Quiz Show. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1988 book, Remembering America: A Voice from the Sixties
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Remembering America: A Voice from the Sixties
Richard N. Goodwin, 1988
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Robert Redford, 1994

In 1958, the questions and answers to be used for the latest broadcast of NBC’s popular quiz show Twenty-One are transported from a secure bank vault to the studio. He refuses, but when he comes within reach of a game-winning 21 points on the show, he is asked one of the questions from his audition.


Fail Safe. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1962 book, Fail-Safe
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Fail-Safe
Eugene Burdick, Harvey Wheeler, 1962
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Stephen Frears, Martin Pasetta, 2000

The time is the early-to-mid-1960s, the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. An unknown aircraft approaches North America from Europe. American bombers of the Strategic Air Command are scrambled to their fail safe points near Russia. Due to a technical failure, the attack code is transmitted to Group Six, which consists of six Vindicator supersonic bombers and four escort fighters.


Tuesdays with Morrie. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1997 book
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Tuesdays with Morrie
Mitch Albom, 1997
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Mick Jackson, 1999

Mitch, a highly successful journalist, is so consumed by his work that he has little time or energy for anything else. One evening, he catches Morrie’s interview on national news and learns that his former professor is suffering from Lou Gehrig’s disease. Impressed by the interview, Mitch reaches out to Morrie and what begins as a visit transforms into a spiritual journey as Mitch opens himself up to the wisdom Morrie has to offer.


Super Pumped. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2019 book, Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
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Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Mike Isaac, 2019
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Brian Koppelman, David Levien, 2022-

The roller-coaster ride of one of Silicon Valley’s most successful and most destructive companies, Uber, from the perspective of the company’s CEO Travis Kalanick, who is ultimately ousted in a boardroom coup after tense internal and external battles that ripple with unpredictable consequences.


Great Expectations. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1861 book
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Great Expectations
Charles Dickens, 1861
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Alfonso Cuarón, 1998

Ten-year-old Finnegan Finn Bell, an orphan being raised by his elder sister Maggie and her boyfriend Joe, is playing on a beach in the Gulf Coast when an escaped convict overpowers him. On Finn’s first visit Estella behaves haughtily, but her aunt forces her into sitting for an impromptu portrait by Finn.


Great Expectations. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Great Expectations
Deborah Chiel, 1998
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Alfonso Cuarón, 1998

Ten-year-old Finnegan Finn Bell, an orphan being raised by his elder sister Maggie and her boyfriend Joe, is playing on a beach in the Gulf Coast when an escaped convict overpowers him. On Finn’s first visit Estella behaves haughtily, but her aunt forces her into sitting for an impromptu portrait by Finn.


The Wizard of Lies. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2011 book, The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust
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The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust
Diana B. Henriques, 2011
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Barry Levinson, 2017

The story of Bernard Madoff, who founded his company on Wall Street in the early 1960s, which, over time, turned into one of the largest investment funds. Madoff himself had enjoyed a reputation as a successful and influential financier, broker, financial consultant, and generous philanthropist until 2008 when it became known that over the past 16 years his firm had turned into the largest financial pyramid in history.


Love & Other Drugs. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2005 book, Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman
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Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman
Jamie Reidy, 2005
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Edward Zwick, 2010

In 1996, Jamie Randall is fired from a Pittsburgh electronics store for having sex with his manager’s girlfriend. His wealthy brother, Josh, offers to refer Jamie to a friend for a job as a pharmaceutical sales representative. Afterwards, Jamie tries to gain access to Dr. Knight by flirting with his female employees, while secretly discarding the Prozac samples.


Lovelace. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 1974 book, The Intimate Diary Of Linda Lovelace
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The Intimate Diary Of Linda Lovelace
Linda Lovelace, Carl Wallin, 1974
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Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, 2013

In 1972 Deep Throat was a phenomenon: the first scripted pornographic theatrical feature film, featuring a story, some jokes, and an unknown and unlikely star, Linda Lovelace. Escaping a strict religious family, Linda discovered freedom and the high-life when she fell for and married charismatic hustler Chuck Traynor. She became an international sensation. Fully inhabiting her new identity, Linda became an enthusiastic spokesperson for sexual freedom and uninhibited hedonism.


Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Michael Anthony Steele, 2009
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Shawn Levy, 2009

Two years after the events of the first film, Larry Daley, former night guard at the American Museum of Natural History, now runs his own direct response television company that sells inventions based on his experiences. Larry finds his friends trapped in their shipping container under attack from Ahkmenrah’s evil older brother Kahmunrah, accidentally activating the tablet and bringing the exhibits in the Smithsonian to life again.


Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 1993 book, The Night at the Museum
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The Night at the Museum
Milan Trenc, 1993
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Shawn Levy, 2009

Two years after the events of the first film, Larry Daley, former night guard at the American Museum of Natural History, now runs his own direct response television company that sells inventions based on his experiences. Larry finds his friends trapped in their shipping container under attack from Ahkmenrah’s evil older brother Kahmunrah, accidentally activating the tablet and bringing the exhibits in the Smithsonian to life again.


The Smurfs. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Smurfs: Movie Novelization
Stacia Deutsch, 2011
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Raja Gosnell, 2011

When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours — in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.