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The New Tsar

An epic tale of Vladimir Putin's path to power, as he emerged from obscurity to become one of the world's most conflicted and important leaders. Former New York TimesMoscow Bureau Chief Steven Lee Myers has followed Putin since well before the recent events in the Ukraine, and gives us the fullest and most engaging account available of his rise to power. A gripping, page-turning narrative about Russian power and prestige, the book depicts a cool and calculating leader with enormous ambition and few scruples. As the world struggles to confront a newly assertive Russia, the importance of understanding Putin has never been greater. Vladimir Putin rose out of Soviet deprivation to the pinnacle of influence in the new Russian nation. He came to office in 2000 as a reformer, cutting taxes and expanding property rights, bringing a measure of order and eventually prosperity to millions whose only experience of democracy in the early years following the Soviet collapse was instability, poverty and criminality. But soon Putin orchestrated the preservation of a new kind of authoritarianism, consolidating power, reasserting his country's might, brutally crushing revolts and swiftly dispatching dissenters, even as he retained the support of many.
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Pierce Brosnan The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin by Steven Lee Myers The first 007 after the end of the Soviet Union, Brosnan's Bond would undoubtedly be fascinated with the changing political currents in post-Soviet Russia. This new biography of Putin written by New York Times' former Moscow bureau chief, Steven Lee Myers, paints a vivid portrait of the man whose name is now synonymous with Russian politics; it'd be sure to help Bond catch up on what he's missed since Goldeneye.
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The Year of Lear

Preeminent Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro shows how the tumultuous events in 1606 influenced three of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies written that year—King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra. “The Year of Lear is irresistible—a banquet of wisdom” (The New York Times Book Review).In the years leading up to 1606, Shakespeare’s great productivity had ebbed. But that year, at age forty-two, he found his footing again, finishing a play he had begun the previous autumn—King Lear—then writing two other great tragedies, Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra. It was a memorable year in England as well—a terrorist plot conceived by a small group of Catholic gentry had been uncovered at the last hour. The foiled Gunpowder Plot would have blown up the king and royal family along with the nation’s political and religious leadership. The aborted plot renewed anti-Catholic sentiment and laid bare divisions in the kingdom. It was against this background that Shakespeare finished Lear, a play about a divided kingdom, then wrote a tragedy that turned on the murder of a Scottish king, Macbeth. He ended this astonishing year with a third masterpiece no less steeped in current events and concerns: Antony and Cleopatra. “Exciting and sometimes revelatory, in The Year of Lear, James Shapiro takes a closer look at the political and social turmoil that contributed to the creation of three supreme masterpieces” (The Washington Post). He places them in the context of their times, while also allowing us greater insight into how Shakespeare was personally touched by such events as a terrible outbreak of plague and growing religious divisions. “His great gift is to make the plays seem at once more comprehensible and more staggering” (The New York Review of Books). For anyone interested in Shakespeare, this is an indispensable book.
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Timothy Dalton The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 by James Shapiro Fun Fact: Timothy Dalton spent the better part of the 1970s with the Royal Shakespeare Company. This new book examining the impact of the tumultuous year of 1606 on some of Shakespeare's best-known works would definitely appeal to the refined side of Dalton's Bond.
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The Gun Seller

When Thomas Lang, a hired gunman with a soft heart, is contracted to assassinate an American industrialist, he opts instead to warn the intended victim - a good deed that doesn't go unpunished. Within hours Lang is butting heads with a Buddha statue, matching wits with evil billionaires, and putting his life (among other things) in the hands of a bevy of femmes fatales, whilst trying to save a beautiful lady ... and prevent an international bloodbath to boot.A wonderfully funny novel from one of Britain's most famous comedians and star of award-winning US TV medical drama series, House.
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Roger Moore The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie This hilarious spoof on the spy-genre is almost as goofy as Moore's Bond. Almost. In The Gun Seller, when Thomas Lang isn't getting smashed on his favorite whiskey or smashed on the head with a Buddha statue, he's jumping out of helicopters and, sometimes, actually doing some spying.
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Picnic At Hanging Rock

Read this fantastic, atmospheric Australian thriller about the mysterious disappearance of a group of young girls.It was a cloudless summer day in the year nineteen hundred.Everyone at Appleyard College for Young Ladies agreed it was just right for a picnic at Hanging Rock. After lunch, a group of three girls climbed into the blaze of the afternoon sun, pressing on through the scrub into the shadows of Hanging Rock. Further, higher, till at last they disappeared. They never returned. Whether Picnic at Hanging Rock is fact or fiction the reader must decide for themselves.NOW A MAJOR BBC TV SERIES - STARRING NATALIE DORMER
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George Lazenby Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay The oft-forgotten Bond, George Lazenby's version of the famous spy was romantic, melancholy, much like this classic mystery. Set in Lazenby's native Australia, a group of boarding school girls enjoy the eponymous picnic, when three of them suddenly vanish without a trace. Who would their disappearance most remind Lazenby's Bond of--the short-lived Mrs. Bond or his own career?
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Ivanhoe

The classic epic of chivalry and courtly love features the disinherited knight Ivanhoe, his fair lady Rowena, and such larger-than-life characters as Richard the Lion-Hearted and Robin Hood. This novel of the Crusades, chivalry, and courtly love not only recreates history, but made history as well.
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Sean Connery - Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott A Scotch classic, just like Connery.
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Romeo y Julieta Churchill



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In Thunderball, Q presents Bond his underwater breather, which comes disguised in the aluminum Romeo Y Julieta Churchill cigar tube. In The World is not Enough, Bond finally gets the chance to enjoy the cigar itself.
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Heineken



