Book cover for Sex for Dinner, Death for Breakfast. The cover artwork features secret agent James Bond 007 wearing a black suit and tie as he adopts a firing stance and pulls the trigger on his gun, exploding a brightly colored red dot behind him.

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Shaken martinis. Stirred desires. For 70 years, 007 has embodied our political fears, sexual fantasies, and consumer cravings. Experience the seduction and the danger of the world's most celebrated secret agent with Sex for Dinner, Death for Breakfast, the provocative cultural study that uncovers what lies beneath James Bond's immaculate tailoring. Brian A. Dixon's intoxicating exposé is now available in stunning hardcover—because some secrets deserve the deluxe treatment.

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You know his name. You know his number. Enter the seductive and dangerous world of Ian Fleming's James Bond 007. Adam Chamberlain interviews writer, cultural studies scholar, and media critic Brian A. Dixon to discuss his new book, Sex for Dinner, Death for Breakfast: James Bond and the Body (2025), available now.

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