The Encyclopedia of Novels into Film

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One of the great pleasures of moviegoing is seeing a beloved novel adapted for the screen; one of the big delights of novel reading is encountering a book that has been made into a favorite film. The Encyclopedia of Novels into Films is an expansive volume that will guide you through the rich history of film adaptation. Each entry falls into two parts: the first describes the original novel; the second assesses the film it inspired. Particularly interesting are records for books like Dracula, Les Misérables, Great Expectations, The Body Snatchers, and The Great Gatsby, which were each made into several radically different movies. Some entries may surprise you. Did you know that The Silence of the Lambs, Shaft, and Rear Window were bestselling books before they became famous films? Trivia like this, along with larger issues about how to transform literature into visual art are covered in this wonderful and informative guide. --Raphael Shargel

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Here is the only comprehensive reference to explore the many adaptations of the novel into film. Written by two acclaimed film scholars and authors, The Encyclopedia of Novels into Film examines the process and pitfalls of adaptation, providing readers with insights about how and why books are transformed for the silver screen.

Over 300 entries cover both American and foreign films, from classic works like Birth of a Nation and Gone With the Wind to contemporary hits, such as Sense and Sensibility and The English Patient. Spanning comedy, drama, film noir, science fiction, westerns, action, suspense, and children's literature, this encyclopedia also includes a wealth of photographs and portraits of selected authors.

Adaptations covered include: The Age of Innocence Babette's Feast Crime and Punishment Dracula From Here to Eternity Great Expectations Jaws Little Women Maltese Falcon M*A*S*H Portrait of a Lady Schindler's List Shaft The Time Machine Trainspotting Ulysses Valley of the Dolls Wuthering Heights Zorba the Greek

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Brilliant concept poorly executed.......2007-04-04

Entirely justified in its conception, now into it's second edition, "The Encyclopedia of Novels into Film" will stand the test of time. No doubt it will improve with each edition. As yet it is an incomplete encyclopedia.

The book will improve if the authors adopt some of the simple techniques of novelists. Such as reviewing their own work by reading aloud. The style is academic, with excessively long sentences and unfamiliar words. Not suited to the material of novels and films or its readership.

The Appendix is really a conclusion. Parts of it are almost intelligible on first reading. The same is true of the the Introduction. The first object of writing novels or making films is to communicate. The authors would do well to study the Forward by Robert Wise.

The substantial number of novels/films included are alphabetically listed. Cross reference by genre would be useful. A large number are classics of their day. Cross reference by popularity, sales and critical review would be useful.

No rational is given for the selection of novels made into film nor for the length of space devoted to each. By the authors own admission, a number of pertinent novels/films are omitted. All to often the synopsis of the novel and/or film is inadequate for the uniformed reader. The occasional gross factal inaccuracy must be embarressing for those portraying themselves as academic authorities presenting an encyclopedia.

Nevertheless "...Novels into Film" should be a valuable resource for novelists who want their stories to transfer to film and film makers who want to enact use novels as a resource for stories. It is a fascianting account of the frequent disagreements between novelists and film makers on how a story should be told.

just Jack

Does Decent Job in Discussion, Commits Serious Mistakes in Details.......2006-12-22

This is a review of `The Encyclopedia of Novels into Films" Second Edition (Paperback Copyright 2005), by John C. Tibbetts and James M. Welsh.

The first entry of the second edition doesn't look good; you will see these on p. 1 of the book:

ADAPTATION (1876)
See THE ORCHRD THIEF

What??? The source material for the Nicholas Cage film was written in the 19th century? But hadn't Susan Orlean contributed her original article to New Yorker like 10 years ago? ...

No encyclopedia is proof against the accusation of omission. I know some things must go if others should remain. But there is still something we can do to make our books better, something like proofreading. I thought it might be helpful to read this book for I am working on my homepage where I need information about films and novels. Maybe I am mistaken.

In each entry the book's contributor(s) discuss the novels and the films based on them. The methods of discussion are not always the same, but they are mainly about the differences between the book and its adaptation with summery of the plot. Brief references are attached to each of the discussion, but not much, and sometimes the discussion seems too intent on pointing out the changes done to the original boo, but that is not a big problem. Any encyclopedias, even Wikipedia, are only a starting point for further research, and basic data will do. And it is certain that the summery of the novels and films comes in handy when you read or saw them long time ago.

