Movies from Books: I Don't Know How She Does It; Drive; Straw Dogs

Three movies based on books open today:

Straw Dogs, starring James Woods, James Marsden and Alexander Skarsgård, is a graphic tale of outsiders under attack by violent locals, based on the book The Siege of Trencher's Farm by Gordon Williams and the 1971 movie starring Dustin Hoffman. This version has been moved from the English countryside to the American Deep South. The movie tie-in edition is from Titan ($12.95, 9780857681195).

I Don't Know How She Does It, based on the book by Allison Pearson, stars Sarah Jessica Parker as a working mom juggling a slew of professional and personal obligations. Also stars Pierce Brosnan, Kelsey Grammer and Greg Kinnear. The movie tie-in edition is from Anchor ($14.95, 9780307948564).

Drive, based on the book by James Sallis, stars Ryan Gosling as a Hollywood stunt man moonlighting as a getaway driver. The movie tie-in edition is from Mariner ($12.95, 9780547791098).

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