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Les Villes électriques : autour du monde avec le maître de l'espionnage
Ian Fleming
- Arthaud
- Documents
- 28 Février 2024
- 9782080433244
Espion et romancier, Ian Fleming fut aussi journaliste. En 1959 et 1960, il effectue un tour du monde pour le Sunday Times qui publie en feuilleton ses récits de voyages à Hong Kong, Macao, Tokyo, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Chicago, New York, Hambourg, Berlin, Vienne, Genève, Naples et Monte-Carlo. Tel un agent double, Fleming met à profit ces reportages pour mener une grande enquête sur la criminalité mondiale et les trafics en tous genres (or, drogue, prostitution), inépuisables sources d'inspiration pour ses romans. Ces récits de voyages constitueront d'ailleurs un trésor pour les scénaristes et réalisateurs de la saga James Bond, résolument fidèles à «l'esprit Fleming». Observateur clairvoyant, passionné de géopolitique, Ian Fleming prophétise, entre les lignes de ces Villes électriques, la montée en puissance de l'Asie, les paradis fiscaux, le tourisme de masse, l'avènement des narcos, la course à l'armement nucléaire, le pouvoir grandissant des médias et la perte d'influence de l'Occident.
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With the proceeds from his latest invention, Crackpot Whistling Sweets, Commander Caractacus Pott buys his family their first car. It looks like a wreck, but once restored it turns out to be no ordinary vehicle; Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang is a magical car which can fly, swim and even think. Chitty and the eccentric, plucky Pott family set off on a succession of increasingly perilous adventures that take them across the English Channel and all the way to Paris.First published in 1964, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was Ian Fleming's only children's book, written for his son Caspar. Fleming was inspired by a celebrated English racing car nicknamed 'Chitty-Bang-Bang', which was built and raced by Count Louis Zborowski in the 1920s.This stunning edition features gorgeous illustrations by Joe Berger.Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.
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SHAKEN ; DRINKING WITH JAMES BOND AND IAN FLEMING, THE OFFICIAL COCKTAIL BOOK
Ian Fleming
- Mitchell Beazley
- 6 Septembre 2018
- 9781784724641
The 007 official cocktail book - created in association with the Ian Fleming Estate Explore Bond creator Ian Fleming's writings on the pleasures of drinking and sample 50 delicious cocktail recipes inspired by his work - developed by award-winning bar Swift. Cocktails are at the glamorous heart of every Bond story. Whether it's the favoured Martini, which features in almost every book, or a refreshing Negroni or Daiquiri, strong, carefully crafted drinks are a consistent feature of the Bond novels. Recipes are divided into five categories: Straight Up; On The Rocks; Tall; Fizzy; and Exotic. Sip on inventions such as Smersh, Moneypenny, That Old Devil M and Diamonds are Forever, as well as classic Bond cocktails such as the Vesper and, of course, the Dry Martini. Each recipe is accompanied by extracts from Fleming's writings - be it the passage where the classic drink was featured or a place, character or plot that inspired one of the drinks. Also features Ian Fleming's writings on whisky, gin and other spirits. Foreword by Fergus Fleming.
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