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The fireplace provides a focal point for artwork and first - edition James Bond books.

Ian Fleming, the author of the James Bond books, was a graduate of one of his training schools in Europe and it is said Stephenson was an inspiration to his spy novels.

Distinctive property features include private beaches, secret coves, a seawater lagoon and The Fleming Villa (where all 14 James Bond books were written).

His experiences inspired a collection of short stories, Ashenden, which apparently influenced Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond books.

Other top offending books include Ian Fleming's James Bond books, with The Chronicles Of Narnia, The Da Vinci Code, and The Hunger Games rounding out the top five.

SEATTLE, Apr 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Ian Fleming Publications Ltd today announced that Amazon Publishing has acquired a ten - year license for North American rights to the entire list of James Bond books by Ian Fleming in print and ebook.

The novels of John le Carre, the former British intelligence officer turned bestselling writer, are a response to the kiss kiss bang bang glamour of super spies, sexy women, high - tech gadgets, and thrilling missions created by the James Bond books and movies.

We couldn't visit such a notable bar without trying it's legendary cocktail, the Vesper Martini, made famous by the 1953 James Bond book and again in the 2006 movie.

Carte Blanche is the latest James Bond book written by Jeffrey Deaver in Ian Fleming's legendary style.

The agreement for the 14 classic James Bond titles includes the first James Bond book in the series, Casino Royale (1953), which will celebrate 60 years of publication in 2013, as well as Live and... [Read more...]

The agreement for the 14 classic James Bond titles includes the first James Bond book in the series, Casino Royale (1953)-- which will celebrate 60 years of publication in 2013 — as well as Live and Let Die (1954); Moonraker (1955); Diamonds Are Forever (1956); From Russia with Love (1957); Dr. No (1958); Goldfinger (1959); For your Eyes Only (1960); Thunderball (1961); The Spy Who Loved Me (1962); On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1963); You Only Live Twice (1964); The Man With The Golden Gun (1965) and Octopussy and the Living Daylights (1966).

The agreement for the 14 classic James Bond titles includes the first James Bond book in the series, Casino Royale (1953), which will celebrate 60 years of publication in 2013, as well as Live and Let Die (1954), Moonraker (1955), Diamonds Are Forever (1956), From Russia with Love (1957), Dr. No (1958), Goldfinger (1959), For your Eyes Only (1960), Thunderball (1961), The Spy Who Loved Me (1962), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1963), You Only Live Twice (1964), The Man With The Golden Gun (1965), and Octopussy and the Living Daylights (1966).

In the other direction, one train stop away, is the town of Estoril, made world - famous by Ian Flemming, who penned the first James Bond book in the series — in fact, the Estoril Casino was the inspiration for Casino Royal, and the air of the town will bring to mind the spies and royalty that used Estoril during World War II as their getaway spot.

I've read every James Bond book and they are much deeper and more intense than the movies.

Not exact matches

«James Bond meets the Kama Sutra» and «The Book of Mormon meets The Thick of It» are just some of the ways the writers have tried to capture the play's essence.

I've been a fan of the James Bond movies (and books) my whole life and I've seen each and every one of them countless times.

(Unlike the other characters, Kesslee doesn't come from the Tank Girl comic book; he seems to have been pulled out of some archaic stockpile reeking of half - remembered James Bond films.)

«Characters like Spider - Man or Batman or James Bond or Iron Man, who have been around for so long and are always refreshed in comic books or novels or movies, you don't necessarily get that kind of an endpoint — and we wanted to do that, which is what these next two Avengers films are.»

Martin's version of Helm was worlds away from the slick, serious version seen in Hamilton's books, instead acting as a light parody of James Bond films.

Kingsman: The Secret Service, a surprisingly fun, exciting film by Matthew Vaughn that bled with style and honorably recreated the comic book work by Mark Millar, successfully fused the insanity of Kick - Ass with James Bond spy thrillers.

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Loosely based on a book by James Bond creator Ian Fleming, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang finds its protagonist by way of Caractacus Potts (Dick Van Dyke).

