First Blood. Poster of the 1982 movie and cover of the 1972 book
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First Blood
David Morrell, 1972
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Ted Kotcheff, 1982

Seven years after his discharge, Vietnam War veteran John Rambo travels by foot to visit an old comrade, only to learn that his friend had died from cancer the previous year, due to Agent Orange exposure during the war. Teasle, however, offers Rambo a lift to make sure he is headed out of town.


The Sand Pebbles. Poster of the 1966 movie and cover of the 1962 book
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The Sand Pebbles
Richard McKenna, 1962
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Robert Wise, 1966

Engineer Jake Holman arrives aboard the gunboat USS San Pablo, assigned to patrol a tributary of the Yangtze in the middle of exploited and revolution-torn 1926 China. His iconoclasm and cynical nature soon clash with the ‘rice-bowl’ system which runs the ship and the uneasy symbiosis between Chinese and foreigner on the river.


The Day the Bubble Burst. Poster of the 1982 movie and cover of the 1979 book
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The Day the Bubble Burst
Gordon Thomas, Max Morgan-Witts, 1979
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Joseph Hardy, 1982

A dramatized portrayal depicting the impact of the 1929 stock market crash on both the affluent and the financially challenged, along with an exploration of the potential factors that might have contributed to the occurrence of the crash.


And the Sea Will Tell. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1991 book
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And the Sea Will Tell
Vincent Bugliosi, 1991
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Tommy Lee Wallace, 1991

The victims of a fatal attack aboard their yacht near a secluded South American island called Palmyra are a wealthy couple. The individuals suspected of being involved are a couple with a hippy lifestyle, whom the wealthy couple had previously befriended. The evidence points to the involvement of the hippies in the crime. The mystery remains: was the man the sole perpetrator while the woman was a helpless observer, or did she willingly participate in the act?


Breakheart Pass. Poster of the 1975 movie and cover of the 1974 book
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Breakheart Pass
Alistair MacLean, 1974
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Tom Gries, 1975

In the 1870s, residents of the garrison at the Fort Humboldt frontier outpost of the United States Army are reported to be suffering from a diphtheria epidemic. A special express train is heading up into the remote mountain ranges towards the fort filled with reinforcements and medical supplies.


Rambo: First Blood Part II. Poster of the 1985 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Rambo: First Blood, Part II
David Morrell, 1985
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George P. Cosmatos, 1985

Three years after the events in Hope, Washington, former US Army Green Beret John Rambo is visited at a prison labor camp by his old commander, Colonel Sam Trautman. Rambo is temporarily reinstated into the US Army and instructed only to photograph a possible camp and not to rescue any prisoners or engage enemy personnel, as they will be retrieved by a better equipped extraction team upon his return.


On Wings of Eagles. Poster of the 1986 TV series and cover of the 1984 book
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On Wings of Eagles
Ken Follett, 1984
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Andrew V. McLaglen, 1986

The story is set during the Iranian Revolution (1978–1979). As Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi is overthrown by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in the takeover of Iran, two executives of Electronic Data Systems, are arrested on false charges and then imprisoned. The head of the company, H. Ross Perot, travels to Tehran to negotiate for their release.


Sabrina. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1955 book, Sabrina Fair
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Sabrina Fair
Samuel Taylor, 1955
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Sydney Pollack, 1995

Sabrina Fairchild is the young daughter of the Larrabee family’s chauffeur, Thomas, and has been in love with David Larrabee all her life. David is a playboy, constantly falling in love, yet he has never noticed Sabrina, much to her dismay. Sabrina travels to Paris for a fashion internship at Vogue and returns as an attractive, sophisticated woman.


Sabrina. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Sabrina
Deborah Chiel, 1995
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Sydney Pollack, 1995

Sabrina Fairchild is the young daughter of the Larrabee family’s chauffeur, Thomas, and has been in love with David Larrabee all her life. David is a playboy, constantly falling in love, yet he has never noticed Sabrina, much to her dismay. Sabrina travels to Paris for a fashion internship at Vogue and returns as an attractive, sophisticated woman.


Rambo III. Poster of the 1988 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Rambo III
David Morrell, 1988
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Peter MacDonald, 1988

Three years after the events in Vietnam, John Rambo has settled in a Thai monastery and is helping with construction work on the monastery grounds. Rambo immediately flies to Peshawar, Pakistan, where he intends to convince arms dealer Mousa Ghani to bring him to Khost, the town closest to the Soviet base where Trautman is held captive.