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Wait...That Was a Book?

A collection of movies you may have loved (or at least heard of) — but did you know they were originally books? From cult classics to modern blockbusters, this list uncovers the literary origins of films you might not have realized were adaptations.

Frisco Public Library

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  • BookNew York : Henry Holt and Co., 1999, c1996. — F SFI PALAHNIUK
  • BookNew York : Random House, 2005, c1974. — F BENCHLEY
  • Hidden Figures

    the American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

    Shetterly, Margot Lee,
    BookNew York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2017. — HISTORY USA 20TH_CENT HIDDEN
  • BookNew York : Back Bay Books, 2011. — F DONOGHUE
  • BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017] — F MST BELL
  • Wicked

    the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West : a Novel

    Maguire, Gregory
    BookNew York : Harper, 2004, c1995. — F SFI MAGUIRE
  • The Accidental Billionaires

    the Founding of Facebook : a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal

    Mezrich, Ben, 1969-
    The Social Network (2010).
    UnknownNew York : Anchor Books, 2010, c2009. — BIO - - ACCIDENT
  • BookNew York : Broadway Books, [2014?] — F SFI WEIR
  • A Beautiful Mind

    the Life of Mathematical Genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash

    Nasar, Sylvia
    BookNew York : Touchstone, 2001, c1998. — BIO NASH
  • World War Z

    An Oral History of the Zombie War

    Brooks, Max
    BookNew York : Crown Publishers, c2006. — F SFI BROOKS