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Books Turned Into Movies

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Did you know some of your favorite movies started off as books? This list also includes recent or upcoming titles.

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Unbroken

Unbroken

A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

by Hillenbrand, Laura

Book - 2010

Unbroken is to be released as a movie at the end of the year on Christmas.--On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific...Show more Unbroken is to be released as a movie at the end of the year on Christmas.--On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared--Lt. Louis Zamperini. Captured by the Japanese and driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor. Show less

Unbroken is to be released as a movie at the end of the year on Christmas.--On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific...Show more Unbroken is to be released as a movie at the end of the year on Christmas.--On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared--Lt. Louis Zamperini. Captured by the Japanese and driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor. Show less

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Persepolis

Persepolis

by Satrapi, Marjane

Book - 2003

Originally published to wide critical acclaim in France, where it elicited comparisons to Art Spiegelman's Maus, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's wise, fun...Show more Originally published to wide critical acclaim in France, where it elicited comparisons to Art Spiegelman's Maus, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution... - See more at: http://rcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1030606076_persepolis#sthash.Ityp6HiL.dpuf Show less

Originally published to wide critical acclaim in France, where it elicited comparisons to Art Spiegelman's Maus, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's wise, fun...Show more Originally published to wide critical acclaim in France, where it elicited comparisons to Art Spiegelman's Maus, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution... - See more at: http://rcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1030606076_persepolis#sthash.Ityp6HiL.dpuf Show less

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The Monuments Men

The Monuments Men

Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History

by Edsel, Robert M.

Book - 2009

The previously untold story of a little-known WWII Allied division whose mission was to track down European art and treasures that had been looted by the Nazis at Hitler's command. The previously untold story of a little-known WWII Allied division whose mission was to track down European art and treasures that had been looted by the Nazis at Hitler's command. Show less

The previously untold story of a little-known WWII Allied division whose mission was to track down European art and treasures that had been looted by the Nazis at Hitler's command. The previously untold story of a little-known WWII Allied division whose mission was to track down European art and treasures that had been looted by the Nazis at Hitler's command. Show less

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No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men

by McCarthy, Cormac

Book - 2005

Llewelyn Moss is hunting antelope near the Texas/Mexico border when he stumbles upon several dead men, a big stash of heroin, and more than two million do...Show more Llewelyn Moss is hunting antelope near the Texas/Mexico border when he stumbles upon several dead men, a big stash of heroin, and more than two million dollars in cash. He takes off with the money--and the hunter becomes the hunted. A drug cartel hires a former Special Forces agent to track down the loot, and a ruthless killer joins the chase as well. Also looking for Moss is the aging Sheriff Bell, a World War II veteran who may be Moss' only hope for survival. Show less

Llewelyn Moss is hunting antelope near the Texas/Mexico border when he stumbles upon several dead men, a big stash of heroin, and more than two million do...Show more Llewelyn Moss is hunting antelope near the Texas/Mexico border when he stumbles upon several dead men, a big stash of heroin, and more than two million dollars in cash. He takes off with the money--and the hunter becomes the hunted. A drug cartel hires a former Special Forces agent to track down the loot, and a ruthless killer joins the chase as well. Also looking for Moss is the aging Sheriff Bell, a World War II veteran who may be Moss' only hope for survival. Show less

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The Fault in Our Stars

The Fault in Our Stars

by Green, John

Book - 2012

Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life. Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life. Show less

Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life. Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life. Show less

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The Secret Life of Bees

The Secret Life of Bees

by Kidd, Sue Monk

Book - 2008

Fourteen-year-old Lily and her companion, Rosaleen, an African-American woman who has cared for Lily since her mother's death ten years earlier, flee thei...Show more Fourteen-year-old Lily and her companion, Rosaleen, an African-American woman who has cared for Lily since her mother's death ten years earlier, flee their home after Rosaleen is victimized by racist police officers, and find a safe haven in Tiburon, South Carolina at the home of three beekeeping sisters, May, June, and August. Show less

