Argo. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1999 book, The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA
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The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA
Antonio J. Méndez, Malcolm McConnell, 1999
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Ben Affleck, 2012

On November 4, 1979, Iranian Islamists storm the United States embassy in Tehran in retaliation for President Jimmy Carter giving the Shah asylum in the U.S. during the Iranian Revolution. While on the phone with his son, he is inspired by watching Battle for the Planet of the Apes and begins plans for creating a cover story for the escapees: that they are Canadian filmmakers who are in Iran scouting exotic locations for a science-fiction film.


High School. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2019 book
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High School
Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, 2019
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Clea DuVall, Rebecca Asher, 2022-

A story about discovering your own identity, a process that is hampered by the existence of a twin whose struggle and self-discovery are so similar to your own. The series swings between parallel and conflicting memories of sisters growing up next to one another against a backdrop of ’90s grunge and rave culture.


Girl, Interrupted. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1993 book
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Girl, Interrupted
Susanna Kaysen, 1993
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James Mangold, 1999

In 1967 New England, aimless 18-year-old Susanna Kaysen has a nervous breakdown and overdoses on aspirin, after which she is checked into Claymoore, a local psychiatric hospital. Through regular therapy sessions with Dr. Melvin Potts, Susanna comes to learn she has borderline personality disorder, a fact Dr. Potts initially keeps concealed from her.


Can't Hardly Wait. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Can't Hardly Wait
Ray Garton, 1998
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Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont, 1998

The senior class of a suburban high school, Huntington Hillside, are attending a graduation party at a large house owned by a rich class member’s family. Preston’s antisocial best friend Denise Fleming has no intention of going to the party, but is dragged along by Preston.


Helter Skelter. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1974 book, Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry, 1974
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John Gray, 2004

It has been almost 35 years since Charles Manson’s devotees carried out a savage killing spree, slaughtering seven individuals over two consecutive nights in Los Angeles and leaving gruesome messages scrawled on the walls of the crime scenes. The first night saw the murder of director Roman Polanski’s wife, Sharon Tate, along with coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, and Steven Parent. The second night witnessed the brutal slaying of supermarket chain CEO Leno LaBianca and his wife.