Cover of From Russia With Love

Ian Fleming was the son of an upper class politician who was killed in World War 1, he graduated from Eaton, but later failed the Foreign Office entrance exam. He worked as a reporter for Reuters and as a stockbroker before World War 11 started. After the war he was editor and columnist at London’s Sunday Times. After “From Russia With Love” was published in1953, Ian Fleming was best known as the successful author of the highly popular Bond novels.

Fleming lived long enough to see only the first two Bond films, “Dr. No, and From Russia With Love” they’re the two films that most closely resemble the Fleming novels. Later films didn’t adhere closely to the original work. Flemings biographer, Andrew Lycett doubts that Fleming would have objected to the changes, because Fleming accepted that movies are a different medium.

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James Bond’s high lifestyle was an escape and a treat to the postwar world after living through Hitler and Mussolini. Fleming books were already selling well but they became a mega success after President Kennedy commented that “From Russia With Love” was his favorite book. After that announcement the Bond books took off like a house afire.

The only action Fleming actually encountered was as ship board observer in 1942 when he joined a commando raid on Dieppe, France. The jacket he wore is now on exhibition at London’s War Museum. Other aspects of the Bond character traits, such as the taste for expensive clothes,cars, food, drink, the weakness for beautiful women, and Bonds high lifestyle was Fleming to a tee. Fleming, maybe unwittingly, with his Bond novels provided a perfect symbol of the age of the Cold War.

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A story about a kid who was aborted, but he lived.

“Happy Birthday? Hardly.”

Dagans

A boy named Dakota has to fight off monstrous dragon-rhinos called Dagans in a world he’s not used to. Loosely based off of a dream I had and the story of Samson.

“None of them were a pretty color like you hear about in fairy tales, either. They were all gray. Gray scales, gray skin, gray eyes. Ugly. Horrifying.
    Monstrous.”

If You Were the Last Person on Earth

A boy and a girl that would have NEVER dated under ordinary circumstances due to immaturity, the opinions of close friends, and numerous other deterrents find themselves stranded together somewhere and grow to appreciate each other more and more.

“It’s funny how much closer you feel to a person once you know what their snoring sounds like.”

37 Secrets I Can’t Tell [Name]

The diary of a hopeless romantic teenage girl. Obviously, she lists 37 secrets, some normal and some just plain odd, that she refuses to or is unable to tell the “love of her life”.

“17. Last year, I carved the words “I love you, Moron” into your desk. It’s still there. I checked.”

Schrodinger’s Box

The story of the Quote Book, and the lives behind the nicknames and innuendos.

As Junior would say, “You’re trying too hard!”

Second Chance

Reincarnation ftw. If I could be five again, with all the knowledge I have now, what would I do with it?

“Nap-time is when I do my people watching. Johnny picks his nose. Jessie rolls around so much that she never stays on her mat. She must be stressed about problems at home. Or on too much caffeine…”

Eyes With Pride

The epic tale of the mediocre marching band.

“One more time!”

If any of these sound appealing to you, let me know. Chances are, I’ll start trying to write one, give up, and write something else completely random like I did last year.

Here are ten things you didnt know about her:

1. Troian Avery Bellisario was born on 28 October 1985 in Los Angeles County, California.

2. She is the daughter of television producer Donald Bellisario and actress Deborah Pratt

3. She made her acting debut in 1988 film Last Rites at the age of 3.

4. From 1990 to 2007, she guest starred on Quantum Leap, Tequila and Bonetti, JAG, First Monday and NCIS, television shows that were produced by her father Donald Bellisario.

5. In 1998, she appeared with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in the film Billboard Dad.

6. Beginning in 2006, she began appearing in a number of independent short films namely, Unspoken, Archer House and Intersect.

7. In November 2009, she was cast as Spencer Hastings in the TV series Pretty Little Liars

based on the book series of the same name by Sara Shepard.

8. She is the half-sister of Michael Bellisario.

9. Actor Sean Murray and producer Chad W. Murray are her stepbrothers.

10. She appeared with Sean Murray on NCIS, playing his character’s sister, Sarah McGee.

Here are ten things you didnt know about her:

1. She was born on 14 April, 1994.

2. She has also appeared in the television shows Drake and Josh, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Love Inc. and Thats So Raven.

3. She starred in the independent short film The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend as a young Super hot girl in 2005.

