Hard Landing is a 2004 thriller novel by British author Stephen Leather. Published in 2004 by Hodder & Stoughton, it is the first book in the Dan ‘Spider’ Shepherd series. "Hard Landing" is an international bestseller and is available in ebook and paperback.
Hard Landing is the first book in the Dan 'Spider' Shepherd series that was released after the 3rd year of the 21st century but before the 5th.
A: Yes

Bang the Drum Slowly is a 1973 American sports drama film directed by John D. Hancock, about a baseball player of limited intellect who has a terminal illness, and his brainier, more skilled teammate. It is film adaptation of the 1956 baseball novel of the same name by Mark Harris. It was previously dramatized in 1956 on the "U.S. Steel Hour" with Paul Newman, Albert Salmi and George Peppard.
Bang the Drum Slowly tells a story about an American baseball player who has an illness. 
A: Yes

"Never Be the Same" is the title of the third single by singer-songwriter Christopher Cross, released from his debut Grammy Award-winning album "Christopher Cross". It was the singer's third consecutive single to reach the Top 40 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, where it peaked at number 15 late in 1980. The song was a number-one hit on the adult contemporary chart, remaining there for two weeks.
"Never Be the Same" was made by Kanye West
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No