Moneyball. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2003 book, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
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Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
Michael Lewis, 2003
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Bennett Miller, 2011

Billy Beane, general manager of the Oakland Athletics, is hurt by the team’s loss to the New York Yankees in the 2001 American League Division Series. During a scouting visit to the Cleveland Indians, Beane meets Peter Brand, a young Yale economics graduate with radical ideas about how to assess player value.


The Music Never Stopped. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 1995 book, The Last Hippie
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The Last Hippie
Oliver Sacks, 1995
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Jim Kohlberg, 2011

This is the story of a father, Henry, who faces a challenging task of reconnecting with his estranged son, Gabriel, following a brain tumor that impairs Gabriel’s ability to create new memories. As Gabriel clings to his old beliefs and interests, causing further distance between them, Henry embarks on a journey to embrace his son’s choices and attempts to bridge the gap by using the power of music.


A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 1998 book, Can you say... hero?
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Can you say... hero?
Tom Junod, 1998
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Marielle Heller, 2019

In 1998, in the beginning of an episode of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Mr. Rogers displays a picture board with five doors. The fourth door is opened to reveal the face of Mr. Roger’s troubled new friend, Lloyd Vogel. Lloyd Vogel is an Esquire journalist known for his cynical writing style who is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers. Vogel will overcome his skepticism, learning about empathy, kindness, and decency from America’s most beloved neighbor.


Bella. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Bella
Lisa Samson, 2008
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Alejandro Monteverde, 2006

An international soccer star is on his way to sign a multimillion dollar contract when something happens that brings his career to an abrupt end. A beautiful waitress, struggling to make it in New York City, discovers something about herself that she’s unprepared for. In one irreversible moment, their lives are turned upside down.


Rabbit Hole. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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Rabbit Hole
David Lindsay-Abaire, 2006
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John Cameron Mitchell, 2010

Rebecca Becca and Howard Howie Corbett’s four-year-old son Danny is killed in a car accident after he runs out into the street after his dog. Becca’s sister Izzy is pregnant, and Becca keeps giving Izzy passive-aggressive advice about becoming a mother, which Izzy resents.