The Namesake. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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The Namesake
Jhumpa Lahiri, 2003
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Mira Nair, 2006

Gogol, an American-born child of Indian immigrants, desires to assimilate into the New York culture, although his family remains attached to their conventional customs.


The Human Stain. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 2000 book
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The Human Stain
Philip Roth, 2000
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Robert Benton, 2003

In the late 1990s, writer Nathan Zuckerman has settled in a lakeside New England cabin following his second divorce and a battle with prostate cancer. His quiet life is interrupted by Coleman Silk, a former dean and professor of classics at local Athena College, who was forced to resign after being accused of making a racist remark in class.


Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Helen Fielding, 1999
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Beeban Kidron, 2004

Bridget Jones is ecstatic about her new relationship with Mark Darcy. However, Bridget’s confidence is shattered when she meets Mark’s assistant, the beautiful, slim, quick-witted Rebecca Gillies. At her job on TV morning show Sit-Up Britain, Bridget crosses paths with her ex, Daniel Cleaver, and is offered a position alongside Cleaver in a new travel series.


Ripley Under Ground. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1970 book
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Ripley Under Ground
Patricia Highsmith, 1970
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Roger Spottiswoode, 2005

After his friend, a successful young artist, is killed in a car accident, Tom Ripley and his friends hide his body and concoct a scheme in which they forge his paintings, eventually making a great deal of money. When an art collector complains that a painting he bought from the gallery is a fake, Ripley must use his inimitable talents to defuse the problem by whatever means necessary.


School for Scoundrels. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 1947 book, Theory & Practice of Gamesmanship
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Theory & Practice of Gamesmanship
Stephen Potter, 1947
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Todd Phillips, 2006

Roger is a downtrodden meter reader, subject to ridicule from co-workers and regular denizens, who dreams of dating the foreign graduate student who lives in his building, Amanda. To overcome his lack of self-esteem, he signs up for a course taught by Dr. P where Roger and his classmates are constantly bullied by Dr. P and his assistant Lesher.


Poseidon. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 1969 book, The Poseidon Adventure
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The Poseidon Adventure
Paul Gallico, 1969
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Wolfgang Petersen, 2006

The RMS Poseidon, a luxury ocean liner, is making a transatlantic crossing. In the ballroom, a badly injured Captain Bradford attempts to restore order and assures the surviving passengers that help is on the way, and tries to persuade them to stay put.