So I'm reading this change-of-seasons puff-piece at NYT about the impending fall film season (are we really prepared for 3+ hours of the QT - in two separate "volumes," no less? I'm thinking, "Not in this life.") when I came across this caption:

"Master and Commander," starring Russell Crowe and adapted from two books by Patrick O'Brian, is among many fall films based on books or with original scripts.

Hey, no kidding. What will they think of next? Reminds me of the history text that was gathering dust in Erica's UCSB office: World History: Continuity and Change.