Into the Wild. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 1996 book
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Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer, 1996
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Sean Penn, 2007

In April 1992, Christopher McCandless arrives in a remote area called Healy, just north of Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska. McCandless travels into the wilderness and sets up a campsite in an abandoned city bus, which he calls The Magic Bus. At first, McCandless is content with the isolation, the beauty of nature around him, and the thrill of living off the land.


All the President's Men. Poster of the 1976 movie and cover of the 1974 book
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All the President's Men
Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward, 1974
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Alan J. Pakula, 1976

On June 17, 1972, security guard Frank Wills at the Watergate complex finds a door’s bolt taped over so that it will not lock. Woodward learns that the five men, four Cuban-Americans from Miami and James W. McCord, Jr., had electronic bugging equipment and are represented by a high-priced country club attorney.


The Fortunate Pilgrim. Poster of the 1988 TV series and cover of the 1965 book
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The Fortunate Pilgrim
Mario Puzo, 1965
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Stuart Cooper, 1988

The story of the Angeluzzi-Corbos family, a family of immigrants living an adopted life in New York City. The head of the family is Lucia Santa, a wife, widow and mother of two families. It is her formidable will that steers them through the Great Depression and the early years of World War II. But she cannot prevent the conflict between Italian and American values.


Day One. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1985 book, Day One: Before Hiroshima and After
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Day One: Before Hiroshima and After
Peter Wyden, 1985
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Joseph Sargent, 1989

The decision to employ the atomic bomb to conclude World War II was a highly contentious occurrence in human history. This acclaimed miniseries, which won an Emmy in 1989, vividly depicts the conflicts through outstanding performances by a talented cast.


Lincoln. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2005 book, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Doris Kearns Goodwin, 2005
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Steven Spielberg, 2012

In January 1865, United States President Abraham Lincoln expects the Civil War to end soon, with the defeat of the Confederate States. He is concerned that his 1863 Emancipation Proclamation may be discarded by the courts after the war and that the proposed Thirteenth Amendment will be defeated by the returning slave states.


Magnum Force. Poster of the 1973 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Magnum Force
Mel Valley, 1973
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Ted Post, 1973

Mobster Carmine Ricca drives away from court in his limousine after being acquitted of a mass murder on a legal technicality. Inspector Harry Callahan visits the crime scene alongside his partner Earlington Smith, despite the fact that the two of them are supposed to be on stakeout duty. Sometime after, a motorcycle cop slaughters a mobster’s pool party using a satchel charge and a submachine gun.


Men of Honor. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Men of Honor
David Robbins, 2000
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George Tillman Jr., 2000

A biographical drama film. The true story of Carl Brashear, the first African American U.S. Navy diver, and his remarkable journey to overcome racial discrimination and physical challenges to achieve his dreams.


Water for Elephants. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, 2006
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Francis Lawrence, 2011

Charlie O’Brien, Circus Vargas’ owner, encounters an elderly man named Jacob Jankowski, who is separated from his nursing home group. The two strike up a conversation and Jacob reveals he had a career in the circus business and was present during one of the most infamous circus disasters of all time, equal in seriousness to the 1944 Hartford circus fire and the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus wreck.


Creepshow. Poster of the 1982 movie and cover of the 1982 comic book
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Creepshow
Stephen King, 1982
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George A. Romero, 1982

A young boy named Billy Hopkins gets disciplined by his father Stan for reading a horror comic titled Creepshow. After swiping the comic from Billy and throwing it in the garbage, Stan reminds his wife that he has to be hard on Billy because he does not want their son to read it, calling it horror crap.


Capricorn One. Poster of the 1977 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Capricorn One
Bernard L. Ross (Ken Follet), 1978
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Peter Hyams, 1977

In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of scientists stages a phony Mars landing. Willingly participating in the deception are a trio of well-meaning astronauts, who become liabilities when their space capsule is reported lost on re-entry. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth.


The Firm. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1991 book
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The Firm
John Grisham, 1991
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Sydney Pollack, 1993

Mitch McDeere, about to graduate near the top of his class from Harvard Law School, accepts a generous job offer from Bendini, Lambert & Locke, a boutique firm in Memphis, Tennessee. During a working trip to the Cayman Islands, Mitch hears a client state that the firm’s Chicago clients break people’s legs, and finds suspicious documents in a locked closet at Avery’s vacation house relating to four of the firm’s associates who died under suspicious circumstances.


A Killing in a Small Town. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1984 book, Evidence of Love
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Evidence of Love
John Bloom, Jim Atkinson, 1984
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Stephen Gyllenhaal, 1990

Candy Morrison, feeling unfulfilled in her role as a spouse and parent in a small community, craves stimulation and discovers it through a romantic liaison with her husband’s intimate acquaintance, Stan Blankenship. However, their intense affair abruptly ends after only a brief period. Shockingly, several weeks later, Stan’s spouse is discovered viciously slain by an ax, marking the town’s first occurrence of such a brutal killing. Astonishingly, Candy becomes the primary suspect in the investigation.