Want your own copy of The Real James Bond? You can order a hard-cover copy online here. (This website helps raise money for independent bookshops.) You can order a signed copy from me here. You can order a Real James Bond eBook for Kindle here. You
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Had a great time talking about Jim Bond and Caribbean conservation last week — with a lot about coral reefs, sandy beaches and the fish that Bond collected for science. The webinar, sponsored by The Nature Conservancy on New
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In advance of my free Zoom talk next week (Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.) for the Linnaean Society, can you identify the feathers on this rare book by Mary Wickham Bond? Hint: Her husband, the real James Bond, probably
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I am pleased to announce that The Real James Bond is now an audiobook, available on Audible. It is narrated by British actor Raphael Corkhill. I hope to post an interview with Raphael later this week. He did a great
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‘The Real James Bond’ Review: The Birder and the Spy The ornithologist James Bond—like the secret agent who shares his name—was handy with firearms and able to work around officialdom. Photo: Free Library of Philadelphia, Rare Book Department The ornithologist
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Back in August, when Schiffer Books announced a publication date for “The Real James Bond,” writer Matthew Chernov contacted me immediately about an interview. I said, “Sure — but closer to when the book arrives.” Well, time flies, and here
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On February 5, 1964, James and Mary Bond paid an unexpected visit to Goldeneye and met Ian Fleming. It turned out to be a historic day, with Fleming and Bond talking about their books and Fleming giving Bond a copy
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“The Real James Bond” is front and center in Schiffer Books’ Spring 2020 catalog. You can read the page devoted to the book here. Among the photos featured on the page is a photo of a Hoatzin by a Watson
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I am pleased to announce that the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia will host the official book launch for “The Real James Bond” on Tuesday evening, March 3. I’ll do a talk, a Q&A, and book signing. Bond worked
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The cover of my upcoming book has generated a bit of speculation. Is the bird’s head that of: a. A Cuban Green Woodpecker. b. A Flameback Woodpecker from Asia c. Another species of woodpecker, going undercover. I decided to ask
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