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The Books That Inspired the Movies

Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions
Wallace, Daniel | Algonquin Books , © 1998 | FIC W
William Bloom recreates his father's life through a series of tall tales and myths.
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Cheaper By the Dozen
Gilbreth, Frank B., Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey | Bantam Books, © 1948 | B Gilbreth or J B Gilbreth G
The entertaining adventures of raising a brood of twelve red-haired, freckle-faced children.
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Cold Mountain: A Novel
Frazier, Charles | Atlantic Monthly Press , © 1997 | FIC F
A Confederate army deserter returns home to the woman he loves and helps her revive a dilapidated farm.
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Girl with a Pearl Earring
Chevalier, Tracy | Dutton, © 1999 | FIC C
A 16-year-old servant inspires Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer to paint a masterpiece.
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House of Sand and Fog
Dubus, Andre, III | W.W. Norton , © 1999 | FIC D
When an Iranian colonel purchases a California home at auction, he is confronted by its former owner.
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Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Hillenbrand, Laura | Random House , © 2001 | 798.4 H
The inspiring rags-to-riches story of the racehorse who becomes a cultural icon.
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Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick
Dick, Philip K.; introduction by Jonathan Lethem | Pantheon Books , © 2002 | FIC D
This resonant collection of science fiction stories includes the classic "Paycheck", about a man whose memory is erased as part of a top secret assignment.
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The Cat in the Hat
Seuss, Dr. | Random House , © 1957 | J E S
One rainy afternoon, two children are visited by a wildly, playful cat.
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The Lord of the Rings
Tolkien, J. R. R. | Houghton Mifflin, © 1991 | J FIC T or FIC T
Frodo and his companions journey across Middle Earth to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord.
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The Runaway Jury
Grisham, John | Doubleday, © 1996 | FIC G
A juror tries to sway the verdict of a million-dollar tobacco company case.
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Timeline
Crichton, Michael | Alfred A. Knopf, © 1999 | FIC C
A group of young scientists travel back to medieval France to rescue their professor.
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