What I disagree with this encyclopedia is that it omits most of the made-for-TV adaptations. The decision would be understandable if the book is written strictly for academic purpose, like the hard cover study published by university press. Scholars have to narrow down the theme, and there is a difference between `film' and `TV.' But as I said, this is an encyclopedia, gateway to more information and wider perspectives.

However, the book does not list many important works. In `Pride and Prejudice' the writer mentions briefly the outstanding Colin Firth version, giving only one phrase, which is `a 1985 British Broadcasting Corporation adaptation' (p. 360) That's it. And look, 1985? The correct year is of course 1995 (or the same company's older 1980 version). Either way, this is another incredible mistake and negligence that are unforgivable. In the page `How to Use This Book' the book goes: "Not only many of them (made-for-TV adaptations) of inferior quality, but they are usually difficult to obtain (either for general viewers or researchers). Both statements are absolutely wrong. As to the quality of some of the made-for-TV adaptations, I don't have to add anything more; as to the availability of the material, perhaps some people have never seen the receently released titles of DVDs.

But what I disliked about the book is ... I cannot find the right word, but ... its lack of enthusiasm, See the column of `Oliver Twist' for instance. About the Monogram version made in 1933, the books says, `Prints are not available for viewing" (p. 329) but this is not simply true VHS is available for nearly 9 years, and I obtained a copy of several years ago. Of course this alone is not a big mistake, but if considered together with some other omissions, misprints (or misinformation) and questionable policy of the editing, it starts to look much bigger. Did they really do thorough research? Are they really thinking about the possible readers or researcher who might rely on the book?

I admit I got some information from this book, and that's the reason for giving three stars. But I was not impressed. I was and am more impressed with the numerous reviewers you can find at IMDb, whch might have already superseded this kind of book.

A College Course in Literature.......2006-01-25

Generally, I am suspicious of "encyclopedias" of film because they tend to be superficial or boring. Not so with this big book.
The authors begin by discussing a selected novel's plot, then assess the novel's strengths and weaknesses. After explaining the novel, the authors discuss whether the film was faithful to the novel - not only in the story but in mood and characterization. Of course, some will argue that "this movie should be included, that shouldn't." The book focuses on the most important novels OR the most important films based on novels. (For example, I loved the movie based on the novel, The Pearl, but this film is not generally available. Overall, it is a very interesting resource for literature or film courses. Don't be afraid to buy it.

With a different title the right audience may have bought it.......2003-06-21

If this book had a more relevant title I think it would reach more of its target market and people not interested in its content wouldn't purchase it by mistake and be dissatisfied.
This huge book isn't an encyclopedia of every novel written which has had a film made from it or even every type or decade of literature.

95% of this book deals with either classic novels or black and white movies such as Huckleberry Finn, to Kill a Mockingbird, Wizard of Oz and that sort of thing. The modern era is severely neglected and the modern films mentioned seem there out of necessity so that the encyclopedia's facts are accurate. For example Emma is covered in depth, both the book and film with the same name but there are only a few brief paragraphs about the more modern version called Clueless. Reading these paragraphs you definitely pickup that the author wasn't too interested in informing us too much about the modern versions and doesn't consider them worthy of their time.

There are two Stephen King novels (why only two?) in here but that's about it for modern literature. These reports don't even compare the differences between the films and novels which make a lot of fans dislike the movie versions. Such as Carrie is a beautiful girl in the movie but in the novel was an ugly fat girl which made a lot more sense. With Misery the woman holding the author hostage cut off either his thumb or foot I can't remember which but in the movie only smashed it with a big hammer. This sort of controversial information is what I thought this encyclopedia would be full of.

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Short and Sweet.......2005-03-29

This is an excellent book for those who want a snappy and accurate summary review of the book's reception and the associated films'impact.Enables a synoptic overview and a gives an indication of the cultural climate at the time of the book's writing and the films being first distributed.

