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A wonderful companion to the Dark Shadows movies.......2004-02-23
From 1966 to 1971, America was treated to the wonderful daytime television Dark Shadows. Capitalizing on the success of the show, M-G-M agreed to produce two movies based (loosely) on the TV show's story: House of Dark Shadows (1970) and Night of Dark Shadows (1971). Produced in 1998, this book is a wonderful companion to those two movies. It has articles by Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie Evans), Kate Jackson (Tracy Collins), Nancy Barrett (Carolyn Stodard/Clair Jenkins) and Lara Parker (Angelique Collins), original scripts and notes, and a plethora of wonderful pictures.
I found this to be a great book, one that I am glad I got my hands on. It's got a lot in it, and it sure brings back a lot of memories to an old Dark Shadows fan. I highly recommend this book!
great book for dark shadows movie fans.......2004-01-03
in 1998 this book about the 2 movies was released and i must say it was everything i hoped for the 2 scripts that reveal all the missing parts espcially night of dark shadows hopefully the movie will be restored the way dan curtis wanted it to be ,\
if you love these movies based on the series you have to own this book it also has lots of pictures in it . buy this book for yourself in fact buy 2 copies one for yourself and the other for a dark shadows fan as a gift great book
Reviving the Curse of the Collins Family.......2002-11-02
When greedy Willie Loomis unwittingly unchains the hidden coffin of long dead Barnabas Collins, he unleashes a reign of terror upon the decaying family and the local New England town of Collinsport. Who suddenly turns up on their doorstop but a debonaire English "cousin" whose resemblance to the ancestral portrait is uncanny. He sets about restoring the Old House to its former grandeur, but is soon fatally attracted to the family's lovely governess. A series of attacks on women are considered suspicious by the resident doctor and a loyal
professor in the area, both of whom come to the gruesome conclusion that there is a vampire on the prowl. This is fast-paced fluff of debatable literary merit, but if you are into Gothic Horror tales, you will enjoy the jealousy, evil schemes and desperate remedies undertaken to end this family curse. When the coastal mists finally evaporate, there are few left to tell the grisly tale of a vampires's dream to achieve a normal life and reclaim his lost love. NB: This scenario vastly differs from the daytime soap, as Victoria Winters, Quentin and Angelique are not included in the blood-spattered cast.
Great for every Dark Shadows fan!.......2000-12-22
My whole family is a fan of the series "Dark Shadows," both old and new. For this holiday season, I decided to buy my mother this book, because when she was young she saw the movies in the theatres and always spoke of how the second (featuring Quentin) was so choppy. When I finally got to watch it, I agreed, but I knew there had to be a reason. I had found out that they cut a lot of the movie, and when I found this book, I knew I had to get it for her! This has complete original scripts and Dan Curtis' notes! It's a great gift, because now she can see just what she was missing! I know in the book it says they lost the cut film, but I've recently heard they found it! Hopefully this book will become not just a "fill-in what you missed," but a companion to a complete re-released movie!
So THAT'S What We've Been Missing...........2000-03-17
It's a real treat to see the original scripts to both HOUSE and NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS, since both (especially the latter) suffered significant cuts before audiences got to see them way back when. The behind-the-scenes articles by several of the stars are priceless, especially Kathryn Leigh Scott's ruminations on some of the other personalities involved in the production. Nice package with great photos. Definitely recommended to fans of the movies and the TV series.
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It's All Time High.......2001-07-07
Wow! What a great book. This collection of Bond songs really give you an All Time High. I found that the level of the music was perfect for me. Not only can you play the songs to your heart's content, but they include the words to the songs, so you can sing along too. They also have awesome pictures between the songs, which really give it the James Bond attitude. I gave it a five, because I felt that the level, pictures and songs were chosen perfectly for this book. The book includes the whole song, unlike other music books that cut it short. If I could live twice, I would definitely make the same choice again.