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Heineken has been a partner of the James Bond film franchise since Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), but James Bond himself only drinks the Dutch beer in the latest films SkyFall (2012) and SPECTRE (2015).
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Stolichnaya Vodka

Talk about innovation. Stolichnaya Vodka, AKA Stoli, was the first brand to sell flavored vodkas and super-premium vodkas in America.
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After recovering a microchip from 003's body in the pre-title sequence of A View To A Kill, James Bond can relax in the iceberg submarine, enjoying the best Beluga caviar, Stolichnaya Vodka and Kimberly Jones.
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Smirnoff No. 21 Red Label Vodka



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James Bond and Smirnoff have gone hand in hand for more than 50 years. The close partnership between Smirnoff Vodka and Bond began in 1962's Dr. No, when the villain hands Sean Connery a "Martini, shaken not stirred" made with Smirnoff Vodka.
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2002 Bollinger Champagne 002 for 007, James Bond Limited Edition, France, Champagne

Average of 93.3 points in 16 community wine reviews on 2002 Bollinger Champagne 002 for 007, James Bond Limited Edition, plus professional notes, label images, wine details, and recommendations on when to drink.
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of 007’s appearance on screen and the Bollinger / James Bond partnership, Champagne Bollinger launched a limited edition special presentation box. The box includes a bottle of Bollinger La Grande Année 2002. This is a limited box, currenly not available anymore and hard to find.
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Dom Pérignon Brut Champagne 1946

Check out the latest reviews for Brut Champagne 1946.
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Dom Pérignon Champagne has appeared in several James Bond movies and one Ian Fleming novel. The literary James Bond drinks Dom Pérignon in the novel Moonraker, when he has two bottles of the Dom Pérignon '46, suggested to Bond by the wine-waiter at Blades during the dinner with M.
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Penfold Heart Golf Ball

Famed for the playing card suits stamped on the golf balls, a Penfold ball became the most famous golfing ball in cinematic history when used in the 1964 Bond film Goldfinger. James Bond (Sean Connery) played a Penfold Heart golf ball when defeating Auric Goldfinger in a golf match against the Bond villain.
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Famed for the playing card suits stamped on the golf balls, a Penfold ball became the most famous golfing ball in cinematic history when used in the 1964 Bond film Goldfinger. James Bond (Sean Connery) played a Penfold Heart golf ball when defeating Auric Goldfinger in a golf match against the Bond villain. Stoke Park Golf Club, Stoke Poges was the backdrop for one of cinema's most celebrated golf matches of all time. If the 1960s Bond movies made the young Sean Connery a star, they also shot the Penfold Heart to fame. Never before was a golf ball in such demand. Orders for Penfold Hearts sky-rocketed as golfers competed to be seen with the uber-cool golf ball after James Bond's line: "Mine's the Penfold Heart!"
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Chemex Classic Series, Pour-over Glass Coffeemaker, 8-Cup - Exclusive Packaging - CM-8A

Purchase from Authorized Resellers: e-Home Shopping, Barista Lab, Visions Espresso Service, TheShoppingTimes, Big Kitchen. Made of non-porous Borosilicate glass which will not absorb odors or chemical residues. CHEMEX pour-over allows coffee to be covered and refrigerated for reheating without losing flavor. Simple, easy to use with timeless, elegant design. Use CHEMEX Bonded Filters FP-1, FC-100, FS-100, FSU-100
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James Bond uses a Chemex Coffeemaker in the novel From Russia, with Love (1957) by Ian Fleming. Bond, when in London, is brewing his breakfast coffee with a Chemex, using coffee bought from the De Bry's shop in New Oxford Street. More informat
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Belvedere 007 SPECTRE Limited Edition

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Belvedere has released several Limited Edition bottles celebrating the partnership of Belvedere with SPECTRE.
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Bollinger 2011 Blanc de Noirs Vintage Champagne- 007 Edition

A limited edition of Bollinger Champagne, released to celebrate the house's 40-year partnership with James Bond. Made entirely using Pinot Noir grapes from the 2011 vintage
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A limited edition of Bollinger Champagne, released to celebrate the house's 40-year partnership with James Bond. Made entirely using Pinot Noir grapes from the 2011 vintage, this is rich and sumptuous.
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James Bond Girls: Part 2

Honoring amazing ladies featured in the franchise over the years.
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Honoring amazing ladies featured in the franchise over the years.
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James Bond Girls: Part 1

Honoring amazing ladies featured in the franchise over the years.
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Honoring amazing ladies featured in the franchise over the years.
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La Pavoni EPC-8 Europiccola 8-Cup Lever Style Espresso Machine, Chrome

Ideal for making coffee specialty drinks at home. Sturdy all-steel construction under heavy chrome plating. Comes with tamper, screen, screen holder, measuring ladle, and cappuccino attachment. Also includes instructional video for getting started. Measures 11 by 7 by 12 inches; 1-year warranty
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In the 1973 movie Live and Let Die, we get a rare tour in James Bond's own apartment. We can see a quite old fashioned interior with one cool gadget: the espresso machine. Bond fixes M a cappuccino, with this very loud machine, while M is talking about the mission. M, after receiving his freshly brewed coffee, comments "Is that all it does?!"
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Sony VGN-TX007C Limited Edition Spy Gear

In November 2006, at the same time that Casino Royale was released, Sony launched several Bond branded electronics. A real collector's item is the Sony VGN-TX007C Spy Gear set.
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In November 2006, at the same time that Casino Royale was released, Sony launched several Bond branded electronics. A real collector's item is the Sony VGN-TX007C Spy Gear set
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Sony Xperia Z5 E6653 32GB 4G/LTE

Used great condition with original + extra accessories !
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The phone can briefly be seen in the Aston Martin DB10, when Bond calls Moneypenny while being chased by Hinx.