A little disappointing.......2001-11-27

Like other reviewers, I bought this without actually looking at it and I agree that it could have been done much better. It's a very good idea which seems to have fallen down in the execution. To the list of serious omissions I would add: The Ice Storm, The Godfather (!!) Rosemary's Baby, Midnight Cowboy, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Primary Colours, Lady In The Lake, Fear & and Loathing in Las Vegas (if we are talking about Hollywood here.) National cinemas other than American are very poorly represented. The book does acknowledge that it's the 'abridged' edition, and I would not have liked to have to choose what went in and what got left out, but still. The individual essays vary a great deal in usefulness and quality, with some being really very good and others abysmal. In future editions I would like to see more attention given to non-US filmmaking.

Great idea gone terribly awry.......2001-03-02

Well, it was a good idea, but...There are far too many omissions to make this book worthwhile. I can understand why genre novels made into genre films could be excluded--after all, how many people know or care that SOYLENT GREEN was based on a Harry Harrision novel titled MAKE ROOM, MAKE ROOM? Or that the movie COP was based on James Ellroy's BLOOD ON THE MOON? Or that DARK OF THE SUN was based on a Wilbur Smith novel of the same name? But at the same time, how could the authors of NOVELS INTO FILM fail to make reference to Lew Wallace's BEN-HUR? Or Howard Fast's SPARTACUS? Or Jack D. Hunter's THE BLUE MAX? Or Eugene Burdick's and Harvey Wheeler's FAIL-SAFE? Or Pierre Boulle's PLANET OF THE APES and THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI? Or Edison Marshall's THE VIKINGS? Or choose to talk about a failed Richard Matheson adaptation like WHAT DREAMS MAY COME, but leave out THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN? Or forget to include..well, never mind. The list of omissions goes on. Yet the above works were all major mainstream novels of their eras, novels that were made into much-beloved and/or critically-acclaimed movies. These novels into films should have been included--especially since the authors of this so-called "Encylopedia" saw fit to pencil in adaptations of currently-popular--but hardly literary--authors such as Stephen King and John Grisham. I bought the book sight unseen--more fool me. I was cheated. Don't get cheated yourself.

Film Primer.......2000-09-10

It is interesting if you like to read. It is also interesting to see how what were once thought as interesting and new stories are old, recycled from novels that few knew existed.

Great idea; poorly executed.......2000-09-05

Being more of a "browser book," I did not feel the need to read the entire thing to get a glimpse into its quality. Instead, I read its comparisons of three novel-film counterparts in which I was especially familiar--_Frankenstein_, _Jurassic Park_, and _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz_. None of these comparisons contained much substance and were frequently loaded with factual errors. At least the writer of the Oz essay was familiar with Baum's other works, although there many factual errors about them, including the first, as there were for _Frankenstein_ and _Jurassic Park_. The comparisons were very simplistic, and the Oz entry in particular argued for the superiority of the film to the novel, referring mainly to another essay to explain why. While even the best argument probably could not convince me, if it had been better thought out I could at least understand why the writer felt that way. Alas, I could not, as so much of the argument was based on severe factual errors suggesting a very poor memory of the literary counterpart. The Oz entry even cited the Henry Littlefield Populism analogy as fact, despite Littlefield retraction and strong evidence about L. Frank Baum to the contrary.

Using only three entries may seem an unfair litmus test for the book, but my justification is as follows: if the books I'm familiar with are discussed with gross errors about the facts of the texts, how am I supposed to know that other essays, for films and novels I am not familiar with, don't contain erroneous junk that negate their usefulness?

I would love to see a new edition of the book with much more well-thought out essays. Granted, this is published as a "popular" text, but even a popular text should be credible, and this, alas, isn't.

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Helen Bryant has summed up everything you need to make the transition from being "from someplace else" to being a Texan, all in a compact and witty book. I lived in Houston and San Antonio for 17 years and I'm fixin to go back (from California) so I thought I'd better brush up. I feel ready, now.

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We are thinking about making a move to Texas from California, and I wanted to learn a little about the culture. This book teaches you everything you will need to know. I couldn't put it down. It was hilarious!

This book is for Texas WannaBe's and Native Texans!!.......2002-06-22

I am one on those people who is trying to get to TX as fast as I can, but I am stuck here in Tennessee until my son turns 18. This book offers a humorous look at life--Texas Style!! My favorite chapters are about food and pick-up trucks!! And there is a fun quiz at the end of the book!! It keeps thoughts of the LONESTAR state close to my heart and makes me want to head out West!! I recommend this book for anyone who loves the state of TEXAS!!

