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This fresh biography of Ian Fleming presents an illuminating portrayal of the iconic creator of James Bond. Buckton provides the first in-depth exploration of the process of Ian Fleming's writing, the profound influence of his wartime intelligence work on the Bond novels, and the impact of the strong women in his life. The biography concludes with a thorough analysis of the James Bond films and Fleming's legacy.

The author of such great works as Their Eyes Were Watching God, Moses, Man of the Mountain, Jonah's Gourd Vine, Mules and Men, as well as essays, folklore, short stories, poetry, and more, Zora Neale Hurston is regarded as one of the pillars of the Harlem Renaissance, as well as one of the most important and influential African American writers of the past century. Here, Plant offers a biography of the literary master that takes her spirituality into account in both her life and her works in order to shape a fuller picture of the woman, the writer, the philosopher, and the spirit that animated this gifted American author.

Features an account of the swordfighter Wallace was to symbolise the cause of liberty and independence to many other countries and cultures in the centuries to come.