The Joy Luck Club. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1989 book
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The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan, 1989
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Wayne Wang, 1993

The inspirational story of four remarkable friends whose extraordinary lives are filled with joy and heartbreak. Their friendship reveals a mosaic of startling events that have shaped their lives and affects the hope they hold for their families.


Demon Seed. Poster of the 1977 movie and cover of the 1973 book
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Demon Seed
Dean Koontz, 1973
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Donald Cammell, 1977

Susan Harris is alone in the house when, suddenly, doors lock, windows slam shut and the phone stops working. Susan is trapped by an intruder…but this is no ordinary thug. Instead, the intruder is a computer named Proteus, an artificial brain that has learned to reason. And to terrorize.


Dangerous Liaisons. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1782 book
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Dangerous Liaisons
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, 1782
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Jin-ho Hur, 2012

Shanghai, September 1931: Wealthy businessman and serial seducer Xie Yifan is introduced to his uncle’s granddaughter, Du Fenyu, when his maternal grandmother, Du Ruixue, arrives at his apartment one day. Fenyu, a young widow who has just arrived from Northeast China where the Japanese are making incursions, is staying at the country home of Madam Du, her grand-aunt.


Coin Heist. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2014 book
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Coin Heist
Elisa Ludwig, 2014
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Emily Hagins, 2017

Bound together by challenging circumstances, four unexpected allies hailing from a Philadelphia prep school—a hacker, a slacker, an athlete, and a perfect student—form an unlikely team. Their audacious objective: carry out the impossible task of stealing from the U.S. Mint.