diff --git a/caliGraph.py b/caliGraph.py
index f72f72f..8e2305d 100755
--- a/caliGraph.py
+++ b/caliGraph.py
@@ -477,6 +477,8 @@ def loadBooksFromDB():
     return books
 
 def mrbGetBook(mrbdf, title, authors):
+    title = title.split('(')[0]
+    title = title.replace('*','')
     pot = mrbdf[mrbdf['title'].str.contains(title)]
     for author in authors:
         for part in author.split(" "):