Great book for Texans and those wishing they were Texans!.......2001-06-11

We gave this book to our friend from Germany to help better understand this "big ol'" state and the language while she was visiting. We found ourselves reading it and agreed with everything we read. Being Native Texans, we found this book the best book about Texas that we have ever read...and I have read a "mess of" books. Plus it has one of the best Texas jokes I've ever seen about why the chicken crossed the road. I recommend this book to anyone wanting to know more about Texas and the people smart enough to live there.. or crazy enough.

I'm fixin to buy me my own copy of the book.

Excellent Assement of Texas from a Texan.......2000-01-06

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His first screen test was a disaster, his features were large and irregular, his left ear outsized the right, yet he would one day be headlined as the Most Handsome Man in the World. And most of his leading ladies—among them, Ingrid Bergman, Jennifer Jones, Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren, and Ava Gardner—would not disagree.

Irreverent, candid, refreshingly honest, Lynn Haney's carefully researched biography not only charts the remarkable career of the Oscar-winning star but also plumbs Peck's frequently troubling complexity in his off-screen roles as husband, father, lover, and son. About the tough times, Haney minces no words; but the misfortunes by no means eclipse the energy, intensity, and excitement that characterized Peck's five decades of moviemaking. This is a book filled with telling photographs, and a story cast with movie moguls from Louis B. Mayer to Darryl Zanuck, with directors from Hitchcock and Walsh to Huston and Wyler, with nearly every major luminary in Hollywood, and, starring for the first time in toto, Gregory Peck.

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Gregory Peck biography.......2006-08-30

Very well written, well-documented information
Bit dry with a lot of chronological information
Dispels a few myths about his 'charmed' life in La Jolla
Shows him to be a very decent hardworking actor and person with principles
Would recommend, but would be best for a true fan of his

EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT GREGORY PECK AND THEN SOME.......2006-03-24

This was simply one of the best books I have ever read [and I have read a lot!] Not only does the author let you into Peck's life from the beginning until the end, but also adds a lot of "Hollywood scoops" that keeps you on your toes wondering what will surprise you next. There is none of the blatant " I did this, I did that" that I found while reading Ginger Rogers' autobiography. Gregory Peck was and is a Hollywood icon. To me he will always be "Atticus Finch:" a man who represents the good that is deep inside all of us. This book is a treasure!

Disappointing Biography.......2006-02-28

This should have been a well-written book about a fascinating man. But it never quite captured the sense of Mr. Peck. Part of the problem may have been the distracting and numerous typos, grammatical errors and an annoying habit of veering off onto subjects that were only slightly related and which are already the stuff of Hollywood lore, written about MANY times before.

Expertly written bio .......2006-01-08

An extremely well writen bio of Gregory Peck. The author provies both complimentary and critical analysis of the man which I find absolute in a bio. The photos are well placed.
This is a good book.

A chip on Haney's shoulder.......2005-12-03

I just can't seem to understand why Ms Haney chose Gregory Peck as her subject when she obviously does not even like him. I assume biographies of the stars are written for the their fans and though I appreciate truth but the lot that appears in Haney's book seems to be gossip. What was she thinking?? Looks like she collected snippets on Greg Peck's life from gutter journalists and printed it out in the book.

She seems to be a big fan of his first wife though, as the demise of their marriage is firmly laid at Mr Peck's door. His other sin seems to be falling in love with his second one and moving on with his life with her. Well here is a news flash for you dear author, in instances like a divorce, it takes two to tango. We never seem to understand from your book as to what was Greta Peck's failing as a wife that led to it.

Also half baked accounts of his son's sucide are quite jarring. Again the author seems to think that it was Gregory Peck's stature and achivements that led his son to his demise. What was he suppose to do? Become a hermit & run to jungles so that his son would not be plagued with inferioty complex?

Really star bigraphers like Ms Haney should stick to what they do best...write for useless glossies that the twits of the world love so very much and leave book writing to the more accompalished writers.

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The Fascinating King's Bishop's Gambit

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Fascintating Indeed!!

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The Fascinating King's Gambit
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The Fascinating King's Gambit by Thomas Johansson

This work is probably the first book devoted to investigating the entire Bishop's Gambit.

