Turn: Washington's Spies. Poster of the 2014 TV series and cover of the 2006 book, Washington's Spies
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Washington's Spies
Alexander Rose, 2006
TV series vs book
Craig Silverstein, 2014-2017

The series, which takes place in the summer of 1778, follows the story of New York farmer Abe Woodhull who teams up with a number of old friends to join The Culper Ring, an unexpected gang of spies who help America’s struggle for independence.


Maigret: Night at the Crossroads. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 1931 book, The Night at the Crossroads
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The Night at the Crossroads
Georges Simenon, 1931
movie vs book
Sarah Harding, 2017

The body of one Jewish jeweller is found in the car of a Danish national who lives with his sister. When the man is taken in for questioning, he denies all knowledge of the murder, but establishing his true identity is problematic. Maigret attends the funeral of an old colleague, and then works with another old colleague on the case.


Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Irene Trimble, 2006
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Gore Verbinski, 2006

The wedding of Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann is halted when Lord Cutler Beckett, chairman of the East India Trading Company, arrives with arrest warrants for them, and also for Commodore James Norrington, who allowed Captain Jack Sparrow to escape. Meanwhile, Jack is visited by Will’s father, Bootstrap Bill Turner, aboard the Black Pearl.


The Challenger Disaster. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 1988 book, What Do You Care What Other People Think?
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What Do You Care What Other People Think?
Richard P. Feynman, 1988
movie vs book
James Hawes, 2013

In 1986, the catastrophic explosion of the space shuttle Challenger sent shockwaves through the annals of American space exploration. The loss of seven courageous astronauts, notably including Christa McAuliffe, the pioneering teacher bound for space, unfolded before the eyes of countless viewers via live television coverage. However, even more startling was the uncertainty surrounding the investigation into the disaster’s root cause.


The Challenger Disaster. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2009 book, Truth, Lies, and O-Rings
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Truth, Lies, and O-Rings
Allan J. McDonald, James R. Hansen, 2009
movie vs book
James Hawes, 2013

In 1986, the catastrophic explosion of the space shuttle Challenger sent shockwaves through the annals of American space exploration. The loss of seven courageous astronauts, notably including Christa McAuliffe, the pioneering teacher bound for space, unfolded before the eyes of countless viewers via live television coverage. However, even more startling was the uncertainty surrounding the investigation into the disaster’s root cause.


The Man Who Knew Infinity. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 1991 book
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The Man Who Knew Infinity
Robert Kanigel, 1991
movie vs book
Matt Brown, 2015

At the turn of the twentieth century, Srinivasa Ramanujan is a struggling and indigent citizen in the city of Madras in India working at menial jobs at the edge of poverty. It becomes equally clear to his employers, who are college-educated, that Ramanujan’s mathematical insights exceed the simple accounting tasks they are assigning to him and soon they encourage him to make his personal writings in mathematics available to the general public.


Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 1987 book, On Stranger Tides
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On Stranger Tides
Tim Powers, 1987
movie vs book
Rob Marshall, 2011

After a failed attempt to rescue his first mate, Joshamee Gibbs, from execution in London, Captain Jack Sparrow is brought before King George II. Jack escapes, meeting his father, Captain Teague, who tells Jack that the Fountain requires a ritual to use.


Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Elizabeth Rudnick, 2017
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg, 2017

Thirteen years after the battle of Calypso’s maelstrom, a twelve-year-old Henry Turner boards the Flying Dutchman and informs his father, Will, that the curse which binds Will to the Dutchman and only permits him to step on land once a decade can be broken by the Trident of Poseidon.


Curse of the Macbeths. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1606 book, Macbeth
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Macbeth
William Shakespeare, 1606
movie vs book
Angus Macfadyen, 2022

In this contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s well-known tale, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth resort to murder and mayhem in their relentless pursuit for dominance. Drink some evil; there will be blood.