Wonder Boys
by Michael Chabon
Slightly askew college
professor has his hands
full with his literary agent
and a morose student.

See also the movie:
Wonder Boys
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L.A. Confidential
by James Ellroy
Modern take on film noir,
set in 40s Hollywood.

See also the movie:
L.A. Confidential
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The Talented Mr. Ripley
by Patricia Highsmith
Tremendously interesting story
about a possible love triangle,
set in Italy in the 1950s.

See also the movie:
The Talented Mr. Ripley
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The Big Lebowski:
The Making of a
Coen Brothers Film
The making of the movie
about a laid back dude, a
case of mistaken identity,
kidnapping, and bowling!

See also the movie:
The Big Lebowski
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American Beauty:
The Shooting Script
Script for possibly the movie
of the 90s, about a guy (Kevin
Spacey) who loses his job, his
wife, and maybe even his life.

See also the movie:
American Beauty
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Rocket Boys
(aka October Sky)
by Homer Hickam
The true story of a kid growing
up in the 1950s (during the
space race with the Soviets)
who goes on to become
a NASA rocket scientist.

See also the movie:
October Sky
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