Captain Phillips. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2010 book, A Captain's Duty
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A Captain's Duty
Richard Phillips, Stephan Talty, 2010
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Paul Greengrass, 2013

Richard Phillips takes command of MV Maersk Alabama, an unarmed container ship from the Port of Salalah in Oman, with orders to sail through the Guardafui Channel to Mombasa, Kenya. One skiff turns around in response, and the other – manned by four heavily armed pirates led by Abduwali Muse – loses engine power trying to steer through Maersk Alabama’s wake. While they search the ship, Shane sees that the youngest pirate Bilal does not have sandals and tells the crew to line the engine room hallway with broken glass.


First Blood. Poster of the 1982 movie and cover of the 1972 book
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First Blood
David Morrell, 1972
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Ted Kotcheff, 1982

Seven years after his discharge, Vietnam War veteran John Rambo travels by foot to visit an old comrade, only to learn that his friend had died from cancer the previous year, due to Agent Orange exposure during the war. Teasle, however, offers Rambo a lift to make sure he is headed out of town.


The World Without You. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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The World Without You
Joshua Henkin, 2012
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Damon Shalit, 2019

The family reunites to commemorate the one-year anniversary of their son Leo’s passing—a journalist tragically killed during an assignment in Iraq. As they gather, old wounds and buried secrets resurface, posing a threat to the delicate bonds that are keeping the family united.


The Fan. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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The Fan
Peter Abrahams, 1995
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Tony Scott, 1996

Gil Renard is a troubled baseball fan whose favorite team, the San Francisco Giants, have just signed a $40 million contract with his favorite player, Bobby Rayburn. So Gil, thinking that Primo is to blame for Rayburn’s performance, confronts him in a hotel sauna in an attempt to persuade him to let Rayburn have the number.


Above Suspicion. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 1993 book
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Above Suspicion
Joe Sharkey, 1993
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Phillip Noyce, 2019

The chilling true story of a newly married FBI poster boy assigned to an Appalachian mountain town in Kentucky. There he is drawn into an illicit affair with an impoverished local woman who becomes his star informant. She sees in him her means of escape; instead, it’s a ticket to disaster for both of them.