Roots. Poster of the 1977 TV series and cover of the 1976 book, Roots: The Saga of an American Family
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Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Alex Haley, 1976
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Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene, Gilbert Moses, 1977

Kunta Kinte is abducted from his African village, sold into slavery, and taken to America. He makes several escape attempts until he is finally caught and maimed. He marries Bell, his plantation’s cook, and they have a daughter, Kizzy, who is eventually sold away from them. Kizzy has a son by her new master, and the boy grows up to become Chicken George.


Die Hard 2. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1987 book, 58 Minutes
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58 Minutes
Walter Wager, 1987
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Renny Harlin, 1990

On Christmas Eve 1990, two years after the Nakatomi Tower Incident, former New York city police officer John McClane is now working for the Los Angeles police department and is waiting at Washington Dulles International Airport for his wife Holly to arrive from Los Angeles. Learning that Cochrane was believed to have been killed in action while serving in Honduras, McClane relates the situation to airport police captain Carmine Lorenzo, who bluntly dismisses his concerns.


A Dash of Love. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the book novelization
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A Dash of Love
Liz Isaacson, 2017
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Christie Will Wolf, 2016

An aspiring chef lands a dream job at her idol’s restaurant, but when she and another chef are both fired from there, they decide to open their own eatery and discover the most important ingredient is love.


A Christmas to Remember. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the book novelization
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A Christmas to Remember
Rebecca Moesta, 2018
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David Weaver, 2016

A harsh TV personality needs a break from her own life, so she hops into a car and drives to a small town mountain retreat. On her way there, a blizzard veers her off the road and she crashes. When she comes to, she has complete amnesia and a friendly passerby takes her in. Stars Mira Sorvino and Cameron Mathison.