The Mean Season. Poster of the 1985 movie and cover of the 1982 book, In the Heat of the Summer
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In the Heat of the Summer
John Katzenbach, 1982
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Phillip Borsos, 1985

Malcolm Anderson is a reporter for a Miami newspaper, who is burned out from years of covering the worst crimes in the city. He promises his girlfriend Christine that they will move away from the city, but he ends up covering a series of grisly murders by a serial killer who calls him telling the reporter that he will kill again.


Grace and Grit. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1991 book
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Grace and Grit
Ken Wilber, 1991
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Sebastian Siegel, 2021

Treya and Ken Wilber met in 1983, calling it love at first touch. Then 10 days after they were married, Treya got the news she had stage 4 breast cancer. They spent the next five years doing everything they possibly could to save her. A true story of courage, transcendence, and eternal love based on American philosopher Ken Wilber’s 1991 memoir.


Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. Poster of the 1987 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Superman IV
Bonnie Bryant Hiller, 1987
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Sidney J. Furie, 1987

With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor, recently sprung from jail, is declaring war on the Man of Steel and his quest to save the planet. Using a strand of Superman’s hair, Luthor synthesizes a powerful ally known as Nuclear Man and ignites an epic battle spanning Earth and space.


Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. Poster of the 1987 movie and cover of the 1938 book, Superman
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Superman
Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, 1938
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Sidney J. Furie, 1987

With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor, recently sprung from jail, is declaring war on the Man of Steel and his quest to save the planet. Using a strand of Superman’s hair, Luthor synthesizes a powerful ally known as Nuclear Man and ignites an epic battle spanning Earth and space.