The Complete Idiot's Guide to Movies, Flicks, and Films

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If you love movies, this entertaining, user-friendly manual offers you a selective guide for finding what you like and for discovering films that are new to you, from 1920s French films to classic Westerns. It covers Hollywoods entire hundred-year history and explains film genre and terminology.

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Great material to convert a beginner into a filmophile.......2001-03-07

A great introduction to the entire world of film -- not just Hollywood, but a host of world cinemas from European to Latin American to African and Near Eastern. The examples used are well explained and are always pertinent to the points at hand. My favorite chapters were one on film theory (which made obscure concepts accessible to the beginner) and one that used all the concepts introduced in the book to explain the German silent film "Nosferatu." I had just seen the new movie "Shadow of the Vampire," which is based on the making of "Nosferatu"; this book made me understand for the first time what a complex piece of art that early movie is. I highly recommend this book as an affordable intro to film criticism that, while accessible and fun to read, does not talk down to its audience.

Not complete in any way.......2001-02-27

The majority of the discussion in this book revolves around the history of Hollywood. It repeats itself often discussing the McCarthy Era and how it affected Hollywood. It also provides useless lists of big names in Hollywood. If you are any kind of movie lover you already know the works of Spielberg and Lucas and how the McCarthy Era affected cinema.

The book also promised to provide an in-depth look at the process of making films. The concepts were provided however, they were not given in-depth. Lists of movies were provided to illustrate the concepts in the book. However, if I had wanted a list of movies to watch, I would have found one on the net.

Basically this book is a waste of money to anyone that has a basic understanding of Hollywood and show business.

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"Pendell's ongoing subjects are the botanical 'allies ' humans have always associated with, and the 'pharmakon,' the drug that is both poison and cure. A poet, ethno-botanist and amateur chemist, he's the best writer on drugs to come along since the late Terence McKenna."-Richard Gehr, The Village Voice

"There is genius to Pendell's approach, an erudite playfulness and poetic virtuosity unmatched by anyone writing about plants and drugs today. Pendell's books present a Pandora's box, and once opened, the steadfast and curious reader will soon find herself on the path."-Sarah Fox, Rain Taxi

Contemporary alchemist Dale Pendell completes his poetic study of botany, chemistry, spirituality, psychology and history in a volume covering the composition and uses of visionary plants. Chapters including "Phantastica," "Hypnotica" and "Telephorica" explore the hallucinogenic plants, the bringers of sleep and the bearers of distance. Pharmacognosis is the branch of pharmacology that deals with herbs and unprepared medicines in their natural state, those whose cure is held in a deeper wisdom. Pharmako/Gnosis weaves together ancient shamanic rites, historic cultural lore and the contemporary use of plant poisons.

Dale Pendell is a poet, software engineer and longtime student of ethnobotany. His poetry has appeared in many journals, and he was the founding editor of KUKSU: Journal of Backcountry Writing. In addition, his work appeared in Entheogens and the Future of Religion, edited by Robert Forte. He has led workshops on ethnobotany and ethnopoetics for the Naropa Institute and the Botanical Preservation Corps. He lives in the Sierra foothills in California.

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The LSD chapters, man..........2006-05-18

This book is great. Highly recommend to "experienced travellers" - it'll most definitely bring familiar (mostly pleasant) memories back to life. But even more I'd recommend it to people who are still thinking about taking the plunge and are afraid for one reason or another.

As far as style goes... it reminded me very much (surprisingly, somewhat) of Cortazar's Hopscotch - fragmented poetry, broken story, yet the whole is so much greater than the sum of the fragments. Ecellent!

Essential Reading, a Modern Classic.......2006-04-16

"Pharmako/Gnosis" is the crown jewel of Pendell's superb trilogy, and indispensable reading for anyone interested in psychedelics, botany, anthropology, and earnest inquiry into the nature of existence. Covering LSD, mescaline and peyote, DMT, psilocybin mushrooms, esoterica like Syrian rue and even xenon inhalation, as well as other signposts on what he calls "the Poison Path," Pendell continues his profound investigation of mankind's relationship with plants and chemicals that can seem like helpful teachers, demons, pernicious addictions -- or all three at once. (The truly addictive substances are mostly discussed in the previous two volumes of the trilogy, "Pharmako/Poeia" and "Pharmako/Dynamis.")

