Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Poster of the 1986 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Vonda N. McIntyre, 1986
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Leonard Nimoy, 1986

In 2286, an enormous cylindrical probe moves through space, sending out an indecipherable signal and disabling the power of every ship it passes. Receiving Starfleet’s warning, Spock determines that the probe’s signal matches the song of extinct humpback whales, and that the object will continue to wreak havoc until its call is answered.


Marilyn: The Untold Story. Poster of the 1980 movie and cover of the 1973 book, Marilyn
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Marilyn
Norman Mailer, 1973
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Jack Arnold, John Flynn, 1980

The story of how Norma Jean, once an orphan in Hollywood California, becomes Marilyn Monroe, the movie star and celebrity. The movie begins with Norma Jean as a child and ends with the mysterious way she dies. Throughout the movie, we see the highlights and lowlights of her career, including the parts of her private life not widely known.


Stranger with My Face. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 1981 book
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Stranger with My Face
Lois Duncan, 1981
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Jeff Renfroe, 2009

Laurie Stratton finds herself in a state of disbelief when her long-lost identical twin sister, Lia, suddenly resurfaces, claiming to be in dire need of help from Laurie to escape an abusive foster home. Despite her reservations, Laurie agrees to assist, only to be plunged into a nightmarish reality she never could have fathomed.