My All-American. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2011 book, Courage Beyond the Game
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Courage Beyond the Game
Jim Dent, 2011
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Angelo Pizzo, 2015

Freddie Steinmark just wants to play football. Although he is deemed too small by the usual athletic standards, his father trains him hard. Freddie brings a fight to the game that ultimately gets him noticed. Awarded a scholarship and a chance to play for the Longhorns, Freddie sets off to Austin with his loving high school sweetheart, Linda, determined to make the team.


J.F.K.: Reckless Youth. Poster of the 1993 TV series and cover of the 1992 book, JFK: Reckless Youth
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JFK: Reckless Youth
Nigel Hamilton, 1992
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Harry Winer, 1993-

The series traces the early years of Kennedys life with illuminating depictions of many little-known events. From his privileged upbringing and competitive relationship with his older brother, to his struggles with a serious illness and his service in the military, the film offers a unique perspective on the formative experiences that shaped one of the most iconic figures in American political history.


The Secret Lives of Dentists. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1987 book, The Age of Grief
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The Age of Grief
Jane Smiley, 1987
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Alan Rudolph, 2002

Married dentists David and Dana Hurst, parents to three children, find their relationship strained when David suspects Dana of infidelity. Coping with the emotional turmoil, David starts engaging in imagined conversations with a discontented patient. The family’s stress escalates as they all fall ill with the flu.


Vertical Limit. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Vertical Limit
Mel Odom, 2000
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Martin Campbell, 2000

A high-adrenaline tale of young climber Peter Garrett, who must launch a treacherous and extraordinary rescue effort up K2, the world’s second highest peak. Peter risks his life to save his sister, Annie, and her summit team in a race against time. The team is trapped in an icy grave at 26,000 feet -a death zone above the vertical limit of endurance where the human body cannot survive for long.


End of Days. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the book novelization
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End of Days
Frank Lauria, 1999
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Peter Hyams, 1999

In 1979, the Pope sends a priest on a mission to find and protect a girl identified in New York by Satanists as one chosen to be the mother of Satan’s child after witnessing a comet arching over the moon at the Vatican. Marge Francis, an NYPD detective and Jericho’s former colleague, tells him that Aquinas has no tongue.