Taxi Driver. Poster of the 1976 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Taxi Driver
Richard Elman, 1976
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Martin Scorsese, 1976

Travis Bickle is a 26-year-old honorably discharged U.S. Marine and Vietnam War veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and living alone in New York City. Experiencing an existential crisis and seeing various counts of prostitution throughout the city, Travis confides in fellow taxi driver nicknamed Wizard about his violent thoughts.


The Last Picture Show. Poster of the 1971 movie and cover of the 1966 book
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The Last Picture Show
Larry McMurtry, 1966
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Peter Bogdanovich, 1971

In 1951 Sonny Crawford and Duane Jackson are high-school seniors and friends in Anarene, Texas, a small declining northern Texas town. She is lonely because her husband is a closeted homosexual. At the Christmas dance Jacy is invited by Lester Marlow to a naked indoor pool party at the home of Bobby Sheen, a wealthy young man who seems to be a better prospect than Duane.


Texasville. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1987 book
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Texasville
Larry McMurtry, 1987
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Peter Bogdanovich, 1990

In the 1980s Duane Jackson, who is now in his 40s, is struggling with the challenges of midlife. Duane is dealing with financial troubles, a failing marriage, and the changing dynamics of the small Texas town.


High Noon. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2007 book
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High Noon
Nora Roberts, 2007
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Peter Markle, 2009

Divorced crisis negotiator police lieutenant Phoebe MacNamara struggles with the pressures of her job, raising her young daughter Carly, facing mounting bills, and taking care of her agoraphobic mother Essie. While talking down a distraught armed suicidal man threatening to jump from a rooftop, Phoebe meets his ex-boss, who can’t resist her take-charge attitude, not to mention her physical attractiveness.


Barry Munday. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2003 book, Life Is a Strange Place
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Life Is a Strange Place
Frank Turner Hollon, 2003
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Chris D'Arienzo, 2010

Barry Munday, a lonely womanizer, wakes up after being attacked to realize that he’s missing his family jewels. To make matters worse, he learns he’s facing a paternity lawsuit filed by a woman, Ginger, he can’t remember having sex with. Though unintentional, the two discover that their meeting and subsequent accidents opened up new opportunities for personal growth and relationships.