all the colorful books in the series we have read. This one is a cute introduction to the tooth fairy and what happens as you get new teeth. I would reccomend it.

For your little artist 5 out of 5 stars.
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I bought this because one of my regular charges is 4 and loves to draw. We can spend 6 hours on a plane with nothing but crayons and blank drawing paper! I wasn't even sure what this book was about but if it had Charlie and Lola in it, I figured it had to be good!

It is basically a story and coloring book and Lola leaves blank spots and asks the little artist to help her complete the picture. Plenty of room for looking at pictures, studying how they are done and still room for their own creativity. I can see right now I shall have to order more!

Lola and Charlie are among my favorites as a traveling nanny. I put them in my nanny bag and children like them so much I must often buy another copy as I have left them with the children!

The books have a gentle way of covering values and Charlie is the ideal model of a big brother. I have even used him as an example with a bossy older sibling with "I wonder how Charlie would have handled this?"!

The DVDs are great, making the stories come to life. No fancy graphics, no intricate or soupy sweet over dramatizing here! Just a simple story line with that great little "english" accent we all try to imitate later!

As always Amazon ships quickly and efficiently!

Editorial Review:

Everyone who loves to scribble and scrabble (and what kid doesn’t?) will love this fantastic un-coloring book. The creative, magical world of Charlie and Lola is perfect inspiration for little kids, and with plenty of room to draw, and lots of activities, planets with stripes and silly hats are sure to be just the beginning!

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Pictureback(R))

RH Disney

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Snow White by Don Williams 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

-Good book. Very original. I loved all 7 dwarfs. An emotional children book. Recommend for first readers, especially young girls.

Snow White done right.. 4 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

Since this is a book taken from Disney's film version, I can see where much change was made. The illustrations are beautiful, more colorful, brighter than the original film. Everything seems to be in order: from the Evil Queen sending the huntsman to kill Snow White (he was unsuccessful) to the Queen transforming into the old witch, handing the apple to Snow White and the dwarves taking care of her until the Prince comes and kisses her awake. Lovely little tale. We read it on a nightly basis at our home. My two year old fancies himself a dwarf..Happy.

A Tradition Continued 5 out of 5 stars.
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I read this to our son, sadly, after he "out grew" these books, they were passed on. Happily, after searching all over I found these treasures on Amazon and now have a new collection for our beautiful grand daughter to enjoy.

Editorial Review:

A princess takes refuge from her wicked stepmother, the queen, in the cottage of seven dwarfs, but the queen pursues her with a poisoned apple. The book plays "Heigh-Ho" when opened.