Never wanting to rest on its breathless trip around the ancient historical landmarks, things begin to pick up again in time for an explosive Istanbul climax that effectively uses sites previously featured in From Russia with Love — an appropriate touchstone for a film whose hero acts more like a globe - trotting James Bond than a fusty book - scented academic.

Everyone's favourite spy, James Bond, is coming to a comic book series.

The movie's rich three - strip Technicolor gives the whole thing a picture - book quality, yet what we're seeing here with Flynn at his zenith is actually the forebearer of James Bond, Indiana Jones et al: the sheer essence of the celluloid action hero.

The big screen adaptation of Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows» international bestselling epistolary novel of the same name stars James («Cinderella») as journalist Juliet Ashton, a woman who forms a bond with a secret book society formed during German occupation of the Channel Islands during WWII.

In the aftermath of WWII, free - spirited journalist Juliet Ashton (Lily James) forms a life - changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during wartime.

His latest book includes actors who have raced — from Dean to McQueen to Newman — and car - entwined characters such as James Bond, Mad Max, and the Blues Brothers, not to mention specific films and shows and the cars they helped to make famous.

The book is set in the present time and in the book James Bond drives a Bentley Continental GT.

Sturrock worked with the Dahl estate and his family — including both of Dahl's wives * — to complete the book, which is more than 600 pages and chronicles every inch of the author's amazing life, from his childhood, to his years as a James Bond - like RAF officer (also covered in the outstanding The Irregulars) through his years as a writer.

The first James Bond comic books will be published in 2015, soliciting periodical issues in Diamond Comic Distributors» Previews catalog, the premiere source of merchandise for the comic book specialty market.

Fleming went on to author a total of 14 books based on the character James Bond, and also the novel Chitty - Chitty - Bang - Bang, on which the popular movie is based.

The fourteen titles and two non-fiction Fleming books will be released this summer, as this year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first James Bond film, Dr. No.

• Speaking of houses, the folks at Book Riot have imagined some of our favorite literary characters — Elizabeth and Darcy, James Bond, and Ron and Hermione — appearing on HGTV's «House Hunters» (one of our guilty pleasures).

Of course, I'd seen James Bond films before, but while I was watching the latest Bond film, I thought, why don't I do a Bond book?

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London is at the centre of the creative industries, inspiring and generating some of the greatest stories ever told - from James Bond and the Jungle Book, to Shakespeare and Harry Potter.

But as the old rhyme «No more pencils, no more books» suggests, books and learning go together like James Bond and vodka martinis.

I once reviewed the book Just What I Said: Bloomberg Economics Columnist Takes on Bonds, Banks, Budgets, and Bubbles, by another acquaintance of mine, the equally bright (compared to James Grant) Caroline Baum.

Rooms at the hotel start at $ 397 / night; the James Bond package, which costs a cool $ 104,433 can be booked by contacting the hotel directly.

Roaring Pavilion Villa on James Bond beach at Ocho Rios, Jamaica is now offering a special incentive for guests - especially families - to book a 7 - night stay in the vacation rental!

by Garry Douglas Kilworth Reviews by Alex «Zander» Keep The Devil's Own The first of the Crossman series of books this reads somewhere between John Keegan's The Face Of Battle, Bravo Two Zero and James Bond.

Others of note include the aesthetically dynamic and conceptually dense Bobby Jesus» Alma Mater b / w Reading the Book of David and / or Paying Attention is Free by Frances Stark combining a hip - hop soundtrack with transcribed conversations and take home flyers; Taryn Simon's Birds of the West Indies features the cars, weapons and women of the James Bond franchise pictured as they are now, meaning that while the objects appear as they did in the films, the women bear the effects of age (some are well into their 60s and 70s), which effectively distances them from the roles they had played by reinforcing the reality and humanity that separates them from the objects amongst them.

This stylish and sophisticated London townhouse in Wellington Square, Chelsea, is widely acknowledged as the fictional home of James Bond in Ian Fleming's book series — and it could now be yours!