Argo. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1999 book, The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA
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The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA
Antonio J. Méndez, Malcolm McConnell, 1999
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Ben Affleck, 2012

On November 4, 1979, Iranian Islamists storm the United States embassy in Tehran in retaliation for President Jimmy Carter giving the Shah asylum in the U.S. during the Iranian Revolution. While on the phone with his son, he is inspired by watching Battle for the Planet of the Apes and begins plans for creating a cover story for the escapees: that they are Canadian filmmakers who are in Iran scouting exotic locations for a science-fiction film.


Dark Waters. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2019 book, Exposure
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Exposure
Robert Bilott, 2019
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Todd Haynes, 2019

Robert Bilott is a corporate defense lawyer from Cincinnati, Ohio working for law firm Taft Stettinius & Hollister. Farmer Wilbur Tennant, who knows Robert’s grandmother, asks Robert to investigate a number of unexplained animal deaths in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Tennant connects the deaths to the chemical manufacturing corporation DuPont, and gives Robert a large case of videotapes.


Rebel in the Rye. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2010 book, J.D. Salinger: A Life
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J.D. Salinger: A Life
Kenneth Slawenski, 2010
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Danny Strong, 2017

Nicholas Hoult stars in the tale of the literary genius behind the masterpiece Catcher in the Rye and the mentor who helped change American culture forever. The movie follows the life of J. D. Salinger from his youth to the World War II era, including his romantic life and the publication of his debut novel ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ in 1951.


Annie. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1924 comic book, Little Orphan Annie
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Little Orphan Annie
Harold Gray, 1924
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Rob Marshall, 1999

Eleven-year-old Annie has been living in an orphanage her whole life run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. After unsuccessful escape attempts, Grace Farrell comes to take the child home to live two weeks with billionaire Oliver Warbucks during Christmas. The plucky orphan worms her way into the hearts of the staff and Mr. Warbucks and even the President of the United States.


Tuck Everlasting. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1975 book
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Tuck Everlasting
Natalie Babbitt, 1975
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Jay Russell, 2002

Yearning for freedom from the constrictions of her rigid upbringing and overbearing mother, young Winnie Foster ventures into the woods, inadvertently losing her way. In her wanderings, she fortuitously encounters Jesse Tuck, a spirited and adventurous boy who stands apart from anyone she has ever encountered, leading her heart to succumb to love.


Legally Blonde. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 2001 book
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Legally Blonde
Amanda Brown, 2001
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Robert Luketic, 2001

Fashion merchandising student and sorority girl Elle Woods is taken to an expensive restaurant by her boyfriend, the governor’s son, Warner Huntington III. He intends to go to Harvard Law School and become a successful politician, and believes that Elle is not serious enough for that kind of life.


Everything She Ever Wanted. Poster of the 2009 TV series and cover of the 1992 book
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Everything She Ever Wanted
Ann Rule, 1992
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Peter Svatek, 2009

For their wedding portrait, Pat and Tom Allanson dress as Rhett and Scarlett to honor their Southern roots and dreams of living on a plantation like Tara and rising in the ranks of the South Carolina elite. However, less than two months later, their dream is shattered by the murder of Tom’s parents and the mysterious suicide of Pat’s brother. Pat’s grandparents-in-law are also poisoned, and no one, including Pat’s own children, is safe when Pat Allanson doesn’t get what she wants.


Wish. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Disney Wish: The Junior Novelization
Erin Falligant, 2023
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Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn, 2023

A young girl named Asha makes a wish on a star, only to receive a more direct response than she expected when a mischievous star descends from the sky to accompany her.


Let Me Call You Sweetheart. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Mary Higgins Clark, 1995
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Bill Corcoran, 1997

Young assistant prosecutor Kerry McGrath is haunted by two women whose faces eerily like those of Suzanne Reardon, the “Sweetheart Murder” victim from ten years earlier, after taking her ten-year-old daughter, Robin, to the doctor’s office. With the assistance of attractive attorney Geoff Dorso, who is contesting Skip Reardon’s conviction, Kerry reopens the investigation despite the advice of her friends.


The Last Templar. Poster of the 2009 TV series and cover of the 2005 book
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The Last Templar
Raymond Khoury, 2005
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Paolo Barzman, 2009

An artifact with a significant historical value, the ancient decoder, has been stolen from the Vatican’s art collection. After an archaeologist uncovers its link to the history of the Knights Templar, she seeks the assistance of a detective from New York City to prevent it from getting into the wrong hands. The search for the artifact takes them across different continents as they follow clues to uncover a secret that has the potential to alter the course of history.