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Excellent repertoire.......2007-01-11
I own several repertoire books, both for white and black, but I find that this book always seems to appear in my car, or by my bed, or by my board. The reasons I return to it over and over is that the lines advocated are a great mix of simple and strong. Many repertoire books advocate lines that are universal, but no necessarily the strongest. Davies does an excellent job of picking lines that are relatively easy to learn but still playable at any level of chess. The fact that he advocates both a mainline closed lopez and the two knights shows that he is concerned that players play only strong lines, but his choices of Bc5 in the scoth and king's gambit show a reconigition that not all of us have unlimited time to study. By using the strongest and most complicated lines with the most common openings (lopez, italian) and simpler but still solid lines for the less common, Davies really helps to economize your preparation. This book gave me the confidence to play ...e5, which I had normally eschewed before as giving white too many options. White does have a lot of options, but all of them can be well met, and Davies provides the means to do so. I have found this to be an extremely valuable book.
Useful timesaving suggestions.......2006-02-17
This book is a nice one to buy for anyone wishing to travel down the mainline of the Ruy Lopez. It is not aimed for those wishing to play the Marshall Attack. As someone who plays the Open defense, I would have liked more extensive coverage of white's fifth move options, yet what is presented is quite good. As an Open Spanish player, I can attest to the number of times I have had to face 5 d3. 5 Bxc6 is not covered, but, since the black dark bishop is not committed to e7, black has the option of putting it on d6, which I think is better. I am amazed how often Keres and Spassky played the move 5 Nc3. 5 Qe2 seems less effective than when played on move six. I dislike facing the Center Attack 5 d4, this is something that simply must be learnt.I like the plan of declining the Kings Gambit with 2..Bc5. This move is scorned in most KG books, yet it has a solid foundation. It also saves a lot of time, and avoids some very sharp theory. I like the move 4..Bc5 against the Scotch. The other mainline move, 4..Nf6 sucks one into a deep pool of complicated theory. The move suggested, Bc5, is easier, gives black an active position with certain structural problems. It is a good line to learn. The Two Knights Defense is a more controversial choice, but one I like. I think that 3..Bc5 also incurs the risk of facing a sharp line like the Evans or Moller attack. An advanced player facing the Two Knights often choses the closed variation anyway. I like Davies choice of 5..Ne4 against 5 e5, since the mainline move 5..d5 has a long(but sound)theory trail. The Anti-Max Lange with Nxe4 is sound, but needs to be carefully learned or one can fall into a nasty pin along the way. 4 Ng5 is main reason players are reticent about playing the Two Knights. However, the knowledge base required by white is fairly steep just to play the move. All in all, I think black is ok, he has a couple of lines he can try. Against 8 Qf3, I think h6 is likely the best move, although I think the play is complex. Against 9 Nh3 the move g5 seems to give black strong play. The Nf3 mainline is trickier. Davies recommends 9..Bc5. I think theory here is not fully worked out. Obviously 9 Nf3 is the critical move. Personally, I think black can play 6..Bd7 and avoid all of this. Nevertheless, I think all of this is worth a player's investment of time. Being comfortable in the Two Knights makes playing 1..e5 much less of a roll of the dice. The Spanish Four Knights with 4..Bb4 is dull, but the soundest way to play. 4..Nd4 is far more involved. The Scotch Four Knights is also annoying. Davies recommends going straight down the main lines. I think this is probably best too. The line with Qe7+ is interesting, but riskier. As is 5..Bc5. The gambits, such as the Danish and Goring, are best defanged with the Capablanca defense. Trying to refute these gambits will get you more points, but will take more investment of time and stress. The Ponziani is an irritant, as the attempt at refutation is with 3..d5, but that move is very tricky to remember with all the tactics involved. The move 3..Nf6 is what is chosen here. I do not particulary like it, and it can transpose into Goring gambit declined lines. But with some study, I think one will be ok. The Ponziani is not seen too often nowadays anyway. The Glek fianchetto lines in the Four Knights and Vienna are a pain. They have to be studied, because if one just tries to "wing" them, one will get into a hell of a mess right out of the opening. It is best to know two lines, since the Vienna move order should allow black to play 3..c6. The Vienna is another line that has to be learnt, but the gambit f4 lines do not look so bad, and the Bishop/Vienna line with 4..Na5 seems easier to play than 4..Bb4. The Exchange Spanish is a tricky line. The good thing is there are a number of lines to try. I used to study the complex 5..Bg4 line. This one still has some murky waters. Davies suggests an unusual line with 5..Qf6. This is an offbeat choice, I will have to test it before I conclude anything. The 5..f6 line is complex, and seems to give white a nagging edge. The Exchange is something every Spanish player needs to come to terms with. The reward to all of this is, of course, the fact that 1..e5 is a wonderfully solid defense. It has vast depth, so one will never get bored. There are multiple choices. One is never forced down a narrow path. And this volume does not really expose one to the vast panorama that is the Spanish Game. There is plenty here to hook a black player's interest. I recommend this book. Davies choices are perfectly tailored to one just starting to play 1..e5.