4. She appeared in the independent short film, A Host of Trouble as Maureen in 2005.

5. She appeared in a Direct to video film, Final Appproach as Mary Jo in 2005.

6. She was also seen in the Made for TV film, Bless This Mess as Libby in 2009.

7. She is known for her recurring role as Gigi/ Gertrude Hollingsworth in Wizards of Waverly Place in 2008.

8. She appeared as Beth Harding in the 2009 movie The Stepfather and as Amber in Furry Vengeance in 2010.

9. She had a regular role in the ABC series The Gates as Andie Bates in 2010.

10. She was selected to star as the lead character, Chloe King in the ABC show, The Nine Lives of Chloe King in 2011.

Here are ten things you didnt know about her:

1. Sasha Embeth Pieterse was born on 17 February, 1996 in Johannesburg, South Africa,

2. She was raised in Las Vegas, Nevada before moving to Los Angeles with her parents.

3. She began acting in 2000, when she was given the role of Buffy Davis on the Warner Brothers remake of the popular show Family Affair.

4. In 2004, she appeared in Stargate SG-1 and an episode of House.

5. In 2005, she appeared in her first film The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl and in a short-lived series called Wanted with her former Family Affair co-star, Gary Cole.

6. During her appearance as a cancer patient on House, her long curly hair was hidden under a special latex fake scalp. She was submitted for Emmy Award for her guest-starring role.

7. She was cast as Alison DiLaurentis in the TV series Pretty Little Liars based on the book series by Sara Shepard.

8. Being only 14 at the time, she is the youngest actress on the show, all her co-stars being in their late teens to early 20s.

9. In January 2011, Pieterse portrayed a teenage Marie Dubois in the series final of Medium.

10. She recently appeared in a guest appearance role in the movie X-Men First Class.

Here are ten things you didnt know about her:

1. Karen Lucille Hale was born on 14 June 1989 in Memphis, Tennessee. She first appeared on the reality show American Juniors in 2003, as a part of a five singer-group.

2. This was followed by guest roles on shows such as Drake & Josh, Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, The O.C. and How I Met Your Mother.

3. She also appeared in two episodes of the Disney show Wizards of Waverly Place.

4. She appeared in NBC’s short-lived re-imagining of the Bionic Woman as Becca Sommers, younger sister to title character Jaime Sommers (played by Michelle Ryan).

5. In The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, she portrayed Effie, the younger sister of Lena Kaligaris, played by Alexis Blundel.

6. She then co-starred in the CW TV show Privileged as Rose Baker, with Ashley Newbrough and Joanna Garcia. She also starred in the Lifetime TV movie Sorority Wars.

7. In December 2009, she was cast as Aria Montgomery in the TV series Pretty Little Liars, based on the book series by Sara Shepard.

8. She won a 2010 Teen Choice Award (”Choice Summer TV Star: Female”) for her work on the show, Pretty Little Liars.

9. In January 2010, she guest-starred on the CSI: Miami episode “Show Stopper”. In August 2010, she was cast in a small cameo in Scream 4.

10. She is currently shooting for the movie A Cinderella Story: Once Upon A Song.

Here are ten things you didnt know about her:

1. Ashley Benson was born and raised in Anaheim Hills, California. She was born on 18 December 1989.

2. She started dancing competitively in ballet, jazz, hip-hop, and lyrical at age 3. She also enjoys singing. She was seen in NLT’s music video “That Girl”.

3. In 1999, she started pursuing an acting career. In 2004, she signed a contract with the daytime television series, Days of our Lives and on November 12, 2004 began her role as Abigail “Abby” Deveraux, the oldest child of supercouple Jack Deveraux and Jennifer Horton, which lasted until May 2, 2007.

4. She played a witch disguised as a cheerleader in a 2008 episode of the CW series Supernatural. She was one of the “Six Chicks” in 13 Going on 30, and appeared as Carson

in an installment of the Bring It On series, Bring It On: In It to Win It. To land the lead role, she had to terminate her contract with Days of our Lives:

5. In 2008, she appeared in the Lifetime TV movie Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader

Scandal, where she played head cheerleader Brooke of the Fab Five, which is based on a true story which took place at McKinney North High School in Texas.

6. She starred in ABC’s 2009 television series Eastwick. The show was based on John Updike’s novel, The Witches of Eastwick and the 1987 film adaption of the same name.

7. In December 2009, she was cast as Hanna Marin, a popular mean girl in the TV series Pretty Little Liars based on the book series by Sara Shepard.

8. She starred in Christmas Cupid with Chad Michael Murray and Christina Milian. She recently appeared in One Call’s music video for Blacklight.

9. Her current boyfriend is Professional surfer Clay Marzo. In April 2011, she appeared on an episode of “When I Was 17″ airing on MTV.

10. She is afraid of heights. She is good friends with Kevin McHale who stars as Artie in Glee.

Here are ten things you didnt know about her:

1. Blake Lively was born August 25, 1987 in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California to actors Ernie and Elaine Lively. She was raised as a Southern Baptist. The youngest of five siblings, she has a brother, Eric, two half-sisters, Lori and Robyn and a half-brother, Jason.

2. Both of her parents and all of her siblings are, or have been, in the entertainment industry. During her childhood, her parents would take her with them to acting classes that they taught because they did not want to leave her with a babysitter. She also spent a lot of time at Disneyworld.

