Ishmael Flicks

[Radagast]

I don't think Radagast has ever read any Michener, let alone Centennial.

Not so at all. Michener works I've read include Chesapeake, Alaska, Space, and Centennial. As for reading on a plane or bus or in a moving car, I've never been one that could read under such conditions. I've also read most of Ian Fleming's James Bond books and countless Zane Gray westerns. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

[mraynrand]

I've also read most of Ian Fleming's James Bond books ...

Those are generally very good. Of the movies, most people dislike "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" but of the books I find it to be one of the best. The spy game was finding a crack in the enemy's armor, a backdoor way into his world so that you could destroy him from within. Not a lot of gadgets really, but a deep understanding of the enemy so as to find his weakest spot and attack there. With Blofeld, it was his pride and vanity.