Good on many levels..........2006-02-14
I have become a big fan of Nigel Davies - his writing is full of good sense and wisdom, seasoned with an oblique English humor (humour?). As the title says, this book indeed offers a complete set of recommendations for Black in the open games. Half of the book is (rightfully) devoted to the Ruy Lopez, of which the Keres Variation serves as the core of the repertoire. Separate chapters address the Two Knights Defense (recommended against 3.Bc4), the Scotch Game, the Four Knights (and other 3rd move options), and the King's Gambit (and other 2nd move options). Each chapter is built around annotated complete games from recent professional competition, and is followed by a brief summary and variations index.
Davies opens with a bit of philosophizing about openings: an accomplished player on the international circuit, he has come to believe that 1...e5 is the most principled response to 1.e4, and that learning it is a valuable part of a serious player's training. To get this done, he has developed a repertoire based on a "keep it simple" strategy - sound and reliable lines while minimizing the amount of memorization. The Keres Variation of the Closed Ruy Lopez is his recommended main line. This sensible choice (now critical at the world class level) is built around straightforward ideas, such as pressuring White's center while preparing counterplay based on f7-f5. Even if this is not what you play for the Ruy, going through the material will help you learn something about Closed Ruy systems. Against 3.Bc4, Davies advocates the Two Knights, thereby cutting out the Evans Gambit and other wild lines that would require lengthier preparation. He takes a similar approach to other White tries.
The illustrative games are well annotated for the prospective player of the Black pieces. The explanations are rich with ideas - about where pieces should go, what the plans are for each side, traps to look out for, what reasonable alternative moves there are, who stands better and why. This is exactly the sort of detail that makes an opening book successful. It is easy to tell that the author is an experienced and popular coach. For the more advanced player, there is a fair amount of hard analysis - even complete supplementary games are sometimes given in the analytical detail. Although I will not adopt every line of this repertoire, I've come away from this book with something more valuable: a greater understanding of chess in general.
I recommend this book heartily.
The text is laid out in two-column format with an attractive font, main lines in boldface. There are generally two to four crystal-clear diagrams per page. I did not notice any typos or analytical errors.
Go and buy this book - it really is great!.......2006-01-19
Grandmaster Nigel Davies recommends a complete black-repertoire based on the move 1 ...e5! in reply to 1 e4. What immediately caught my eye was the fact that the book is dedicated "For the Memory of Paul Keres", one of the greatest experts in the open games and, in my opinion, one of the most venerable Grandmasters of all time.