Even if you never touch the stuff yourself, Pendell's trilogy is worth reading as one of the most graceful and powerful breakthroughs in prose in many years. Combining poetry, deep history, science, psychological insight, and Zen-style humor in the face of "the Great Matter," Pendell has created a voice that is wholly his own. He can be radiantly tender in one passage, saltily irreverent in another, and certain sections of this book -- such as "Splitting the Hair" and "The Two-Dragon Problem" -- come as close to saying the Unsayable as any literature I know, outside of such Zen classics as "The Blue Cliff Record." A section called "The Hallucinogenic Properties of Maize" is a brief tour-de-force that should bring a knowing smile to fans of "The Matrix" and other works that suggest that what we call normal waking consciousness is worthy of closer scrutiny.

Like the Poison Path itself, Pendell's books are not for everyone. They may be difficult reading at first for those who are totally unfamiliar with botany or Zen, and their frequent flights into personal witnessing of altered states may piss off readers who are expecting an "objective" textbook or how-to-get-high cookbook. But stick with them -- these sly books instruct even as they tease or confound expectations, and will still be whispering in the inner ears of shamans and potential initiates many generations from now, long after most so-called drug books of our era have been forgotten. And Pendell's Coyote-like wit -- taking the narrator to task for his own pomposity in italicized sections that the author calls "the back channel" -- never allows him to wallow in the kind of self-importance or vacuous yakking that afflicts so many self-appointed psychonauts.

At the level of book design, Pendell's luminous and subtle use of images is nothing short of revelatory. The sudden appearance of Walt Whitman's youthful face after a particularly lovely passage, for example, says more than another ten pages of prose could have. Mercury House has done an admirable job of bringing the author's hard-won mapping of the other world into this one.

In some of the book's most memorable passages, the author seems to step aside to let the spirits of the plants themselves speak -- no easy trick without seeming ridiculous. Bravo to Pendell for creating a guide to uncovering essential experience (with the help of potent allies) that will be, in the words of Allen Ginsberg, "good to eat a thousand years."

chewy goat heads.......2006-03-02

Well, I just finished the first time through on this book and I can't say it's as good as his first one in this series (or the 2nd one for that matter.) I mean, it's alwright and I'll read it again, but it's a little more flowery and rambling than the previous two. It seemed like he was relying more on data gathered from others in writing this one as opposed to the stong impression of personal experience I gandered from the others in this series. I'm a little dissapointed, but then I had very high expectations and a strong interest in the subjects he discusses. He just left out alot of things I would have considered important maybe, but overall a good book.

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A fine repertoire book on the Queen's Gambit

A welcome learning tool, highly recommended for intermediate to advanced chess players seeking to improve their game

A strong Queen's Gambit-repertoire for aggressive d4-players

Play the Queen's Gambit
Chris Ward
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Few would disagree that the Queen's Gambit is one of the most important openings in chess. It has a long and distinguished history and has been played by virtually all the strongest Grandmasters: Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, Anatoly Karpov, Vishy Anand--the list goes on and on! From the very beginning White develops actively, takes the initiative and strives to dominate the center. Most agree that the Queen's Gambit is White's best chance for an opening advantage after 1 d4 d5.

Despite its many advantages, some prospective Queen's Gambit players are put off by the possibility of having to learn a labyrinth of different variations. In Play the Queen's Gambit Chris Ward solves this problem by presenting the reader with a concise and workable repertoire, offering a solution against each of Black's possible defences, whether it's a critical major variation or a tricky sideline. Ward examines the tactical and strategic motifs for both players and arms the reader with enough information and self-assurance to begin playing the Queen's Gambit in his or her own games.

>Explains an opening favored by the world's elite
>Written by a renowned Queen's Gambit expert
>Covers all of Black's defences
>Ideal for club and tournament players

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A fine repertoire book on the Queen's Gambit.......2006-07-23

My favorite opening move with White is 1 e4. But sometimes I play 1 d4. And this book is really useful for those who want a 1 d4 opening repertoire.

