The Pacific. Poster of the 2010 TV series and cover of the 1957 book, Helmet for My Pillow
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Helmet for My Pillow
Robert Leckie, 1957
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Bruce C. McKenna, 2010

The Pacific miniseries features the 1st Marine Division’s battles in the Pacific, such as Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, Peleliu, and Okinawa, as well as Basilone’s involvement in the Battle of Iwo Jima. It also draws on Sledge’s memoir China Marine and Red Blood, Black Sand, the memoir of Chuck Tatum, a Marine who fought alongside Basilone at Iwo Jima.


The Pacific. Poster of the 2010 TV series and cover of the 1981 book, With the Old Breed
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With the Old Breed
Eugene B. Sledge, 1981
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Bruce C. McKenna, 2010

The Pacific miniseries features the 1st Marine Division’s battles in the Pacific, such as Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, Peleliu, and Okinawa, as well as Basilone’s involvement in the Battle of Iwo Jima. It also draws on Sledge’s memoir China Marine and Red Blood, Black Sand, the memoir of Chuck Tatum, a Marine who fought alongside Basilone at Iwo Jima.


Only the Brave. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2002 book, 3000 Degrees
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3000 Degrees
Sean Flynn, 2002
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Joseph Kosinski, 2017

Based on real events and the experiences of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, this film narrates the heroic journey of a group of community firefighters. Their story showcases their transformation into one of the nation’s most elite firefighting teams, achieved through hope, unwavering determination, and tremendous sacrifices.


13 Hours. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2014 book
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13 Hours
Mitchell Zuckoff, 2014
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Michael Bay, 2016

In 2012, Benghazi, Libya is named one of the most dangerous places in the world, and countries have pulled their diplomatic offices out of the country in fear of an attack by militants. Less than a mile away is a CIA outpost called #The Annex#, which is protected by a team of private military contractors from Global Response Staff.


Iron Man 3. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Iron Man 3: Junior Novel
Michael Siglain, 2013
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Shane Black, 2013

At a New Year’s Eve party in 1999, Tony Stark meets scientist Maya Hansen, the inventor of an experimental regenerative treatment named Extremis that allows recovery from crippling injuries. Stark’s security chief Happy Hogan is badly injured in one such attack at the TCL Chinese Theatre, prompting Stark to boldly issue a televised threat to the Mandarin, revealing his home address in the process.


Iron Man 3. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 1964 comic book, Iron Man
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Iron Man
Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck, Jack Kirby, 1964
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Shane Black, 2013

At a New Year’s Eve party in 1999, Tony Stark meets scientist Maya Hansen, the inventor of an experimental regenerative treatment named Extremis that allows recovery from crippling injuries. Stark’s security chief Happy Hogan is badly injured in one such attack at the TCL Chinese Theatre, prompting Stark to boldly issue a televised threat to the Mandarin, revealing his home address in the process.


World War Z. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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World War Z
Max Brooks, 2006
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Marc Forster, 2013

Former UN field agent Gerry Lane, his wife Karin, and their two daughters are in heavy Philadelphia traffic when the city is overrun by zombies. UN Deputy Secretary-General Thierry Umutoni, an old friend of Gerry, sends a helicopter that extracts the Lanes to a U.S. Navy vessel in the Atlantic Ocean where scientists and military personnel are analyzing the worldwide outbreaks.


The Grey. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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The Grey
Ian Mackenzie Jeffers, 2012
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Joe Carnahan, 2011

John Ottway is a marksman for an oil company in Alaska, killing grey wolves that threaten the drillers. The next day, Ottway survives a plane crash with fellow oil workers, watching helplessly as Lewenden dies of his injuries. Ottway takes charge of the survivors and is attacked by a wolf and rescued by the group; they realize they are in the wolves’ territory and take turns keeping watch.


Lord of the Flies. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1954 book
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Lord of the Flies
William Golding, 1954
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Harry Hook, 1990

An aircraft carrying 24 American military school cadet boys returning home crash lands into the sea near a remote, uninhabited, jungle island in the Pacific Ocean. The pilot of the plane Captain Benson, the only adult survivor, is seriously injured and delirious. Stranded on the island, the group of schoolboys will degenerate into savagery.


Parkland. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2007 book, Four Days in November
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Four Days in November
Vincent Bugliosi, 2007
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Peter Landesman, 2013

November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. The movie follows, almost in real time, a handful of individuals forced to make split-second decisions after an event that would change their lives and forever alter the world’s landscape.


The Empty Man. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2015 comic book
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The Empty Man
Cullen Bunn, Vanesa R. Del Rey, Michael Garland, 2015
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David Prior, 2020

In the Ura Valley, Bhutan in 1995; four friends – Greg, Fiona, Ruthie, and Paul go hiking on a mountain. After blowing into a flute-like instrument, Paul hears something calling to him and falls in a crevice while investigating. Greg enters to rescue him and finds Paul in a catatonic state and staring at a strange skeleton.


Hold the Dark. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2014 book
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Hold the Dark
William Giraldi, 2014
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Jeremy Saulnier, 2018

In December 2004, Russell Core, a writer who studies wolf behavior, is summoned to the village of Keelut, Alaska by Medora Slone, who wants him to hunt down the wolves blamed for the disappearance and presumed death of three small children, including Medora’s 6-year-old son, Bailey Slone. He has a flashback of his son, Bailey, and mumbles his name, to which the medic replies that Vernon would be home soon to see him.