Lets have a short look at the content:
- against the Kings Gambit 2 ...Bc5 is recommended
- against the Scotch it is also 4 ...Bc5
- against the Scotch Fourknights its 5 ...Bb4
- against the Fourknights with 5 Bb5 its also 5 ...Bb4
- scottish and similar gambits with c3 are countered by ...d7-d5
- Ponziani 3 ...Nf6
- Two Knights e4 e5, Nf3 Nc6, Bc4 Nf6, Ng5 d5, ed5 Na5, Bb5+ c6, dc6 bc6 or 4 d4 ed4, e5 Ne4 or 4 d4 ed4, O-O Ne4
- Vienna and Bishops Opening with 2 ... Nf6 and a possible transposition to the Two Knights
- in the Ruy Lopez, Davies recommends the Keres variation e4 e5, Nf3 Nc6, Bb5 a6, Ba4 Nf6, O-O Be7, Re1 b5, Bb3 d6, c3 O-O, h3 Na5, Bc2 c5, d4 Nd7!? and all kinds of very good recommendations to possible sidelines in the Ruy Lopez (such as e.g. 5 ...Qf6!? as reply to the Exchange variation).
I really am delightened about this book! Sometimes even sidelines are covered with two or three games (!) and this really makes you feel safe, to have a weapon against everything White may throw at you - and thats great! I believe it was mentioned by Top-reviewer Jill Malter that Davies only fails to cover the Alapin with 2 Ne2 and I suppose this must have been a
simple (and minor?) oversight.
Davies writes that Grandmaster Psakhis once told him that every ambitious player should have a good education in the open games if he or she aims at improving further - this book for sure is a very good "exam" then! Besides: John Emms' book "Play the Open Games as Black" still is a very good addition to this work of Davies' though Emms did not cover the Ruy Lopez. Both books succeed in inspiring for the magical world of the Open
Games!
Go and buy this book - it is great! Play 1 e4 e5! like Keres, Alekhine and many others. Enjoy and win with it!
Some very good advice on how to defend against 1 e4.......2005-11-28
In this excellent chess book, the author advises defending against 1 e4 with 1...e5. And so do I. Although I often answer 1 e4 with 1...d5, my other defence is 1...e5, and I play the Berlin Defence to the Ruy.
Davies, however, recommends playing the Chigorin, and he has a good reason: the line he recommends, 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 0-0 Be7 6 Re1 b5 7 Bb3 d6 8 c3 0-0 9 h3 Na5 10 Bc2 c5 11 d4 Nd7 12 Nbd2 exd4 13 cxd4 Nc6 14 d5 Nce5 15 Nxe5 Nxe5 16 f4 (White can also try 16 a4 Rb8 17 axb5 axb5 18 f4 Ng6 19 Nf3 Bh4 20 Rf1 Bg3 21 f5 Ne5 22 Ng5 Nd7) 16...Ng6 17 Nf3 Bh4 18 Nxh4 Qxh4 19 f5 Ne5 20 Rf1 Bd7 21 f6 Bxh3 22 gxh3 Qg3+ gives Black a draw (he does show ways for Black to play for more in this defence). Not only that, White's attempts to win in this line tend to be risky.
Well, that is fair. I think this line is certainly worth trying. Davies also has some good recommendations for other White tries on moves 12 and 9. In addition, Davies does not try to spook White by playing 7...0-0 and 8...d6 (reversing the order of moves 7 and 8 to see if White will panic and play an anti-Marshall). That's a good idea too, given that Black would simply have to learn a couple of anti-Marshalls.
Of course, Black also has to learn how to defend against the Worral attack (6 Qe2), as well as Exchange Variations on moves 4 and 6. But the book has plenty of good material to help one do just that. Of course, since I play the Berlin, I don't have to worry about this. But I do need to know all the stuff that follows, with White variations on moves 2 and 3.
One reason many folks don't play the Black side of the Ruy is that they're afraid they'll get 3 Bc4, or 3 d4, or 3 Nc3, or 3 c3, or 2 f4, or 2 d4, or 2 Nc3, or 2 Bc4. These are the Italian, the Scotch, the Four Knights, the Ponziani, the King's Gambit, the Danish Gambit, the Vienna, and the Bishop's Opening, respectively. And some of these may transpose into other openings. All this may seem like too much to learn!
