Chicago: Open Court, (2006). First edition - Includes fifteen essays which "discuss hidden issues in Bond's world, from his carnal pleasures to his license to kill. Among the topics explored are Bond's relation to existentialism, his objectification of women; the paradox of breaking the law in order to ultimately uphold it, the personality of 007 and the Hegelian quest for recognition evinced by Bond villains," and Bond's softer side in multiculturism and women. A title in the Popular Culture and Philosophy series. Includes a reference guide to all the Bond movies, notes on the contributors and index. xv, 244 pp. ISBN: 978-0812696073.