I would like to point out that it is also good for those who want a 1 c4 opening repertoire:

1 c4 e6 2 Nc3 d5 3 d4 is, of course, the Queen's Gambit Declined or the Semi-Slav, both of which have big chapters in this book. And for those who play 1 c4 Nc6 2 d4, there's some material on the Chigorin Defence. Over half the book is devoted to these three defences.

Still, I confess that I prefer to play Queenside openings by starting with 1 d4, not 1 c4. And that means that I can use the whole book. As a matter of fact, looking through my games, I noticed that I've actually played three games with White using lines recommended in this book. And I won two of them!

Chris Ward does warn us about 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 c5 4 cxd5 cxd4. This is the Hennig-Schara Gambit (I call it the "Trash Gambit" but I admit that I have never beaten it). Ward shows some of the trouble White can get into here, and he calls it a "very dangerous opening." He's right. For one thing, many of those who play it for Black know it very well. In addition, there are very few lines against it, so even after 12, 15, or 18 moves, you may well still be in Black's "book." And chances are good that you will walk into some surprise from Black, not vice-versa. Witness what happened to me: I think I played the opening and middle game really well, but I still didn't win:

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 c5 4 cxd5 cxd4 5 Qa4+ Bd7 6 Qxd4 exd5 7 Qxd5 Nc6 8 Nf3 Nf6 9 Qd1 Bc5 10 e3 Qe7 11 Be2 O-O-O 12 O-O g5 13 b4 Bxb4 14 Bb2 g4 15 Nd4 Nxd4 16 Qxd4 Bc5 17 Nd5 Nxd5 18 Rfc1 (incredibly, we're both still in book; Ward shows all of this and recommends it for White; I thought I was winning easily here) 18...Bc6 (I didn't expect this) 19 Rxc5 Rhe8 20 Qxg4+ Kb8 21 Qc4 Nxe3 22 Qf4+ Ka8 23 Qxe3 Qxe3 24 fxe3 Rd2 (is Black going to win that piece back?) 25 Bc1 Rxe2 26 Kf1 Rxg2 27 Rxc6 Rxa2 28 Rxa2 bxc6. Yes, I kept that extra piece, but Black had two pawns for it, and eventually drew the ending.

The openings that Ward recommends are sharp and definitely suit "aggressive" players. Such players like to attack, and try to play moves that will allow them to win huge amounts of material or deliver mate should their opponent make a decisive error. We see 3 e4 against the Queen's Gambit Accepted, the Shabalov Gambit against the Semi-Slav, and some lines I like against the Queen's Gambit Declined, the Slav, the Chigorin, and the Baltic Defence (as well as an interesting line against the Albin Countergambit). But I think we need to realize that such positions tend to come up more often in Kingside openings than Queenside ones, and that the bulk of one's wins may come when one's opponent simply falls apart positionally and offers very little further resistance. Here is a simple example of a Queen's Gambit Declined that I played:

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 cxd5 exd5 5 Bg5 (Ward's recommended line!) 5...Bb4 (not in Ward's book) 6 e3 h6 7 Bh4 g5 8 Bg3 Ne4 9 Nge2 Be6 10 a3 Nxg3 11 Nxg3 Bxc3+ 12 bxc3 Nd7 13 Bd3 c5 14 Nf5 c4 15 Ng7+ Kf8 16 Nxe6+ fxe6 17 Bc2 Qf6 18 O-O Kg7 19 f4 Raf8 20 Qg4 Qe7 21 fxg5 Rxf1+ 22 Rxf1 hxg5 23 g3 Rf8 24 h4 Rxf1+ 25 Kxf1 Nf8 26 Qxg5+ Qxg5 27 hxg5 Nh7 28 g6 Nf8 29 Kf2 Nxg6 30 Kf3 Kf6 31 g4 b5 32 e4 dxe4+ 33 Bxe4 Ne7 34 Kf4 Nd5+ 35 Bxd5 and White easily won the endgame.