Davies has some good practical advice here. Versus 3 Bc4, he recommends the Two Knights Defence (which is what I play). By the way, that lets him recommend a good line against the Bishop's Opening which can transpose into a Two Knights. And he supplies some solid lines against the rest of these openings as well. In general, he turns down gambits (2...Bc5 versus the King's Gambit, and ...d5 against the Scotch Gambit and the Danish Gambit). I prefer to accept these gambits, but it takes more work to learn how to do so safely. The author's approach is less scary.
I do have a very minor criticism. You see, there is, unfortunately, a, um, White opening this book fails to cover, namely the Alapin. Yes, White can play 1 e4 e5 2 Ne2. The idea is pretty obvious, namely to get in f4, with the f-pawn defended by the Knight. There may later be possibilities to play Nf4 or Nxf4, with the Knight now covering d5 as well as threatening to open the f-file just by moving. While Black should be okay after 2...Nf6 3 f4, I think some discussion of this opening would be in order in this book. Of course, Black can also try to transpose into a Sicilian after 2...c5 or into a Scotch after 2...Bc5. Here's a casual game I played for those who are interested in this opening:
1 e4 e5 2 Ne2 Bc5 3 c3 Nf6 4 d4 Bb6 5 Ng3 exd4 6 cxd4 d5 7 e5 Ne4 8 Nxe4 dxe4 9 Be3 0-0 10 Bb5 a6 11 Ba4 Bf5 12 Nc3 Kh8 13 f3 Ba5 14 0-0 Bxc3 15 bxc3 Bg6 16 fxe4 Bxe4 17 Qg4 Bg6 18 Bg5 Qc8 19 Qxc8 Rxc8 20 e6 (after getting such a nice center, am I simply hanging my e-pawn?) 20...fxe6 21 Rae1 Bf5 22 Bb3 Nd7 23 Bxe6 (looks like I'm getting that pawn back) 23...Bxe6 24 Rxe6 h6 25 Bh4 Rf8 26 Re7 Rxf1+ 27 Kxf1 Rd8 28 Ke2 c5 29 Rxg7 Kxg7 30 Bxd8 cxd4 31 cxd4 and White eventually won.
In spite of this minor omission, I strongly recommend this book.
Book Description
This book fills a gaping chasm in chess literature. For years, those who wish to take on the black side of the Ruy Lopez have had to muddle their way through against the variety of alternative openings at White's disposal. This book gives a choice of systems for Black, to counter anything White might try in order to avoid the Ruy Lopez - the Scotch, King's Gambit, Italian Game, Four Knights, etc. Grandmaster Emms is ideally qualified to deal with this subject, having faced them as Black, but also having played many of them as White before graduating to the Ruy Lopez.
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Highly Recommended.......2006-04-25
I love to play the Marshall against the Ruy Lopez, but even at my level (USCF Expert), most players don't allow it. I find myself using the repertoire from this book in my games about ten times as often as what I use against the Ruy. I haven't found any junk in the book yet, although I prefer quieter lines against the Scotch.
Another great thing about this book is that it is not just for players of the black pieces; I find the lines useful for White as well.
Great for the serious player, not for the novice.......2002-05-25
As any player who responds to 1. e4 with 1. . . e5 will tell you, its really irritating to hope for an Italian Game and instead find yourself in a strange variation of the King's Gambit with no prior experience. Wandering around on a clifftop while blindfolded is a godd analogy. Emms' book is very useful in preparing a player for every white opening following 1 e4 e5 except for the Ruy Lopez. While a short book (only 224 pages) it is well worth the purchase price for the sheer density of its analysis. SImply put, this book consists of 200 pages of analysis with the occaisional sentence interspersed between moves (I exaggerate, but this is close to the truth). For an experienced player willing to spend hours poring over analysis and memoriing lines, this book is ideal. For a novice or a player with limited time for study, it should probably be avoided.
extremely useful and interesting book.......2001-03-09
This book provides a repetoire for black after 1.e4 e5 (excluding the Ruy Lopez, the addition of which would add at least 200 pages). The coverage is very good and recomendations are top of the line.
