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The Bourne Nemesis
''Bourne'' are a series of three novels by Robert Ludlum based on the fictional spy Jason Bourne. The series has since been further extended by Eric Van Lustbader after the death of Robert Ludlum. When Eric Van Lustbader decided to stop writing the Bourne novels during the writing of The Bourne Nemesis, Brian Freeman was approached by the Ludlum estate to continue the stories of Jason Bourne. Novels by Ludlum The original three Bourne novels are: *'' The Bourne Identity'' (1980) *''The Bourne Supremacy'' (1986) *''The Bourne Ultimatum'' (1990) Novels by Eric Van Lustbader The continuation novels are: *'' The Bourne Legacy'' (2004) *''The Bourne Betrayal'' (2007) *''The Bourne Sanction'' (2008) *''The Bourne Deception'' (2009) *''The Bourne Objective'' (2010) *''The Bourne Dominion'' (2011) *''The Bourne Imperative'' (2012) *''The Bourne Retribution'' (2013) *''The Bourne Ascendancy'' (2014) *''The Bourne Enigma'' (2016) *''The Bourne Initiative'' (2017) *'' The Bourne Nemesis' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Ludlum
Robert Ludlum (May 25, 1927 – March 12, 2001) was an American author of 27 thriller novels, best known as the creator of Jason Bourne from the original '' The Bourne Trilogy'' series. The number of copies of his books in print is estimated between 300 million and 500 million. They have been published in 33 languages and 40 countries. Ludlum also published books under the pseudonyms Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepherd. Life and career Early life and education Ludlum was born in New York City, the son of Margaret (née Wadsworth) and George Hartford Ludlum. He was educated at the Rectory School then Cheshire Academy and Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, where he earned a B.A. in Drama in 1951. Career Prior to becoming an author, he had been a United States Marine, a theatrical actor and producer. In the 1950s, he produced shows at the Grant Lee theater in Fort Lee, New Jersey. From 1960 to 1970, he managed and produced shows at the Playhouse on the Mall at Berg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bourne Ascendancy
The Bourne Ascendancy is the twelfth novel in the Bourne series and ninth by Eric Van Lustbader. It was released on May 22, 2014, as a sequel to '' The Bourne Retribution'' and was followed by ''The Bourne Enigma ''The Bourne Enigma'' is the thirteenth novel in the Bourne series and tenth by Eric Van Lustbader. The book was released on June 21, 2016, as a sequel to ''The Bourne Ascendancy''. Plot summary On the eve of Russian general Boris Karpov's w ...''. Plot summary Bourne has been hired to impersonate a high-level government minister at a political summit meeting in Qatar, shielding the minister from any assassination attempts. Suddenly, armed gunmen storm the room, killing everyone but Bourne. Their target, however, isn't the minister Bourne impersonates, but is Bourne himself. Kidnapped and transported to an underground bunker, Bourne finds himself face-to-face with an infamous terrorist named El Ghadan (“Tomorrow”). El Ghadan holds as his captive Soraya Moor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novel Series
A book series is a sequence of books having certain characteristics in common that are formally identified together as a group. Book series can be organized in different ways, such as written by the same author, or marketed as a group by their publisher. Publishers' reprint series Reprint series of public domain fiction (and sometimes nonfiction) books appeared as early as the 18th century, with the series ''The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill'' (founded by British publisher John Bell in 1777). In 1841 the German Tauchnitz publishing firm launched the ''Collection of British and American Authors'', a reprint series of inexpensive paperbound editions of both public domain and copyrighted fiction and nonfiction works. This book series was unique for paying living authors of the works published even though copyright protection did not exist between nations in the 19th century. Later British reprint series were to include the ''Routledge's Railway Library ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Book Series Introduced In 1980
A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically composed of many pages (made of papyrus, parchment, vellum, or paper) bound together and protected by a cover. The technical term for this physical arrangement is ''codex'' (plural, ''codices''). In the history of hand-held physical supports for extended written compositions or records, the codex replaces its predecessor, the scroll. A single sheet in a codex is a leaf and each side of a leaf is a page. As an intellectual object, a book is prototypically a composition of such great length that it takes a considerable investment of time to compose and still considered as an investment of time to read. In a restricted sense, a book is a self-sufficient section or part of a longer composition, a usage reflecting that, in antiquity, long works had to be written on several scrolls and each scroll had to be identified by the book it contained. Each part of Aristotle's ''Physics'' is called a b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourne (novel Series)
''Bourne'' are a series of three novels by Robert Ludlum based on the fictional spy Jason Bourne. The series has since been further extended by Eric Van Lustbader after the death of Robert Ludlum. When Eric Van Lustbader decided to stop writing the Bourne novels during the writing of The Bourne Nemesis, Brian Freeman was approached by the Ludlum estate to continue the stories of Jason Bourne. Novels by Ludlum The original three Bourne novels are: *'' The Bourne Identity'' (1980) *''The Bourne Supremacy'' (1986) *'' The Bourne Ultimatum'' (1990) Novels by Eric Van Lustbader The continuation novels are: *'' The Bourne Legacy'' (2004) *''The Bourne Betrayal'' (2007) *'' The Bourne Sanction'' (2008) *'' The Bourne Deception'' (2009) *'' The Bourne Objective'' (2010) *'' The Bourne Dominion'' (2011) *'' The Bourne Imperative'' (2012) *'' The Bourne Retribution'' (2013) *'' The Bourne Ascendancy'' (2014) *''The Bourne Enigma'' (2016) *''The Bourne Initiative'' (2017) *'' The Bourne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Kring