Fourteen-year-old Lily and her companion, Rosaleen, an African-American woman who has cared for Lily since her mother's death ten years earlier, flee thei...Show more Fourteen-year-old Lily and her companion, Rosaleen, an African-American woman who has cared for Lily since her mother's death ten years earlier, flee their home after Rosaleen is victimized by racist police officers, and find a safe haven in Tiburon, South Carolina at the home of three beekeeping sisters, May, June, and August. Show less

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Moneyball

Moneyball

The Art of Winning An Unfair Game

by Lewis, Michael

Book - 2003

Explains how Billie Beene, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics, is putting into play a new kind of thinking and ball playing where a compilation ...Show more Explains how Billie Beene, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics, is putting into play a new kind of thinking and ball playing where a compilation of statistics, locker room knowledge and players rethinking what they know about playing baseball, demonstrating how success can be obtained without spending enormous sums of money - See more at: http://rcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1629915076_moneyball#sthash.uUlOKC3s.dpuf Show less

Explains how Billie Beene, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics, is putting into play a new kind of thinking and ball playing where a compilation ...Show more Explains how Billie Beene, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics, is putting into play a new kind of thinking and ball playing where a compilation of statistics, locker room knowledge and players rethinking what they know about playing baseball, demonstrating how success can be obtained without spending enormous sums of money - See more at: http://rcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1629915076_moneyball#sthash.uUlOKC3s.dpuf Show less

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The Outsiders

The Outsiders

by Hinton, S. E.

Book - 1967

The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parent's death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society. The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parent's death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society. Show less

The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parent's death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society. The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parent's death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society. Show less

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Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit

An American Legend

by Hillenbrand, Laura

Book - 2001

Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving mor...Show more Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. - See more at: http://rcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1316245076_seabiscuit#sthash.T1pY4rnO.dpuf Show less

Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving mor...Show more Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. - See more at: http://rcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1316245076_seabiscuit#sthash.T1pY4rnO.dpuf Show less

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Howards End

Howards End

by Forster, E. M.

Book - 2000

In Howard's End, E.M. Forster unveils the English character as never before, exploring the underlying class warfare involving three distinct groups--a wea...Show more In Howard's End, E.M. Forster unveils the English character as never before, exploring the underlying class warfare involving three distinct groups--a wealthy family bound by the rules of tradition and property, two independent, cultured sisters, and a young man living on the edge of poverty. The source of their conflict--Howards End, a house in the countryside which ultimately becomes a symbol of conflict within British society. Show less

In Howard's End, E.M. Forster unveils the English character as never before, exploring the underlying class warfare involving three distinct groups--a wea...Show more In Howard's End, E.M. Forster unveils the English character as never before, exploring the underlying class warfare involving three distinct groups--a wealthy family bound by the rules of tradition and property, two independent, cultured sisters, and a young man living on the edge of poverty. The source of their conflict--Howards End, a house in the countryside which ultimately becomes a symbol of conflict within British society. Show less

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Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

by Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich

Book - 1991

Yuri Zhivago, doctor and poet, lives and loves during the first three decades of 20th-century Russia. Yuri Zhivago, doctor and poet, lives and loves during the first three decades of 20th-century Russia. Show less

Yuri Zhivago, doctor and poet, lives and loves during the first three decades of 20th-century Russia. Yuri Zhivago, doctor and poet, lives and loves during the first three decades of 20th-century Russia. Show less

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Argo

Argo

How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History

by Mendez, Antonio J.

Book - 2012

This is a true story of secret identities and international intrigue; it is the gripping account of the history making collusion between Hollywood and hig...Show more This is a true story of secret identities and international intrigue; it is the gripping account of the history making collusion between Hollywood and high-stakes espionage. It relates the true account of the 1979 rescue of six American hostages from Iran. - See more at: http://rcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/2133697076_argo#sthash.XqS8Iq1Y.dpuf Show less

This is a true story of secret identities and international intrigue; it is the gripping account of the history making collusion between Hollywood and hig...Show more This is a true story of secret identities and international intrigue; it is the gripping account of the history making collusion between Hollywood and high-stakes espionage. It relates the true account of the 1979 rescue of six American hostages from Iran. - See more at: http://rcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/2133697076_argo#sthash.XqS8Iq1Y.dpuf Show less

