Kung Fu Panda 3. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Kung Fu Panda 3: Movie Novelization
Tracey West, 2016
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Alessandro Carloni, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, 2016

In the spirit realm, Oogway fights against his old comrade turned adversary, Kai, a spirit warrior yak, who has defeated all the other kung fu masters in the realm and taken their chi. However, Kai wanted the power for himself and tried to steal the pandas’ chi, forcing Oogway to banish him to the spirit realm by ending his life.


The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2007 book
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Mohsin Hamid, 2007
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Mira Nair, 2012

Anse Rainier, an American professor at Lahore University, is kidnapped and held for ransom. Bobby Lincoln, an American journalist in Pakistan, arranges to interview Rainer’s colleague Changez Khan, whom he suspects is involved in the kidnapping.


The Four Feathers. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1902 book
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The Four Feathers
A.E.W. Mason, 1902
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Shekhar Kapur, 2002

Set in 1885, the story follows a British officer who resigns his post when he learns of his regiment’s plan to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. His friends and fiancée send him four white feathers which symbolize cowardice. To redeem his honor he disguises himself as an Arab and secretly saves the lives of those who branded him a coward.


How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 1998 comic book
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Michele Alexander, Jeannie Long, 1998
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Donald Petrie, 2003

Andie Anderson is a writer for the women’s magazine Composure as the How to, subject-matter expert. After Andie’s best friend Michelle experiences yet another break-up, Andie is inspired to write a new article titled How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days; she will start dating a guy and eventually drive him away using only the classic mistakes women make in relationships.


The Killer Inside Me. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 1952 book
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The Killer Inside Me
Jim Thompson, 1952
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Michael Winterbottom, 2010

In 1952, Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford is a pillar of his small west Texas community; secretly, he is a sociopath with violent sexual tastes. As a teenager, Lou was caught raping a five-year-old girl by his adopted brother Mike, who pleaded guilty to the crime to protect Lou. Released from prison, Mike was hired by Chester Conway, and died in a construction accident Lou believes was staged by Conway.


Something Borrowed. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2004 book
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Something Borrowed
Emily Giffin, 2004
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Luke Greenfield, 2011

It’s Rachel’s 30th birthday, and her best friend Darcy is throwing her a surprise party. Rachel is a serious-minded single attorney in New York City, and Darcy is a free-spirited young woman who seems to be Rachel’s polar opposite. Darcy is engaged to Dex, and Rachel’s close friend Ethan is a frequent confidante.


Shriver. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2013 book
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Shriver
Chris Belden, 2013
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Michael Maren, 2023

Shriver, a handyman living in New York City, is mistaken for a famous reclusive author with whom he shares a name. Shriver accepts an invitation to attend a university writer’s festival to deliver a keynote address where he meets Hudson’s Simone Cleary, an English professor. Shriver plays a dicey game as feelings bubble between the two as he continues to pretend to be the author she believes him to be.


Good People. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2008 book
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Good People
Marcus Sakey, 2008
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Henrik Ruben Genz, 2014

A young American couple falls into severe debt while renovating a home in London. When they discover that the tenant in the apartment below them was murdered and left $400,000 cash stashed in the ceiling, the couple thinks all of their problems are solved…but that’s when very bad things start happening to good people.


Le divorce. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 1997 book, Le Divorce
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Le Divorce
Diane Johnson, 1997
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James Ivory, 2003

Isabel Walker travels to Paris to visit her sister Roxy, a poet who lives with her husband, Frenchman Charles-Henri de Persand, and their young daughter. Roxy is pregnant, but her husband has just walked out on her without explanation. Isabel discovers that he has a mistress, a Russian woman, whom he intends to marry after securing a divorce from Roxy.


Gutsy. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2019 book, The Book of Gutsy Women
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The Book of Gutsy Women
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, 2019
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Anna Chai, 2022-

The docuseries features Hillary and Chelsea as they embark on a thought-provoking journey to speak with pioneering women artists, activists, community leaders and everyday heroes who show us what it truly means to be gutsy. The series shows Hillary and Chelsea as you’ve never seen them before, revealing their special mother-daughter bond and the unique, multi-generational way they approach the important and timely issues highlighted in each episode.