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Ian Fleming

Born

in Mayfair, London, England, The United Kingdom

May 28, 1908

Died

August 12, 1964

Genre

Thriller, Nonfiction, Children's

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Ian Lancaster Fleming was a British author, journalist, and commander in the royal Navy during the Second World War. He was a grandson of the Scottish financier Robert Fleming, who founded the Scottish American Investment Trust and the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co.

Fleming is best remembered for creating the character of James Bond and chronicling his adventures in twelve novels and nine short stories. Additionally, Fleming wrote the children's story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and two non-fiction books. ...more

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Average rating: 3.76 · 395,119 ratings · 24,714 reviews · 679 distinct works • Similar authors

	Casino Royale (James Bond, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 87,367 ratings — published 1953 — 519 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Russia with Love (James Bond, #5) 3.91 avg rating — 36,262 ratings — published 1957 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2) 3.63 avg rating — 33,131 ratings — published 1954 — 325 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moonraker (James Bond, #3) 3.80 avg rating — 28,248 ratings — published 1955 — 379 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Goldfinger (James Bond, #7) 3.83 avg rating — 25,309 ratings — published 1959 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doctor No (James Bond, #6) 3.81 avg rating — 24,196 ratings — published 1958 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Her Majesty's Secret Service (James Bond, #11) 3.97 avg rating — 20,860 ratings — published 1963 — 118 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4) 3.64 avg rating — 22,716 ratings — published 1956 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thunderball (James Bond, #9) 3.83 avg rating — 17,075 ratings — published 1961 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, #1) by Ian Fleming, Ian Cunliffe (Illustrator) 3.99 avg rating — 14,859 ratings — published 1964 — 149 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Ian Fleming

James Bond - Extended Series (64 books)
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Quotes by Ian Fleming (?)

“Never say 'no' to adventures. Always say 'yes,' otherwise you'll lead a very dull life.”
― Ian Fleming

3858 likes

“You only live twice:
Once when you are born
And once when you look death in the face”
― Ian Fleming, You Only Live Twice

tags: death, haiku, james-bond, philosophy, poetry

2791 likes

“I am a poet in deeds--not often in words.”
― Ian Fleming, Goldfinger

tags: deeds, poet, words

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2016 suggestion category 12. I have only watched the Movie! A book adapted for the silver screen, you have seen the movie but not read the book.

Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum

8 votes, 38.1%

Atonement by Ian McEwan

5 votes, 23.8%

Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally

4 votes, 19.0%

The Pursuit of Happyness by Chris Gardner

3 votes, 14.3%

Casino Royale by Ian Fleming

1 vote, 4.8%

21 total votes

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