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Comment author: dlthomas 04 January 2012 12:03:53AM * 1 point [-]

Killing Lincoln [..] is not in the Ford's Theatre national park service bookstore because the NPS decided it was too historically inaccurate to sell.

Last time I was there, the gift shop on Alcatraz was selling The Rock on DVD. It is also run by NPS.

Comment author: gwern 04 January 2012 01:00:49AM 0 points [-]

I was there in February and can confirm this, as I was amused for the same reason when I spotted it.

Comment author: Prismattic 04 January 2012 12:29:21AM 0 points [-]

The Rock doesn't make any claim to be a work of nonfiction, however.

Comment author: dlthomas 04 January 2012 12:41:33AM 0 points [-]

Granted, of course.

Comment author: Vaniver 04 January 2012 12:12:36AM 0 points [-]

I would imagine that fiction that claims to be fiction gets treated differently.

Comment author: dlthomas 04 January 2012 12:23:01AM 0 points [-]

That makes sense. I wasn't really trying to demonstrate anything; just amused.