3. Lively was not at all interested in acting, but her brother, Eric, made his agent send her out on a few auditions. She got the role of Bridget for The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. She filmed her scenes in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants between her junior and senior years at Burbank High.

4. Lively began her acting career at age 11, when she appeared in the 1998 film Sandman, which was directed by her father. She appeared in the film adaptation of Ann Brashares’ novel, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in 2005 playing Bridget. Her performance got her a nomination for a Teen Choice Award for “Choice Movie Breakout – Female.”

5. In 2006, she co-starred with Justin Long in Accepted and she had a minor role in the horror film, Simon Says. While Accepted was not well received by critics, her performance was praised, earning her a “Breakthrough Award” from Hollywood Life.

6. Lively was cast in the CW’s series Gossip Girl, which premiered in September 2007. She plays Serena van der Woodsen in the teen drama. Her first magazine cover was the November 2007 issue of Cosmo Girl.

7. In 2008, Lively reprised her roles in the 2008 sequel, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2. Similar to the first film, she was positively received by critics. As of November 2009, the film had earned over $44 million at the box office.

8. One of Lively’s most acclaimed roles to date is her supporting role as playing the younger version of the title character in The Private Lives of Pippa Lee in 2009. She was also acclaimed for her role in the 2010 movie The Town.

9. In January 2009, Lively was voted one of the top “35 Most Stylish Women To Look Out For” by Glamour UK. Lively was placed at #33 on the Maxim Hot 100 List in 2009. She and Gossip Girl co-star Penn Badgley ended their three-year relationship in September 2010, according to their representative.

10. During the 2008 United States presidential election, Lively supported Barack Obama over John McCain. She and Badgley appeared in a pro-Obama commercial. In 2011, she was featured in the annual TIME magazines 100 influential people.

Here are ten things you didnt know about her:

1. Dianne Elise Agron was born on 30 April, 1986 in Savannah, Georgia, the daughter of Mary and Ronald S. Agron, a general manager of Hyatt hotels. She was raised in San Francisco and also lived in Texas for several years.

2. Her father’s family is originally from Russia and their original surname, Agronsky, was altered by Ellis Island officials.

3. Her father is Jewish and her mother converted to Judaism. She attended Hebrew school and had a bat mitzvah. She attended Burlingame High School in California.

4. She has appeared on television shows such as Shark, Close to Home, CSI: NY, Numb3rs and a recurring role on Veronica Mars. She then appeared as Harper on a 13-episode series

of short films called It’s a Mall World, directed by Milo Ventimiglia and airing on MTV and then on the second season of Heroes as Debbie Marshall, the head cheerleader/captain of the cheer squad at Costa Verde High School, also with Ventimiglia.

5. She was among many young Hollywood stars selected to be in Wal-Mart’s Ocean Pacific spring 2010 marketing campaign.

6. Her most notable role to date is as Quinn Fabray, a high school cheerleader, on the Fox series Glee, which has received many awards, including a Screen Actors Guild cast award in 2009 and two Golden Globes for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, since the series began in May 2009.

7. In 2010, she directed the music video for “Body” by Thao with the Get Down Stay Down.

8. In 2010, she played the small role of Natalie, girlfriend to main character Ali’s love interest Jack, in the movie Burlesque alongside Christina Aguilera, Cher and Stanley Tucci.

9. She was chosen by People to be part of their Most Beautiful 2010. She also came 8th in the 2011 Afterellen.com “Hot 100″ list.

10. She appeared alongside Alex Pettyfer and Timothy Olyphant in the 2011 science-fiction movie I Am Number Four.She began dating Alex Pettyfer after being set up by their director. Though reported in US Weekly that the couple were engaged, representatives for both actors have denied this news.

10. She is a vegetarian and a supporter of PETA and has a role in Bold Native, a 2010 film that explores the issues of animal liberation and animal rights.

Here are ten things you didnt know about her:

1. She was born on 14 April, 1994.

2. She has also appeared in the television shows Drake and Josh, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Love Inc. and Thats So Raven.

3. She starred in the independent short film The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend as a young Super hot girl in 2005.

4. She appeared in the independent short film, A Host of Trouble as Maureen in 2005.

5. She appeared in a Direct to video film, Final Appproach as Mary Jo in 2005.

6. She was also seen in the Made for TV film, Bless This Mess as Libby in 2009.

7. She is known for her recurring role as Gigi/ Gertrude Hollingsworth in Wizards of Waverly Place in 2008.

8. She appeared as Beth Harding in the 2009 movie The Stepfather and as Amber in Furry Vengeance in 2010.

9. She had a regular role in the ABC series The Gates as Andie Bates in 2010.

10. She was selected to star as the lead character, Chloe King in the ABC show, The Nine Lives of Chloe King in 2011.