Midnight Cowboy. Poster of the 1969 movie and cover of the 1965 book
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Midnight Cowboy
James Leo Herlihy, 1965
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John Schlesinger, 1969

Joe Buck, a young Texan working as a dishwasher, quits his job and heads to New York City to become a male prostitute hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women. In New York Joe finds a companion in Enrico “Ratso” Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.


Deliverance. Poster of the 1972 movie and cover of the 1970 book
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Deliverance
James Dickey, 1970
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John Boorman, 1972

Four Atlanta businessmen decide to canoe down a river in the remote northern Georgia wilderness before it is dammed. Lewis, an experienced outdoorsman, is the leader; his close friend Ed has been on several trips but lacks Lewis’ machismo, while Bobby and Drew are novices. They’ll never forget that trip into the dangerous American back-country.


The General. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1995 book, The General: Irish Mob Boss
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The General: Irish Mob Boss
Paul Williams, 1995
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John Boorman, 1998

The story of Dubliner Martin Cahill, who in a twenty-year career marked by obsessive secrecy, brutality and meticulous planning, netted over £40 million, but came into conflict with members of his gang and attracted attention from the police and the IRA and whose dealings with the UVF ultimately led to his downfall.


The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Mitch Albom, 2003
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Lloyd Kramer, 2004

Eddie, a veteran and an amusement park maintenance worker, arrives in Heaven after a fatal accident. There, he encounters five people from his past: the Blue Man, the Captain, Marguerite, Ruby, and Tala. Each person demonstrates how Eddie influenced their lives, or vice versa, revealing that his impact was not always positive.


Conrack. Poster of the 1974 movie and cover of the 1972 book, The Water is Wide
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The Water is Wide
Pat Conroy, 1972
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Martin Ritt, 1974

The real-life tale of Pat Conroy, a compassionate and idealistic white teacher who educates a class of underprivileged black children in a remote school setting.


The Rainmaker. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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The Rainmaker
John Grisham, 1995
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Francis Ford Coppola, 1997

Rudy Baylor is a graduate of the University of Memphis Law School. Unlike most of his fellow grads, he has no high-paying job lined up and is forced to apply for part-time positions while serving drinks at a Memphis bar. However, Deck is resourceful in gathering information and is an expert on insurance lawsuits.


Glory Road. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 2005 book
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Glory Road
Don Haskins, Daniel Wetzel, 2005
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James Gartner, 2006

Newly appointed men’s basketball coach Don Haskins gets a new job at Texas Western College in El Paso. Some of the young men he brings in possess skill, but are raw in talent when it comes to organized teamwork focusing on defense and ball distribution. Haskins puts his players through a rigorous training program, threatening to cut anyone who doesn’t work as hard as he demands, while trying to integrate his players into a single team with a common goal.


Return to Lonesome Dove. Poster of the 1993 TV series and cover of the 1985 book, Lonesome Dove
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Lonesome Dove
Larry McMurtry, 1985
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Mike Robe, 1993

The miniseries picks up several years after the events of the original ‘Lonesome Dove.’ Captain Woodrow F. Call is now a bounty hunter in pursuit of a young Mexican bandit named Joey Garza. The story follows Call’s journey as he recruits a diverse group of individuals to join him in this pursuit, and they embark on a dangerous trek across the American West.


Mission: Impossible. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Mission: Impossible
Peter Barsocchini, 1996
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Brian De Palma, 1996

Jim Phelps and his latest Impossible Missions Force team, who had just finished a mission in Kyiv, are dispatched to stop the theft of the CIA non-official cover list from the American embassy in Prague by rogue agent Alexander Golitsyn. As Hunt is the only surviving member, Kittridge suspects him of being the mole, and Hunt flees, using explosive chewing gum given to him by a fellow agent before the mission started to cover his escape.


Catch-22. Poster of the 1970 movie and cover of the 1961 book
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Catch-22
Joseph Heller, 1961
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Mike Nichols, 1970

Captain John Yossarian, a U.S. Army Air Force B-25 bombardier, is stationed on the Mediterranean base on Pianosa during World War II. Futilely appealing to his commanding officer, Colonel Cathcart, who continually increases the number of missions required to rotate home before anyone can reach it, Yossarian learns that even a mental breakdown is no release when Doc Daneeka explains the Catch-22 the Army Air Corps employs.


Transformers. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Transformers
Alan Dean Foster, 2007
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Michael Bay, 2007

Several thousand years ago, the planet Cybertron was consumed by a civil war between the two Transformer factions, the Autobots led by Optimus Prime and the Decepticons led by Megatron. They fight Scorponok off, aided by aerial reinforcements, and travel home with Scorponok’s stinger, discovering sabot rounds damaged its armor.


Holes. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 1998 book
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Holes
Louis Sachar, 1998
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Andrew Davis, 2003

In Texas, the Yelnats family has been cursed to be unlucky. One day, Stanley Yelnats IV is wrongfully convicted of stealing a pair of sneakers that were donated to charity by baseball player Clyde Sweet Feet Livingston, and is sentenced to 18 months at Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention camp, in lieu of jail time.