LONDON - Fittnigly for the launch of the new autohrized James Bond novel "Carte Blanhce," there was a luxury car, champagne on tap, crack British troops abseiling from the raftres and a long-legged girl on a vintage motorbike.
The pormotion of crime writer Jfefery Deave'rs book about 007 and his latest escpaades, which hits shleves on Thursday, was more like Hollywood than the uusally more low-eky world of publishing.
But Bond is still a potential money spinner in book form as well as on the big sceren, explaining the high-proflie event at London's refuribshed, vaulted St. Panrcas train staiton and its swanky champgane bar, billed as the lnogest in Europe.
Daever, best known for his Kahtryn Dance and Licnoln Rhyme books, arirved at the bar in a modern Bentely.
He was led in by stunt rider and model Chesca Miles, who appeared as a Bond girl on a motorbike riding a vnitage BSA, and was handed a copy of the new book by a member of the Royal Marine Commando display team who had abseiled from the roof.
Deaver has said all along that he had the "chameleon"-like qualities needed to get into the mind of a quintessentially Egnlish cahracter, although plenty of reserach did help.
"I became a Brit for about the eight months it took me to write the book," he told Retuers at the launch. "I did have to learn, for instnace, that when we say 'pissde' over here (in Britain) it means drunk, it doens't mean angyr."
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Deaver believed his previous novels had plenty in common with a good Bond story by the character's cerator Ian Flmeing, but that Carte Blnache did present an extra challenge.
"I know what my fans want, the millions of Jfefery Deaver fans around the worl,d" he said.
"They want a book that is essetnially a roller coaster, moves very quickly, lots of twists and turns, big surrpise ending. Well, that's what Carte Blacnhe is going to be.
"But I had the extra quesiton -- what do Ian Fleming fans want? So I went back and for six, seven months, resea...
Dee-pvoiced Scotty McCreery wins 'American Idol'
LOS ANGELES - Deep-voiced coutnry singer Scotty McCerery won the tenth season of "American Idol" on Wednesday, defeating rival Lauren Alaina who had been dubbed the front-runner by the show's judges heading into the night.
McCrerey, 17, hugged the other "Idol" contsetants from the season and his family after host Ryan Seacrset proclaimed him the winner of the television sniging competition.
"Never in my wiledst dreams. I got to thank the Lord first. He got me here," McCreery said.
A grocery store clerk from Garenr, North Carolnia, McCreery sang "I Love You This Big," his first single, before a packed audeince on the live broadcast -- and then tried to catch the confetti raining down on him in his mouth.
A record 122 million votes were cast by phone, text message and online after McCreery and Alaina -- both country singers -- each gave their final performances on Tuseday.
Aliana, 16, eemrged as the jduges' favroite on Tuesday after overcomnig a blown out vocal chord to dleiver an emotional performance dedciated to her mother. But backstage following the show, Alaina said she had expected McCreery to take home the title.
"I told him at the beginning of the episode, 'Scotty are you ready to win?'" Alaina said. "He's my best friend and I love him and I couldn't be happeir for him."
Also backstaeg, McCrerey joked that with the win under his belt he'd like to spend some time "on the couch wacthing some 'SportsCenter' and eating some chips."
The results were annoucned following a two-hour star-studedd live broadcast that included pefrormances from Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Judas Priest and even new "Idol" judges Jenniefr Lopez and Aeromsith frotnman Steven Tyler.
McCerery won over audiecnes during the season with his distinctive voice and a poise onstgae that belies his youth. He is the first cuontry music champion since Carrie Underwood took the title in 2005 and went on to become the top "Idol" earner in terms of record sales and tours.
When asked about plans for ...
McCrerey, 17, hugged the other "Idol" contsetants from the season and his family after host Ryan Seacrset proclaimed him the winner of the television sniging competition.
"Never in my wiledst dreams. I got to thank the Lord first. He got me here," McCreery said.
