Sons of Anarchy. Poster of the 2008 TV series and cover of the book novelization
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Sons of Anarchy: Bratva
Christopher Golden, 2014
TV series vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Kurt Sutter, 2008-2014

A biker struggles to balance being a father and being involved in an outlaw motorcycle club. The series begins with the destruction of a warehouse the club uses to store and assemble guns, which is their main source of income, by a rival MC right before the overdose of Jax’s methamphetamine-addicted ex-wife Wendy. Jax finds his father’s memoirs when he visits a storage unit to collect some old baby clothes.


Sons of Anarchy. Poster of the 2008 TV series and cover of the 1603 book, Hamlet
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Hamlet
William Shakespeare, 1603
TV series vs book
Kurt Sutter, 2008-2014

A biker struggles to balance being a father and being involved in an outlaw motorcycle club. The series begins with the destruction of a warehouse the club uses to store and assemble guns, which is their main source of income, by a rival MC right before the overdose of Jax’s methamphetamine-addicted ex-wife Wendy. Jax finds his father’s memoirs when he visits a storage unit to collect some old baby clothes.


Black Hawk Down. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1999 book, Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War
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Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War
Mark Bowden, 1999
movie vs book
Ridley Scott, 2001

Following the ousting of the central government in 1993 amid the civil war in Somalia, the United Nations Security Council authorizes a military operation with a peacekeeping mandate. Outside Mogadishu, Rangers and Delta Force capture Osman Ali Atto, a faction leader selling arms to Aidid’s militia.


Bad Blood. Poster of the 2017 TV series and cover of the 2015 book, Business or Blood
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Business or Blood
Peter Edwards, Antonio Nicaso, 2015
TV series vs book
Michael Konyves, Simon Barry, 2017-2018

Montreal Mafia leader Vito Rizzuto stands out as a criminal enigma. Striving to establish harmony among the diverse factions in Montreal’s criminal realm, Rizzuto adeptly brings them together, acting as a de facto CEO and ensuring substantial profits for everyone involved. However, his empire faces a severe blow when Rizzuto is swiftly apprehended and sent to Colorado’s Supermax Prison for the 1981 killings of three members of the Bonanno crime family.


Open Range. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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Open Range
Lauran Paine, 1990
movie vs book
Kevin Costner, 2003

In Montana in 1882, Boss Spearman is an open range cattleman, who, with hired hands Charley, Mose, and Button, is driving a herd cross country. The town is controlled by a ruthless Irish immigrant land baron, Denton Baxter, who hates open-rangers. Mose is badly beaten and jailed by the marshal, Poole. The only friendly inhabitant is Percy, a livery stable owner.


Goon. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2002 book, Goon: Memoir of a Minor League Hockey Enforcer
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Goon: Memoir of a Minor League Hockey Enforcer
Doug Smith, Adam Frattasio, 2002
movie vs book
Michael Dowse, 2011

Doug Glatt is a polite, kind-hearted, but dimwitted bouncer at a bar in Massachusetts. Meanwhile, veteran enforcer and Doug’s idol Ross The Boss Rhea is demoted to the minors after serving a 20-game suspension for slashing an opponent in the head from behind.


The White House Plumbers. Poster of the 2023 TV series and cover of the 2007 book, Integrity
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Integrity
Egil 'Bud' Krogh, Matthew Krogh, 2007
TV series vs book
David Mandel, 2023-

A five-part series that recounts the real events of how E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, who were working to sabotage Nixon’s political opponents, ended up causing the downfall of the very presidency they were attempting to safeguard.


Hostage. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 2001 book
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Hostage
Robert Crais, 2001
movie vs book
Florent-Emilio Siri, 2005

Former L.A. SWAT officer Jeff Talley is a hostage negotiator in Los Angeles. Shortly after Talley denies a SWAT commander’s request to give snipers the order to open fire, the despondent man kills his wife, son, and himself. A year later, Talley finds himself in another hostage situation.


Waterworld. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Waterworld
Max Allan Collins, 1995
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Kevin Reynolds, 1995

In 2500, as a result of the sea levels rising over 7,600 metres, every continent on Earth is now underwater. The remains of human civilization live on ramshackle floating communities known as atolls, having long forgotten about living on land. Just then, the atoll is attacked by the Smokers, a gang of pirates seeking a girl named Enola who, according to their leader the Deacon, has a map to Dryland tattooed on her back.


Dead Silence. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1995 book, A Maiden's Grave
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A Maiden's Grave
Jeffery Deaver, 1995
movie vs book
Daniel Petrie Jr., 1997

An experienced FBI agent engages in negotiations to secure the freedom of a bus filled with hearing-impaired schoolchildren, who have been taken hostage by three desperate escaped convicts.


Goon: Last of the Enforcers. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2002 book, Goon: Memoir of a Minor League Hockey Enforcer
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Goon: Memoir of a Minor League Hockey Enforcer
Doug Smith, Adam Frattasio, 2002
movie vs book
Jay Baruchel, 2017

Sidelined after one too many hits and now married with a baby on the way, Doug ‘The Thug’ Glatt is hanging up his skates. But when his nemesis is made captain of the Highlanders, Doug is compelled back into action.


The Amityville Curse. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1981 book
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The Amityville Curse
Hans Holzer, 1981
movie vs book
Tom Berry, 1990

Five people decides to spend the night in an abandoned dwelling famously known as the Amityville haunted house. Little do they know that their choice will subject them to a horrifying ordeal, as they become targets of haunting specters, venomous insects, and eerie apparitions that fill the premises with terror.