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Sarah's Key

Sarah's Key

by Rosnay, Tatiana de

Book - 2007

On the anniversary of the roundup of Jews by the French police in Paris, Julia is asked to write an article on this dark episode and embarks on an investigation that leads her to long-hidden family secrets and to the ordeal of Sarah. On the anniversary of the roundup of Jews by the French police in Paris, Julia is asked to write an article on this dark episode and embarks on an investigation that leads her to long-hidden family secrets and to the ordeal of Sarah. Show less

On the anniversary of the roundup of Jews by the French police in Paris, Julia is asked to write an article on this dark episode and embarks on an investigation that leads her to long-hidden family secrets and to the ordeal of Sarah. On the anniversary of the roundup of Jews by the French police in Paris, Julia is asked to write an article on this dark episode and embarks on an investigation that leads her to long-hidden family secrets and to the ordeal of Sarah. Show less

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The Help

The Help

by Stockett, Kathryn

Audiobook CD - 2009

In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. But, suddenly, three women, Aibileen, Minny, and Skeeter, realize that they are su...Show more In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. But, suddenly, three women, Aibileen, Minny, and Skeeter, realize that they are suffocating within the lines. Aibileen is a black maid, raising her seventeenth white child. Her best friend, Minny, is the sassiest woman in Mississippi. And Skeeter Phelan is just back from college, a white woman with a degree but, to her mother's chagrin, no ring on her finger. With the civil rights movement exploding all around them, these women start a movement of their own, forever changing a town and the lives of the women in it. Show less

In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. But, suddenly, three women, Aibileen, Minny, and Skeeter, realize that they are su...Show more In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. But, suddenly, three women, Aibileen, Minny, and Skeeter, realize that they are suffocating within the lines. Aibileen is a black maid, raising her seventeenth white child. Her best friend, Minny, is the sassiest woman in Mississippi. And Skeeter Phelan is just back from college, a white woman with a degree but, to her mother's chagrin, no ring on her finger. With the civil rights movement exploding all around them, these women start a movement of their own, forever changing a town and the lives of the women in it. Show less

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Winter's Tale

Winter's Tale

by Helprin, Mark

Downloadable Audiobook - 1983

This is a book about the beauty and complexity of the human soul, about God, love, and justice, and yet you can lose yourself in it as if it were a dream....Show more This is a book about the beauty and complexity of the human soul, about God, love, and justice, and yet you can lose yourself in it as if it were a dream. You will be transported to New York of the Belle Epoque, to a city clarified by a siege of unprecedented winters. - See more at: http://rcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/2235525076_winters_tale#sthash.LOAXWrEH.dpuf Show less

This is a book about the beauty and complexity of the human soul, about God, love, and justice, and yet you can lose yourself in it as if it were a dream....Show more This is a book about the beauty and complexity of the human soul, about God, love, and justice, and yet you can lose yourself in it as if it were a dream. You will be transported to New York of the Belle Epoque, to a city clarified by a siege of unprecedented winters. - See more at: http://rcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/2235525076_winters_tale#sthash.LOAXWrEH.dpuf Show less

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Dark Places

Dark Places

by Flynn, Gillian

Book - 2009

Gillian Flynn's other book, Gone Girl, is also being released as a movie this year (2014). Gillian Flynn's other book, Gone Girl, is also being released as a movie this year (2014). Show less

Gillian Flynn's other book, Gone Girl, is also being released as a movie this year (2014). Gillian Flynn's other book, Gone Girl, is also being released as a movie this year (2014). Show less

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A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind

A Biography of John Forbes Nash, Jr., Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, 1994

by Nasar, Sylvia

Book - 1998

From the publisher: ...the true story of John Nash, the mathematical genius who was a legend by age thirty when he slipped into madness, and who -- thanks...Show more From the publisher: ...the true story of John Nash, the mathematical genius who was a legend by age thirty when he slipped into madness, and who -- thanks to the selflessness of a beautiful woman and the loyalty of the mathematics community -- emerged after decades of ghostlike existence to win a Nobel Prize and world acclaim. The inspiration for a major motion picture, Sylvia Nasar's award-winning biography is a drama about the mystery of the human mind, triumph over incredible adversity, and the healing power of love. Show less