I was also victorious in a Queen's Gambit Accepted which followed Ward's line for the first five moves:

1 d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4 (at this point I wished I'd played 1 c4, avoiding the whole line) 3 e4 Nf6 4 e5 Nd5 5 Bxc4 (Ward's recommended line!) 5...e6 (not in Ward's book) 6 Nc3 Nb6 7 Bb3 Nc6 8 Nf3 Be7 9 O-O Bd7 10 d5 exd5 11 Nxd5 Bg4 12 Bf4 Bxf3 13 Qxf3 Nd4 14 Qe3 Nxb3 15 Nxb6 Nxa1 16 Nxa8 Qxa8 17 Rxa1 O-O 18 Rd1 Rd8 19 Rc1 Qc8 20 Qxa7 c5 21 Qb6 Qf5 22 g3 Rd7 23 Qb5 Qd3 24 Qxd3 Rxd3 25 b4 cxb4 26 Rc8+ Rd8 27 Rxd8+ Bxd8 28 Be3 Kf8 29 Bc5+ Be7 30 Bxe7+ and White won the pawn endgame.

My overall feeling is that once out of book, White has to play more good moves to win a game in these Queenside openings than in most Kingside openings. But the winning moves in Kingside openings might be harder to find. So it is a matter of taste which one wants to play. And if one's opponent is clearly worse at defending Queenside openings than Kingside ones, I think one ought to try to take advantage of that.

I highly recommend this book.

A welcome learning tool, highly recommended for intermediate to advanced chess players seeking to improve their game.......2006-05-03

Written by chess Grandmaster and former British Champion Chris Ward, as well as an expert in the Queen's Gambit tactic, Play The Queen's Gambit is an in-depth examination of everything about this well-known tactic, in which White takes the initiative from the beginning and strives to dominate the center of the board. Play The Queen's Gambit discusses Black's many defenses and popular variations of the initial gambit, offering a wealth of sample games illustrated with figures to clearly make its point. Indeed, Play The Queen's Gambit lives up to its title by demonstrating its points almost entirely through sample games, and is best read with a chessboard nearby to act out the moves and reveal the nuances of chess technique discussed. A welcome learning tool, highly recommended for intermediate to advanced chess players seeking to improve their game.

A strong Queen's Gambit-repertoire for aggressive d4-players.......2006-04-12

British grandmaster Chris Ward is known for the quality of his books. His works about the Sicilian Dragon are outstanding, full of ideas and inspiration. His books about the Nimzo-Indian, especially about the "Kasparov-Variation", are good to very good - for one simple reason: Ward practises what he preaches and knows his stuff! As a reader of his books, you can be sure to have an expert at your side guiding you along. And - unlike just too many other authors - he does not shy away from giving away secrets that other grandmasters would have kept their own. Ward truely knows the Queen's Gambit!

First the sad thing, then the critic followed by nothing but praise: Ward dedicates the book to his cousin who recently died tragically. The critic: though I had been looking for it for some time, I could not find a biography. So, unfortunately, we do not know which sources and books he used which is a pity in my eyes. But at the end of the book there is a very good
index of variations.

Ward's book is aimed at first players who like to play the Queen's Gambit. Thus, he deals with everything after the moves 1 d4 d5, 2 c4. The presentation was quite unusual for Everyman: first of all, the pure theory is given in good old famous tree-format with complete annotated games following thereafter. Of course, there is nothing new with this concept, but I like it very much and hope to see more of it in future chess literature.

The repertoire itself is quite sharp and will suit aggressive d4-players best. Ward offers 3 e4 against the QGA, the exchange variation with Bg5 and Nge2 against the QGD plus 3 Nc3 followed by 4 e3 against the Slav with Shabalov's gambit with g4!? (of course, you will say!) against the Semi-Slav. He also gives quite good antidotes to rare lines such as the Albin countergambit, Tchigorin's Defence, 2 ...Bf5, 2 ...Nf6, 2 ...c5 etc. Ward's repertoire in the Queen's Gambit differs almost completely from what Palliser gave us in his "Play 1d4!" and that is what I like about both books! While Palliser presented a whole d4-repertoire - including e.g. the Indian defences, the
Dutch etc - his choices in the Queen's Gambit were well chosen, but rather solid. Those who own Palliser's book and would like to add some more aggressive lines in the Queen's Gambit, should definitely buy Ward's book! I strongly recommened Ward's book to all the other Queen's Gambit-players as well, of course!