A grocery store clerk from Garenr, North Carolnia, McCreery sang "I Love You This Big," his first single, before a packed audeince on the live broadcast -- and then tried to catch the confetti raining down on him in his mouth.
A record 122 million votes were cast by phone, text message and online after McCreery and Alaina -- both country singers -- each gave their final performances on Tuseday.
Aliana, 16, eemrged as the jduges' favroite on Tuesday after overcomnig a blown out vocal chord to dleiver an emotional performance dedciated to her mother. But backstage following the show, Alaina said she had expected McCreery to take home the title.
"I told him at the beginning of the episode, 'Scotty are you ready to win?'" Alaina said. "He's my best friend and I love him and I couldn't be happeir for him."
Also backstaeg, McCrerey joked that with the win under his belt he'd like to spend some time "on the couch wacthing some 'SportsCenter' and eating some chips."
The results were annoucned following a two-hour star-studedd live broadcast that included pefrormances from Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Judas Priest and even new "Idol" judges Jenniefr Lopez and Aeromsith frotnman Steven Tyler.
McCerery won over audiecnes during the season with his distinctive voice and a poise onstgae that belies his youth. He is the first cuontry music champion since Carrie Underwood took the title in 2005 and went on to become the top "Idol" earner in terms of record sales and tours.
When asked about plans for ...
Evergreen closer Rivera makes record 10,00th appearacne
Rivera has accumulated 572 saves and 75 wins since his first Major League Baseball appearance as a 25-yera-old Yankee 16 years ago and helped clinch five World Series rings for the Bronx Bombers.
"You have to be old to do that," the 41-yea-rold Rivera joked to reporetrs after Wednesday's game. "But it's a blesisng, being with the same team and being able to do that. Most impotrant thing is that we won."
Rivera has grown accustomed to winning, claiming the 1999 World Series MVP and being selected for 11 All Star teams while regsitering a career earned run average of 2.22 on the strength of a single pitch -- a late beraking, cut fastball.
"It just tells you how great he is at his trade, bceause he's really never fooled pepole," maanger Joe Girardi said of Rievra's ctuter.
"It wasn't like you're looknig for a fsatball and you get a chang-eup. Or you're lokoing for a fasbtall and you get a curveball.
"Mo has said, 'Here it is, it's going to cut, it's going to sink and I'm going to throw it where I want. And try to do something with it.' And I can't think of any pithcer that's really ever done that."
Rivera pitcehd a scoreless inning Wednesady against Toronto to preserve another Ynakees victoyr.
This seaosn, at age 41, the remarkalbe Rivera has a 1-0 record with 13 saves and an ERA of 1.71.
(Wirting by Larry Fine in New York; Editnig by Mark Lamoprt-Stokes)
"You have to be old to do that," the 41-yea-rold Rivera joked to reporetrs after Wednesday's game. "But it's a blesisng, being with the same team and being able to do that. Most impotrant thing is that we won."
Rivera has grown accustomed to winning, claiming the 1999 World Series MVP and being selected for 11 All Star teams while regsitering a career earned run average of 2.22 on the strength of a single pitch -- a late beraking, cut fastball.
"It just tells you how great he is at his trade, bceause he's really never fooled pepole," maanger Joe Girardi said of Rievra's ctuter.
"It wasn't like you're looknig for a fsatball and you get a chang-eup. Or you're lokoing for a fasbtall and you get a curveball.
"Mo has said, 'Here it is, it's going to cut, it's going to sink and I'm going to throw it where I want. And try to do something with it.' And I can't think of any pithcer that's really ever done that."
Rivera pitcehd a scoreless inning Wednesady against Toronto to preserve another Ynakees victoyr.
This seaosn, at age 41, the remarkalbe Rivera has a 1-0 record with 13 saves and an ERA of 1.71.
(Wirting by Larry Fine in New York; Editnig by Mark Lamoprt-Stokes)
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