My Friend Dahmer. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2002 comic book
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My Friend Dahmer
John 'Derf' Backderf, 2002
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Marc Meyers, 2017

Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 men and boys in the Midwest United States between 1978 and 1991 before being captured and incarcerated. He would become one of America’s most infamous serial killers. This is the story before that story. Jeff Dahmer is an awkward teenager struggling to make it through high school with a family life in ruins.


Human Capital. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2004 book
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Human Capital
Stephen Amidon, 2004
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Marc Meyers, 2019

As perspectives shift between parents and children, an impulsive business deal brings together two families from across the social divide, with tragic consequences. A real estate agent puts his livelihood at stake with a desperate gamble, a wealthy housewife is confronted with the profound void in her life, and a teenage girl falls deeply in love for the first time.