In a nutshell: a strong Queen's Gambit-repertoire for aggressive-minded d4-players, written by an expert on this topic who knows how to fill a book with enthusiasm! Great stuff!

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Great book on QGD
Wonderful!
Simply the best
Good solid book
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Play the Queen's Gambit (Cadogan Chess Books)
Drazen Marovic
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Great book on QGD.......2003-04-03

This book covers the QGD, the Slav, and the Semi-SLav, and does so in a highly instructive, readable manner. It is a great book, easy to follow, jam-packed with practical tips and strategies. This book is never far from my reach. The collection of games (Capablanca, Alekhine, Euwe, Kasparov, Karpov, Petrosian, etc.) it presents is phenomenal. Marovic is the best at picking games to annotate, and really explainaing what happened. Great index at the back.

Wonderful!.......2003-01-25

This is a meaty (370 pages) and instructive book. It is a complete chess intructional course in itself; that is how good Marovic's explanations of concepts are. Everything about this book is wonderful. There is only one small quibble I have with it; that is, although Marovis is telling you to play the Queen's Gambit, about 90% of the games in the book are wins by white. Of course, normally black made a mistake at some point after the opening, and Marovic annotates these moments well; however, it does not inspire confidence if you just look at the wins and losses in the book. That aside, this is the best book on the Queen's Gambit, and I have Sadler's book and Polugayevsky's too.

Simply the best.......2002-06-06

In my opinion, this is Marovic's best work. It is laid out extremely well; for instance, each game has in bolface the spot where moves differ from the previous game. Also, it considers all the variations that I run into in practice. I love that it includes the Slav and Semi-Slav too. True, it does not include the QGA. But for the Queen's Gambit Declined, it is the best book in extistence. perhaps not for Kasparov, because it is heavy on textual explanations, and does not drwon you in variations. This is a wonderful book, and is my favorite openings book. Marovic's book on the King's Indian is great too, but this one has a special magic.

Good solid book.......2002-01-31

This book has more to do with understanding closed games found in queen's gambit declined rather than a repretoire book. The book gives you a brief thumbnail sketch as to what to expect and why when you play those closed systems. This book gives some of the best background material found for these lines. Although not as detailed as Mednis, Marovic has a very accessable style that betrays him to have a soul of a good chess trainer as seen in his more recent books Dyanamic Pawn Play. All and all a very worthwhile addition for the queen pawn player.

Title needed to be more specific.......2000-08-27

I originally purchased this book looking for a nice introduction to an opening i knew little about, mainly the Queen's Gambit Accepted lines. I couldn't find anything locally, so i ordered over the internet even though there were no reviews for it. I got the opposite of what i was looking for however: practically every main variation of the Declined systems (1.d4 d5, 2.c4 e6) and Slav (2.c4 c6), but nothing on how to readily take advantage of 1.d4 d5, 2.c4 dxc4 with the lesser player as Black attempting to hold onto the proffered pawn. Don't get me wrong, this is a good book with over 360 pages of material. It's helpful to both sides who get involved with the Declined and Slav systems. I rarely saw those lines however when i bought the book around 4 years ago because i was facing 'coffee house' players for the most part and i wasn't looking to play those variations as Black either, as it didn't appeal to me. What i needed at the time was a way to punish Black for accepting the Gambit and setting up an a6 and b5 pawn structure, attempting to hold on to the extra pawn. Also a way as Black to play the Accepted variation, how to know when to give the pawn back, while developing correctly and letting my natural ability win. So if you're looking for symmetrical Queen's pawn systems that are closed or 'stodgy' as one writer wrote concerning the Queen's Gambit Declined or Slav, i do recommend this book if you can't find anything more recent.