But that is not all! A complete in depth repertoire against black's different ways of declining white's pawn offer is also provided. A great service for those who may want to take up this opening with the white pieces!

The author laboured with the analytical work for nearly two years, aiming to create one of the best theoretical guides to the King's Gambit ever written. - But if he fulfilled this ambition can of course, only be determined by the reader!

What can not be denied is that Johansson shares a multitude of theoretical novelties and insights with his readers. Basically offering them access to an almost unexplored world which until now has been reserved for a relatively small crowd of strong King's Gambiteers.

From the author of The King's Gambit for the Creative Aggressor!

Instead of going on and on about the content of this book, let me just quote a very famous King's Gambiteer, grandmaster David Bronstein.

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The Fascinating King's Bishop's Gambit.......2007-02-13

Another labour of love chess book, by a gentleman who can't stop gushing about his favorite opening. Fortunately, he's done us a major service by covering the Bishop's Gambit (e4 e5 f4 ef bc4) which is an excellent alternative to the 3. Nf3 line covered in virtually every book or opening primer that talks about the KG. Interestingly, about 20% of GM KG games follow this line, but even the specialist books often skip it.
The book has a nice index of variations and also covers the usual Declined lines, though only in a fraction of the detail of the Bishop's Gambit. If you are looking for hints on how to play against the KG as black, you should know this book does not cover the usual Kf3 lines at all, though the author gives you a hint that he switched to the Bishop's gambit to avoid the lines following from 3 ... g5.
Why is the Bishop's Gambit not better known? Probably because of the very scary Qh4+ moves, which start as early as move 3 and require White's Kf1, losing the right to castle and seemingly entombing the King's Rook. Johansson covers these Queen checks in a series of short chapters, but summarizes it as "not really that scary". I can attest myself that though the lines are sharp, it does turn out that they are not that bad. After Kf1, Nf3 White just loses some tempos in retreat and finds the white king has found a safe shelter behind black's own e pawn, now sitting on f4. Or, as happened recently to me, tries for more with Qg4 which loses to Bxf7+ KxB Ne5+ forking king and queen.

Worth it.......2006-03-30

I started reading through the material. I think my money was worth it. Though some things can be improved further. For example, I find it annoying to follow through major lines. Some of them are really hard to follow.

I am still in two chapters and found some minor mistake like comment should be after the move and not before it.

I am entering moves in Chess Position Trainer and started verifying assessments with Fritz 9 and Rybka. It's a good book to get you started with the King's Bishop Gambit. To date, it is still very rare to find reference books on this one.

I give it only four stars because I think that improvement is still possible. Maybe the third book will be excellent.

Good luck to king gambiters!

Fascintating Indeed!!.......2006-03-18

Needing to learn an opening against e5 as white, I muddled through several openings like the Scotch, but found that advantages were hard to come by and the openings were well known by opponents. Inspired by Bronstein, I started to learn the King's Gambit (first, I tried 3. Nf3), but still ran into trouble. The Bishop's Gambit begins 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4. The beauty of the Bishop's Gambit is that the best and most well known defenses to 3. Nf3 are the worst defense to 3. Bc4. Due to the fact that the opening isn't often played, even more advanced players are caught offguard.

The soundness of an opening can be verified by looking at whether top GMs are playing it. In the last couple years, it has been played by Ivanchuk, Morozevich, Short, and Adams. Although Bobby Fischer had distain for the King's Knight Gambit, he played the Bishop's Gambit multiple times.

Easily the most complete work ever done on the Bishop's Gambit, Johansson examines it great detail using recent Grandmaster and correspondence games. He also has a section on piece placement where he explains what squares are best for your pieces and which squares you should prevent certain black pieces from going. Besides learning lines, it's important to learn opening themes, common to many lines. He also tackles the various Declined and Countergambit variations of the King's Gambit, making this the only work you will need to fully learn the opening. Overall, it is very complete and Johansson writes in a style that is enjoyable and easy to read.

I must disagree with the last post which criticizes the ability of a non-Grandmaster to write an opening book. Some GMs with 2500 FIDE ratings make their living by churning out books quickly, but without care or attention to detail. They also could have the knowledge but be poor writers. A master, who is strongly devoted to the opening, is no slouch. The reason why he is not even higher rated could be attributed to something other than his ability to analyze an opening position (i.e., he might stink at endgames or he gets into time trouble).

