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New York: Bantam Books, 1993, pp. 407. As the third and final volume of Zahn's Thrawn trilogy opens, Thrawn's using the Katana Fle...

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I've already discussed Veblen's theory of the leisure class as a way of understanding the figure of James Bond, but a particular pa...

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It is no secret that Spectre has fared much less well with critics than its predecessor Skyfall . As a practical matter, the film's de...

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The question of what were the best "post-Fleming" James Bond novels is a complex one. Just what standard ought we to apply? Are ...

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