The Iron Giant. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1968 book, The Iron Man
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The Iron Man
Ted Hughes, 1968
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Brad Bird, 1999

During the Cold War, shortly after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 in October 1957, an object from space crashes in the ocean just off the coast of Maine and then enters the forest near the town of Rockwell. Hogarth evades Mansley and leads the Giant to a junkyard owned by beatnik artist Dean McCoppin, who reluctantly agrees to keep him.


Jesse Stone: Sea Change. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 2006 book, Sea Change
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Sea Change
Robert B. Parker, 2006
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Robert Harmon, 2007

Under the advice of his therapist, Police Chief Jesse Stone embarks on a mission to occupy his mind and curb his drinking habits by revisiting unresolved cases from the past. Out of the three cases predating his tenure, he decides to delve into the murder of a bank teller as his primary focus. Simultaneously, he finds himself involved in the investigation of an alleged rape, further stretching his resources and determination to seek justice.


Truman. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1992 book
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Truman
David McCullough, 1992
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Frank Pierson, 1995

This biography chronicles the life of America’s President during the latter part of World War II, detailing Truman’s journey from an unknown resident of a small town to becoming the leader of the United States. The book also explores his pivotal decision to authorize the use of the Atomic Bomb against Japan, as well as his subsequent election as the country’s post-war President.


Appaloosa. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2005 book
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Appaloosa
Robert B. Parker, 2005
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Ed Harris, 2008

In 1882, the small town of Appaloosa, New Mexico, is being terrorized by local rancher Randall Bragg, who killed the town’s marshal, Jack Bell, and two deputies when they came to Bragg’s ranch to arrest two men. They make acquaintance with her and observing Cole and Allie are getting together well, Hitch keeps his silence.


In the Electric Mist. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 1993 book, In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead
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In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead
James Lee Burke, 1993
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Bertrand Tavernier, 2009

Lt. Dave Robicheaux, a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana, is trying to link the murder of a local hooker to New Orleans mobster Julie Balboni, who is co-producer of a Civil War film. At the same time, after Elrod Sykes, the star of the film, reports finding another corpse in the Atchafalaya Swamp near the movie set, Robicheaux starts another investigation, believing the corpse to be the remains of a black man who he saw being murdered 35 years before.


Wild Bill. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1986 book, Deadwood
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Deadwood
Pete Dexter, 1986
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Walter Hill, 1995

At Wild Bill Hickok’s funeral, his friend Charley Prince explains his final days in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. Calamity Jane mourns him especially.Biopic about famous gunslinger Wild Bill Hickock. The early career of legendary lawman is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.


Wild Bill. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1980 book, Fathers and Sons
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Fathers and Sons
Thomas Babe, 1980
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Walter Hill, 1995

At Wild Bill Hickok’s funeral, his friend Charley Prince explains his final days in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. Calamity Jane mourns him especially.Biopic about famous gunslinger Wild Bill Hickock. The early career of legendary lawman is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.


The Thousand Plane Raid. Poster of the 1969 movie and cover of the 1965 book
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The Thousand Plane Raid
Ralph Barker, 1965
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Boris Sagal, 1969

During World War II, a U.S. Air Force colonel persuades the Allies that conducting a daylight bombing raid on Germany will hasten the conclusion of the war.