And the central goal for a state is to preserve the common good, adapt to the times, and above all to survive.
How, then, does "The Good German" — adapted by Paul Attanasio from Joseph Kanon's novel — wind up so insubstantial, its impact lasting no longer than a cigarette?
There are good movies adapted from Leonard novels ("Out of Sight," "52 Pick-Up," "3:10 to Yuma," filmed twice), but they don't beat their sources.
The first is by Miéville, "We Are All Still Here" (1997), a meditation on a woman's search for "the good man" (adapted from Plato's "Gorgias"), who turns out to be an introverted old actor, played by Godard.
Returning to the West End, Gielgud starred in JBPriestley's The Good Companions, adapted for the stage by the author and Edward Knoblock.
Although reliability in terms of internal consistency was good, the adapted version of the IOI-HA for wheelchair users has not been validated.
The Swedish temperance organization IOGT-NTO, which is a part of the International Organization of Good Templars, adapted the program to the Swedish context.
The sandwiches and baked goods are adapted for local tastes.
Noteworthy, too, was how these Old World goods were adapted: beads, for instance, being worked in native and French-influenced patterns not only for personal adornment but also for decorating the horses of which the Northwest tribes were so passionately fond.
"PAY IT FORWARD" This feel-good movie, adapted from a novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde, stars Kevin Spacey as a teacher who gives his class an assignment to make the world a better place.