From the publisher: ...the true story of John Nash, the mathematical genius who was a legend by age thirty when he slipped into madness, and who -- thanks...Show more From the publisher: ...the true story of John Nash, the mathematical genius who was a legend by age thirty when he slipped into madness, and who -- thanks to the selflessness of a beautiful woman and the loyalty of the mathematics community -- emerged after decades of ghostlike existence to win a Nobel Prize and world acclaim. The inspiration for a major motion picture, Sylvia Nasar's award-winning biography is a drama about the mystery of the human mind, triumph over incredible adversity, and the healing power of love. Show less

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True Grit

True Grit

A Novel

by Portis, Charles

Book - 1968

With her papa's pistol tied to her saddlehorn and a supersized ration of audacity, fourteen-year-old Mattie Ross sets out to avenge her father's murder. With her papa's pistol tied to her saddlehorn and a supersized ration of audacity, fourteen-year-old Mattie Ross sets out to avenge her father's murder. Show less

With her papa's pistol tied to her saddlehorn and a supersized ration of audacity, fourteen-year-old Mattie Ross sets out to avenge her father's murder. With her papa's pistol tied to her saddlehorn and a supersized ration of audacity, fourteen-year-old Mattie Ross sets out to avenge her father's murder. Show less

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The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard

The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard

by Leonard, Elmore

Book - 2007

3:10 to Yuma, made into a movie twice, was based on the short story by Elmore Leonard. 3:10 to Yuma, made into a movie twice, was based on the short story by Elmore Leonard. Show less

3:10 to Yuma, made into a movie twice, was based on the short story by Elmore Leonard. 3:10 to Yuma, made into a movie twice, was based on the short story by Elmore Leonard. Show less

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Mystic River

by Lehane, Dennis

Downloadable Audiobook - 2008

When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled tip to their street. One boy got into the c...Show more When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled tip to their street. One boy got into the car, two did not, and something terrible happened -- something that ended their friendship and changed all three boys forever. Twenty-five years later, Sean Devine is a homicide detective. Jimmy Marcus is an ex-con who owns a corner store. And Dave Boyle is trying to hold his marriage together and keep his demons at bay -- demons that urge him to do terrible things. When Jimmy Marcus's daughter is found murdered, Sean Devine is assigned to the case. His personal life unraveling, he must go back into a world he thought he'd left behind to confront not only the violence, of the present but the nightmares of his past. Show less

When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled tip to their street. One boy got into the c...Show more When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled tip to their street. One boy got into the car, two did not, and something terrible happened -- something that ended their friendship and changed all three boys forever. Twenty-five years later, Sean Devine is a homicide detective. Jimmy Marcus is an ex-con who owns a corner store. And Dave Boyle is trying to hold his marriage together and keep his demons at bay -- demons that urge him to do terrible things. When Jimmy Marcus's daughter is found murdered, Sean Devine is assigned to the case. His personal life unraveling, he must go back into a world he thought he'd left behind to confront not only the violence, of the present but the nightmares of his past. Show less

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Gone With the Wind

Gone With the Wind

by Mitchell, Margaret

Book - 1975

From the publisher: Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Civil War South, the classic story of tempestuous Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara and the das...Show more From the publisher: Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Civil War South, the classic story of tempestuous Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara and the dashing Rhett Butler comes to life in a new sixtieth anniversary edition tied to the publication of Mitchell's long-lost work, Lost Laysen. 60,000 first printing. Show less

From the publisher: Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Civil War South, the classic story of tempestuous Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara and the das...Show more From the publisher: Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Civil War South, the classic story of tempestuous Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara and the dashing Rhett Butler comes to life in a new sixtieth anniversary edition tied to the publication of Mitchell's long-lost work, Lost Laysen. 60,000 first printing. Show less

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