East of the Mountains. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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East of the Mountains
David Guterson, 1999
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S.J. Chiro, 2021

When retired heart surgeon Ben Givens learns that he has terminal cancer, he takes his beloved dog back to his boyhood home in Eastern Washington, determined to end his life on his own terms. Ben’s journey, though, takes an unexpected turn, and soon becomes an adventure against which he pits himself with characteristic stoicism, wit, and determination.


Condor. Poster of the 2018 TV series and cover of the 1974 book, Six Days of the Condor
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Six Days of the Condor
James Grady, 1974
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Todd Katzberg, Ken Robinson, Jason Smilovic, 2018-

Joe Turner is an idealistic millennial who joins the CIA and hopes to reform it from within. He stumbles onto a secret plan that threatens the lives of millions. When professional killers massacre everyone in his office, Joe is forced into a battle with the most dangerous elements of the military-industrial complex.


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After We Fell
Anna Todd, 2014
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Castille Landon, 2021

Just as Tessa makes the biggest decision of her life, everything changes. Revelations about her family, and then Hardin’s, throw everything they knew before in doubt and makes their hard-won future together more difficult to claim.


Quiz Show. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1988 book, Remembering America: A Voice from the Sixties
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Remembering America: A Voice from the Sixties
Richard N. Goodwin, 1988
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Robert Redford, 1994

In 1958, the questions and answers to be used for the latest broadcast of NBC’s popular quiz show Twenty-One are transported from a secure bank vault to the studio. He refuses, but when he comes within reach of a game-winning 21 points on the show, he is asked one of the questions from his audition.


The Buccaneers. Poster of the 1995 TV series and cover of the 1938 book
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The Buccaneers
Edith Wharton, 1938
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Philip Saville, 1995

Considered newly wealthy and rejected by the snobbish circles of New York society, sisters Nan and Virginia St. George, along with their friends Lizzy Elmsworth and Conchita Closson, venture to London. Their bold and impudent New World attitudes amount to a social invasion of Old World society, attracting a host of intrigued admirers. However, as the clash between old and new worlds intensifies, a breaking point is inevitable.


Like Dandelion Dust. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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Like Dandelion Dust
Karen Kingsbury, 2006
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Jon Gunn, 2009

A gripping drama that contrasts the hardscrabble, realistic lifestyles of a wealthy family and a suffering family to explore the various meanings of parenting. Their paths cross, entwine, and collide for the sake of a young boy. This movie fearlessly shows the humanity in each character, reminding us that we can all be either our best or worst selves at any given moment.


Reservation Road. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 1998 book
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Reservation Road
John Burnham Schwartz, 1998
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Terry George, 2007

The lives of two fathers collide when a tragic hit-and-run car accident involving one of them results in the death of the other’s son. As a reckoning draws near, the two men react in unforeseen manners.


A Christmas to Remember. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the book novelization
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A Christmas to Remember
Rebecca Moesta, 2018
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David Weaver, 2016

A harsh TV personality needs a break from her own life, so she hops into a car and drives to a small town mountain retreat. On her way there, a blizzard veers her off the road and she crashes. When she comes to, she has complete amnesia and a friendly passerby takes her in. Stars Mira Sorvino and Cameron Mathison.


Intruders. Poster of the 2014 TV series and cover of the 2007 book, The Intruders
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The Intruders
Michael Marshall, 2007
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Glen Morgan, 2014

A supernatural drama that revolves around a secret society and a mysterious phenomenon involving the transfer of souls between individuals. The story follows a former Los Angeles police detective named Jack Whelan, played by John Simm, who becomes entangled in a complex web of events after his wife, Amy, disappears under suspicious circumstances.


At First Sight. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1995 book, To See and Not See
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To See and Not See
Oliver Sacks, 1995
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Irwin Winkler, 1999

The journey of a young woman architect who falls in love with a blind man. Encouraging him to undergo a transformative operation to regain his sight, she soon realizes that his most profound vision stems from the love he discovers within his heart.


Covert One: The Hades Factor. Poster of the 2006 TV series and cover of the 2000 book, The Hades Factor
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The Hades Factor
Robert Ludlum, Gayle Lynds, 2000
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Mick Jackson, 2006

While in a retrieve operation of a virus in Berlin, the Covert One agent Rachel Russell is double-crossed by two dirty agents; she kills them and escapes, trying to find a hiding place and someone to trust to protect the vials. Meanwhile, the former Covert One agent Dr. Jon Smith is also in Berlin with his beloved fiancée Sophie Amsden participating in a congress. When three persons die with bleeding, the doctors disclose a Hades virus outbreak, an extreme rare Ebola variant.


The Great Gatsby. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1925 book
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The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1925
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Robert Markowitz, 2000

Taking place during the tumultuous Jazz Age of the 1920s, the story follows the journey of Jay Gatsby, a young man from humble beginnings whose love for the wealthy and glamorous Daisy Buchanan propels him to success and, eventually, his tragic downfall in the high society he so desperately seeks to impress.