The recommendation against the King's Gambit is: 1.e5 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 (3.Bc4 --coverage is of ...Nf6 4.Nc3 Bb4!? and 4. ...c6. The first is a reversed Schliemann Attack in the Ruy Lopez. After 5.e5 d5! a position is reached in which it is favorable for white to have played with an extre tempo as in the regular version, there would not be a bishop available to attack. 4. ...c6 is the trusted main line where black plans d5.) g5! 4.h4 (against 4.d4 and 4.Bc4, Emms gives the option of Bg7! holding on to the pawn.) g4 5.Ne5 (5.Ng5?! h6 6.Nxf7 Kxf7 is recommended) Nf6 (the Berlin Defense! This would definitely be my choice for black. I have played the white side of the King's Gambit before and studied it using Neil McDonald's "The King's Gambit." This move appears to be stronger than 5. ...d6!?) 6.Bc4 d5 7.exd5 Bd6 (also the move I would choose over Bg7.) Emms goes on to cover the rest of the lines and even covers a line not in McDonald's book, the Rice Gambit. I was very pleased to see such good recommendations made here. For those who enjoy treading off the beaten path, the Becker defense (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 h6!?) is also given as another defense(!) to the King's Gambit.
The Two Knights Defence is the recommendation against the Italian Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6). At first I was put off by the combativeness of this opening and wished Emms had recommended the positional Guioco Piano instead (3. ...Bc5). However, I soon realized that I was learning how to play the open games and one should fight for any advantage one can get when playing this type of opening. Developement is important and one should be ready to sacrifice a pawn or two to accelerate it. A complete repetoire for the Two Knights Defence is given. Against 4.Ng5 the recommendation is 4. ...d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bc6 c6 7.dxc6 bxc6. The Traxler (Wilkes-Barre) variation is not covered, i.e., instead of 4. ...d5 one plays 4. ...Bc5. For 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.0-0 Emms gives both the more simple Nxe4 and the more complicated Bc5. The latter can lead to the Max Lange Attack. If you have heard of this opening and wondered what it was, here is your chance to play it.
I have just realized that if I don't stop talking about the specifics with this book I will never shutup. Here is some more general information about the book: In almost every major variation, more than one option is given to black. Both declining and accepting various gambits is covered. Generally, one option is given for the adventurous player and one is given for the positional player. Emms does a great deal of home analysis and provides good background information on each opening. He really does cover every option available to white from second move alternatives to move 30 and beyond of the Max Lange Attack.
If you are interested in playing the black side of 1.e4 e5, you really do need this book to have a coherent repetoire. Besides, it is one of the best openings repetoire books you will ever find.
Don't know much about art but I know what I like........2001-02-20
Some time ago I decided to change to playing 1. e4,e5 2. Nf3,Nc6 with black - mainly to get into the two knights that I'd been fascinated by. Seeing this book appearing was too good to be true. I bought it instantly and started reading it thinking he couldn't really cover everything. In truth he doesn't. He doesn't cover the Ruy. But after going through this book, you should be prepared for everything else white throws at you. He covers a lot of lines very lightly, but sufficiently that you can sit down in front of the board and play them with confidence. On some lines you may want additional stuff - e.g. KG and scotch, but he is all around the white repertoire. Bottom line: The best opening book I have read. If you want to play 2.Nc6, you want this book on the shelf.
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- The Producer's Medium: Conversations with Creators of American TV
- The Ruby Slippers of Oz
- The Understructure of Writing for Film and Television
- The Unruly Life of Woody Allen: A Biography
- Tracking King Kong: A Hollywood Icon in World Culture (Contemporary Film and Television Series)
- Trek Navigator: The Ultimate Guide to the Entire Trek Saga Tag: Every Trek Episode... (Black Bay Books)
Books Index
Books Home
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- Alchemist CD, The
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Dark Shadows: The Comic Strip Book
House of Dark Shadows
Barnabas & Company: The Cast of the TV Classic Dark Shadows
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