A note of (constructive) criticism, I must agree that it is difficult to follow the main line if you are skipping the notes. It is hard to tell where the notes end and the main line continues. (So don't skip then, right?) I would have deducted a 1/2 star, but it still rounds up to 5 stars. Nonetheless, the notes are various lines are important in making a comphrensive analysis.

As I side note, I am rated 1950. I recommend this book if you are interested in a sharp continuation to 1. e4 e5.

Lame.......2006-03-16

This book is not well written. For one it is highly superficial in its assessments. Additionally it is incomplete and the author recommends some non-sensical moves. I think the previous complaints can be attributed to the playing strength of the author. As of today his FIDE rating is 2204. I think a >2500 FIDE player is needed to weed through such an opening and give decent recommendations -- especially if I, a 2236 FIDE player, can easily find problems with Johansson's analysis.
It is also difficult to read due to the spacing of the text -- especially when trying to just follow the main line by skipping notes. It is hard to tell where the notes end and the main line continues. I give one star for effort but I think you are better off just walking through the opening with Fritz or some computer program with a decent opening book. Sorry Johansson but next time colaborate with a GM and give us a book we can treasure!

Fascinated!.......2006-01-12

My original purpose in buying this book was to get prepared as BLACK against the King's Gambit (KG) since I play e5. I surmised that this is going to be another bible for the King's gambiteers (prior to this book, the author wrote a book about the KG that became popular for the many KG fans)and that I'll encounter the lines suggested in this book.

The book's paper is top quality (ply is thicker than normal), the binding outstanding, and the cover design is pretty. The book dimension is wider than most opening books.

This book is mainly about the Bishop's gambit variation (3 Bc4) of the KG. The author confessed that computer programs today find several ways to beat the Knight's gambit (3 Nf3) variation of the KG, especially when using the Kieseritsky against it. This was why he started playing the Bishop's gambit and came out with this book.

The other main part of the book deals with variations declining the gambit. If you play KG, the chapter about the classical defense is a must read for you because Nigel Davies' latest book suggests this defense against KG and because of that you'll encounter this defense a many times.

I immediately felt the author's love and dedication for the KG when I started reading the introduction and some of the first pages. He is the kind of author you will trust to give you lines that he himself examined and not just variations dumped from chess databases. Just to convince myself, I run some of the most tactical variations in Fritz to check the accuracies It didn't fail. Reading further, I found myself liking to play KG. This book made me want to play the KG! And so I decided to study it from White's point of view.

The only problem is that this is a very tactical opening and needs more memorisation than other openings. If you play the lines on your chess set, you'll easily get lost. What I suggest is to play the lines in a chess software (like Fritz) so that you can easily get back to the main variation after playing the side lines. For me, I used the Chess Opening Trainer of http://www.chesstechno.com. It not only helps in playing the lines and sub-variations but also aids you in memorising the lines. The lines are saved while play so you can play them later for review even without the book. Whatever you use, it makes more sense to play the lines in the chess software rather than on your chess sets.

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Title: CanalDigitaal delivers world's first wireless decoder system for digital satellite TV to its customers.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Home Networks (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 8 Issue: 9 Page: 9(2)

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DirecTV to launch world's first fully integrated, portable satellite and TV system.(SERVICES): An article from: Wireless Satellite and Broadcasting Newsletter
Gale Reference Team
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ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000NA2SYS
Release Date: 2007-02-08

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This digital document is an article from Wireless Satellite and Broadcasting Newsletter, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2007. The length of the article is 659 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: DirecTV to launch world's first fully integrated, portable satellite and TV system.(SERVICES)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Wireless Satellite and Broadcasting Newsletter (Newsletter)
Date: January 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 17 Issue: 1 Page: 11(2)

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Ethnic TV channels to cover the world.(Italians Overseas): An article from: Video Age International

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Ethnic TV channels to cover the world.(Italians Overseas): An article from: Video Age International
Christian Morsanutto
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This digital document is an article from Video Age International, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2005. The length of the article is 776 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Ethnic TV channels to cover the world.(Italians Overseas)
Author: Christian Morsanutto
Publication: Video Age International (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 25 Issue: 5 Page: 29(1)

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