I've taken up the task recently of offering reviews for all the Chess books i've amassed for this very reason: to let the unwary know what exactly they are getting before making a purchase over the internet. This was a... mistake that i had made, even though at some point i would become interested in what this book had to offer. My position now is to NEVER purchase a book over the internet unless it has some form of review, unless the title is much more descriptive and i've researched it a little better using Modern Chess Openings or Batsford Chess Openings. I don't know what the ratio is for strong club players who know exactly what they're looking for compared to the beginner or novice who needs a little advice that visit Amazon looking for Chess books, i can only relate my experiences and i'm sure there are a few out there who could use this practical advice before spending their hard earned money.

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For forty years, Dean Smith coached the University of North Carolina basketball team with unsurpassed success. Now, in The Carolina Way, he explains his coaching philosophy and shows readers how to apply it to the leadership and team-building challenges they face in their own lives. In his wry, sensible, wise way, Coach Smith takes us through every aspect of his program, illustrating his insights with vivid stories. Accompanying each of Coach Smith's major points is a “Player Perspective” from a former North Carolina basketball star and an in-depth “Business Perspective” from Gerald D. Bell, a world-renowned leadership consultant and a professor at UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School. The keystones of Coach Smith's coaching philosophy are widely applicable and centrally relevant to building successful teams of any kind.

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top ten book.......2007-09-27

I have enjoyed this book and have given it to friends and family on several occasions. This is not a book about basketball, but uses the sport to illustrate leadership priniples. Each chapter discusses a leadership concept and is broken into three parts- Coach Smith's insight, a player discussing how the concept affected him, and a business angle. This is easily in the top five books written about leadership!

Must Read for College Basketball fan.......2005-12-16

Dean Smith's book The Tarheel Way was a great read. This book is for kids 12 and up. Unlike many sports books it relates sports to the real world. Dean Smith and his co-writers do a great job of that.

Dean Smith's book talks about the way he ran his basketball team. Dean Smith was all about life lessons and how basketball related to the real world. He does a great job of explaining the recruiting process in his book. He also talks about players leaving early for the NBA and he is ok with that because it gives them financial security for life. He also emphasizes how basketball gives students life lessons that they can carry on in life, or in there work place. Dean Smith had a great understanding of the game of basketball and in life in general. In his book, it is forwarded by people like Roy Williams who have nothing but great respect for him as a coach, and is a person. If you are interested in how a college basketball team is run, Dean Smith's The Tarheel Way is a must read for you.

Excellent Team Builder.......2005-09-07

This book is more than your typical sports book. Sure, it's filled with stories about games, seasons, and individual players. Each chapter starts out with Coach Smith explaining a particular aspect of his coaching methodology. A Player's Perspective follows outlining how the particular aspect and Dr. Bell relates the aspect to the modern workplace. This book is all about building teams.

The Carolina Way can be summed up by these words: Play Hard; Play Together; Play Smart. For example, Coach Smith talks about recruiting players that will fit into his system. Dr. Bell then takes those ideas one step further and relates the recruiting to hiring workers. Another example is Dean Smith held regular one-on-one meetings with each of his players to discover their goals in life as well as basketball. Dr. Bell then outlines how you can pattern employee reviews around these same principals.

I personally got a lot out of this book and plan on implementing some of the strategies in my own team.

One of a Kind Coach.......2005-05-26

Dean Smith is without a doubt one of the best college basketball coaches in the history of the NCAA. I think the win total speaks for itself, and in this book he tells just how he has made it to that milestone. He gives details on his philosophy and past players weigh in on Smith's coaching. This is good for any young coaches out there, or just basketball fans in general. This book is a must have for anyone that loves basketball.

The Dean Smith Way!..........2005-03-12

Dean Smith is a great leader. He has won hundreds of games over the years and has accumulated many trophies that prove his worth as a coach. Great! I got that out of the way.

The Carolina Way should have been called the Dean Smith way. I believe that he would have been successful in almost any profession. He didn't try to win basketball games. He mastered the process that led to winning.

There are many coaches understand basketball X's and O's. Unlike Dean, some successful coaches walk around like they invented the basketball. The difference between Dean Smith and most coaches is his focus on working hard, working smart, and working together. Mastering these traits will help you become successful not matter what you do in life.

Who said nice guys always finish last?

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