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Literature

*''A Rock and a Hard Place'', a 1988 Vietnam War novel by

David Sherman David Sherman (1958 - November 16, 2022) was an American novelist who dealt overwhelmingly with military themes at the small-unit tactical level. His experiences as a United States Marine informed his writings. Early life and education Sher ...

*''A Rock and a Hard Place: One Boy's Triumphant Story'', a 1993 memoir considered to be a

literary hoax Literary forgery (also known as literary mystification, literary fraud or literary hoax) is writing, such as a manuscript or a literary work, which is either deliberately misattributed to a historical or invented author, or is a purported memoir ...

, supposedly by

Anthony Godby Johnson Anthony Godby Johnson is the subject and supposed author of the 1993 memoir ''A Rock and a Hard Place: One Boy's Triumphant Story''. Subsequent investigations suggest that Johnson may have been the literary creation of Vicki Johnson, who purporte ...

* ''Between a Rock and a Hard Place'' (book), a 2004 autobiography by Aron Ralston

Music

* ''Between a Rock and a Hard Place'' (Australian Crawl album), 1985 * ''Between a Rock and a Hard Place'' (Artifacts album), 1994 * ''A Rock and a Hard Place'', a song by Sisters of Mercy from their 1985 album '' First and Last and Always'' * "

Rock and a Hard Place "Rock and a Hard Place" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones from their 1989 album '' Steel Wheels''. It is the second single from the album, and remains the most recent ''Billboard'' top 40 hit by the band. Recording Credited ...

", a 1989 single by the Rolling Stones * "(Between A) Rock and a Hard Place", a song by Cutting Crew from their 1989 album ''

The Scattering ''Dune'', also known as the ''Dune Chronicles'', is an American science fiction media franchise that originated with the 1965 novel ''Dune'' by Frank Herbert and has continued to add new publications. ''Dune'' is frequently described as the best ...

'' * "Rock and a Hard Place" (Bailey Zimmerman song), a 2022 song by Bailey Zimmerman

Television

* "A Rock and a Hard Place", a 1997 episode of ''

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' is an American television series filmed in New Zealand, based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles (Hercules was his Roman analogue). Starring Kevin Sorbo as Hercules and Michael Hurst as ...

'' * "Between a Rock and a Hard Place", a 2009 episode of ''

Make It or Break It ''Make It or Break It'' ( ''MIOBI)'' is an American teen/family drama television series that focused on the lives of teen gymnasts who strived to make it to the Olympic Games in 2012. The series was inspired by Touchstone's 2006 teen comedy-dra ...

'' * "Rock and a Hard Place", a 2013 episode of '' Supernatural'' * "

Rock and Hard Place "Rock and Hard Place" is the third episode of the sixth season of ''Better Call Saul'', the spin-off television series of '' Breaking Bad''. It was written and directed by Gordon Smith. The episode aired on April 25, 2022, on AMC and AMC+. In ...

", a 2022 episode of ''Better Call Saul'' * "A Rock and a Hard Place", a 1980 episode of the Incredible Hulk live-action series with Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno.

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