The Business Playground

Dave Stewart

Mark Simmons

Financial Times

'By shining new light on Fleming's role in intelligence, the people he met and the adventures he had with them, Mark Simmons brilliantly illuminates the hero who was his greatest creation.' Anthony Horowitz\nIn 1953, Ian Fleming's literary sensation James Bond emerged onto the world's stage. Nearly seven decades later, he has become a multi-billion-pound film franchise, now equipped with all the gizmos of the modern world. Yet Fleming's creation, who battled his way through the fourteen novels from 1953 to 1966, was a maverick a man out of place. Bond even admits it, wishing he was back in the real war the Second World War. Indeed, the thread of the Second World War runs through the whole of the Bond series, and many were inspired by the real events and people Fleming came across during his time in Naval Intelligence.\nIn Ian Fleming's War, Mark Simmons explores these remarkable similarities, from Fleming's scheme to capture a German naval codebook that appears in Thunderball as Plan Omega, to the exploits of 30 Assault Unit, the commando team he helped to create, which inspired Moonraker.

Ian Fleming's War: The Inspiration for 007

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

The History Press

In Gamemastering Secrets, Aaron Rosenberg and guest contributors cover everything about running a roleplaying game, from choosing a game system to closing out a long-running campaign. They give tips on how to handle various situations, pointers on potential dangers and how to avoid them, and advice on how to get the best gaming experience for everyone involved. 
If you've never GM'd before, they teach you how to go about it, where to start and how to proceed, and enough tricks to convince anyone that you're a veteran. 
If you are an experience gamemaster, they give you new tricks, ways to keep your players on their toes, and ways to spice up your games. 
For use with any roleplaying game (examples are drawn from the d20 and Fudge systems). 
Featuring John Kovalic's "Dork Tower" comic strips, and Same Chupp - Gamemastering for Kids, Hilary Doda - Women at the Gaming Table, Ann Dupuis - The Science and Art of Mapmaking, Lee Gold - NPCs: Not Paper Cutouts, Matt Forbeck - Running a Con Game, Kenneth Hite - The Joy of Research, Larry D. Hols - Throw 'em to the Wolves!, Steven S. Lng - Genre and Setting Simulation, Steven Marsh - Treasure, Frank Mentzer - Trust at the Gaming Table, John Nephew - The Beginner's Game, John R. Phythyon, Jr. - Creating Memorable Villains, Jean Rabe - Winging It, Mark Simmons - Gamemaster's Flowchart 101, Lester Smith - Campaign Troubleshooting, James M. Ward - Campaign World-building, Ross Winn - Character Creation 
('d20 System' and the d20 System logo are Trademarks owned by Wizards of the Coast and are used with permission. The Fudge System logo is a trademark of Steffan O'Sullivan, used under license. Logo design by Daniel M. Davis.)

Gamemastering Secrets Second Edition

James M. Ward

Kenneth Hite

MATT FORBECK

Ann Dupuis

John Kovalic

John R. Phythyon, Jr.

Aaron Rosenberg

Steven S. Long

Lester Smith

Frank Mentzer

Hilary Doda

Jean Rabe

John Nephew

Sam Chupp

Lee Gold

Larry D. Hols

Steven Marsh

Ross Winn

Grey Ghost Press

Bristol in Black and White

Tangent Books

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