CBS BRINGING BEST-SELLING `CELESTINE PROPHECY' TO TV.Byline: Hollywood Reporter CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. has acquired the TV rights to the new-age novel ``The Celestine cel·es·tine n. See celestite. [German Zölestin, from Latin caelestis, celestial; see celestial.] Prophecy,'' the top-selling American book of the past two years, and will develop it into a four-hour miniseries. The book's author, James Redfield This article is about the novelist. For the classical scholar and professor, see James M. Redfield. James Redfield (b. March 19 1950) is an American novelist. James Redfield was born near Birmingham, Alabama, and studied psychology at Auburn University. , described as a writer and lecturer ``about the spiritual dimension of human consciousness,'' will develop and produce the project along with veteran cable-movie producer Beverly Camhe. ``The Celestine Prophecy'' was self-published by Redfield in 1993. A year later, it was bought by Warner Books, and it has been on the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times best-seller list for 149 weeks. Nearly 7 million hardcover copies are in print around the world. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. sources, the author had been shopping the book around, seeking a feature deal ``or feature money,'' as one source put it. CBS is said to have paid $500,000 to option the book. Written as a parable, ``The Celestine Prophesy'' tells the story of one person's spiritual search in a Peruvian rain forest for a long-lost manuscript containing insights into the nature of human existence. Redfield also has published ``The Celestine Prophecy: An Experimental Guide'' and ``The Tenth Insight: Holding the Vision.'' Dog days: First there was Air Jordan, and now there is ``Air Bud.'' That's the name of a children's movie Miramax is acquiring featuring Buddy, a golden retriever golden retriever, breed of large sporting dog developed primarily in Scotland in the mid-19th cent. It stands about 23 in. (58.4 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 60 to 75 lb (27.2–34.1 kg). who plays football, basketball, hockey and soccer. Miramax is paying slightly more than $3 million for the recently wrapped film, according to industry sources, who said there was a significant bidding war for the property. |
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