Richard Timothy Kring (born July 9, 1957) is an American screenwriter and television producer, best known for his creation of the drama series '' Strange World'', ''Crossing Jordan'', '' Heroes'', and ''Touch''. Early life Kring was born in El Dorado County, California. He is Jewish. He has two brothers and a sister. He attended Allan Hancock College, where his father, Ray, was the track coach, then graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1983. Discussing his beginnings, Kring said: Career Kring's first job as a screenwriter was for the television show '' Knight Rider''. Other early projects included co-writing an episode of '' Misfits of Science'' (which, like his later project ''Heroes'', featured super-powered humans as a main theme) and '' Teen Wolf Too'' with Jeph Loeb. Kring and Loeb would collaborate again when producing ''Heroes''. Kring also co-wrote the 2010 book '' Shift: A Novel (Gates of Orpheus Trilogy)'' with Dale Peck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treadstone
''Treadstone'' is an American action drama television series, connected to and based on the ''Bourne'' film series. A "special preview" of the pilot aired on USA Network on September 24, 2019, ahead of its October 15, 2019, premiere. The series was created by Tim Kring, who is also the executive producer alongside Ramin Bahrani, Ben Smith, Jeffrey Weiner, Justin Levy, Bradley Thomas, and Dan Friedkin. In May 2020, the series was canceled after one season. Premise ''Treadstone'' explores the origin story and present-day actions of a fictional CIA black-ops program known as Operation Treadstone — a covert program that uses a behavior modification protocol to turn recruits into nearly-superhuman assassins. The series follows sleeper agents across the globe as they are mysteriously 'awakened' to resume their deadly missions. The program breaks down these assassins' personalities, erases their memories, and eliminates their moral code so they can effectively kill targets around t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourne (film Series)
The ''Bourne'' franchise consists of action- thriller installments based on the character Jason Bourne, created by author Robert Ludlum. The franchise includes five films and a spin-off prequel/sequel television series. The overall plot centers around Jason Bourne, a CIA assassin suffering from dissociative amnesia, portrayed by Matt Damon. All three of Ludlum's novels were adapted for the screen, featuring Matt Damon as the title character in each. Doug Liman directed '' The Bourne Identity'' (2002) and Paul Greengrass directed ''The Bourne Supremacy'' (2004), '' The Bourne Ultimatum'' (2007), and ''Jason Bourne'' (2016). Tony Gilroy co-wrote each film except for ''Jason Bourne'' and directed '' The Bourne Legacy'' (2012). Damon chose not to return for the fourth film, ''The Bourne Legacy'', which introduces a new main character, Aaron Cross ( Jeremy Renner), a Department of Defense operative who runs for his life because of Bourne's actions in ''Ultimatum''. The character of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Damon
Matthew Paige Damon (; born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter. Ranked among ''Forbes'' most bankable stars, the films in which he has appeared have collectively earned over $3.88 billion at the North American box office, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. He has received various awards and nominations, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for three British Academy Film Awards and seven Primetime Emmy Awards. Damon began his acting career in the film '' Mystic Pizza'' (1988). He continued acting in ''Courage Under Fire'' (1996) and '' The Rainmaker'' (1997). He gained prominence in 1997 when he and Ben Affleck wrote and starred in ''Good Will Hunting'', which won them the Academy and Golden Globe awards for Best Screenplay. He established himself as a leading man by starring as Tom Ripley in ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'' (1999), Jason Bourne in the ''Bourne'' franchise (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaclyn Smith
Jacquelyn Ellen "Jaclyn" Smith (born October 26, 1945) is an American actress and businesswoman. She is best known for her role as Kelly Garrett in the television series ''Charlie's Angels'' (1976–1981), and was the only original female lead to remain with the series for its complete run. She reprised the role with cameo appearances in the films '' Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'' (2003) and ''Charlie's Angels'' (2019). Her other films include ''Nightkill'' (1980) and ''Déjà Vu'' (1985). Beginning in the 1980s, she began developing and marketing her own brands of clothing and perfume. Smith began her career in 1968 in minor roles. In 1976, she was cast in ''Charlie's Angels'', alongside Kate Jackson and Farrah Fawcett. The show propelled all three to stardom, including an appearance on the front cover of ''Time'' magazine. She was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film for the title role in the TV film ''Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy'' (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Chamberlain
George Richard Chamberlain (born March 31, 1934) is an American actor and singer, who became a teen idol in the title role of the television show ''Dr. Kildare'' (1961–1966). He subsequently appeared in several TV mini-series, such as ''Shōgun'' (1980) and ''The Thorn Birds'' (1983) and was the first to play Jason Bourne in the 1988 made-for-TV movie '' The Bourne Identity''. Chamberlain has also performed classical stage roles and worked in musical theatre. Early life Chamberlain was born in 1934 in Beverly Hills, California, the second son of Elsa Winnifred (née von Benzon; later Matthews) and Charles Axion Chamberlain, who was a salesman. In 1952, Chamberlain graduated from Beverly Hills High School and later attended Pomona College (class of 1956). Chamberlain was drafted into the United States Army, attaining the rank of sergeant while serving in Korea. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bourne Identity (1988 Film)
''The Bourne Identity'' is a 1988 American mystery action thriller television movie adaptation of Robert Ludlum's 1980 novel '' The Bourne Identity''. The film adaptation was written by Carol Sobieski, directed by Roger Young for Warner Bros. Television with Richard Chamberlain in the title role, along with Jaclyn Smith. It follows the storyline of the original novel, with a run-time of 3 hours 5 min. With commercials added, the running time was extended to four hours. The film was first shown on ABC in two 120 minute installments over two nights. The book was adapted again in 2002 by Doug Liman starring Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, launching the ''Bourne'' series of theatrical films, with considerable deviations from the original Cold War novel. It was followed later by a new series of ''Bourne'' best sellers written by Eric Lustbader with the permission of the Ludlum estate. Differences from the book The film exhibits some differences from the novel by Ludlum. The underco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
