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  • Best Picture Winners of the 40s

    All the King’s Men He could have been a decent man… if power and women hadn’t corrupted him!A man with humble roots and good intentions climbs to power through questionable methods. Along the way, he is accompanied by a sincere reporter, a formerly refined socialite, and a politically savvy woman whose sharp mind might be…

  • Holocaust Survival Stories

    The Rest is Memory by Lily Tuck Lily Tuck’s haunting novel reimagines the life of 14-year-old Czeslawa, a Catholic girl transported to Auschwitz in 1942, where she is tattooed, photographed, and dead within three months. Through Czeslawa’s story and those of others like Tadeusz Borowski and Janusz Korczak, Tuck examines the devastating impact of the…

  • Best Picture Winners of the 20s & 30s

    Gone with the Wind The pampered daughter of a Georgia plantation owner navigates a turbulent romance with a cynical opportunist during the American Civil War and Reconstruction period. You Can’t Take It With You Alice, the most grounded member of the quirky Sycamore family, falls for Tony Kirby, but his wealthy parents disapprove. A chaotic…

  • Charlie Chaplin Filmography

    These are the feature-length films starring Charlie Chaplin. He had many more short films under his belt, almost a hundred! Tillie’s Punctured Romance A womanizing city man encounters Tillie in the countryside. Noticing her father’s substantial bankroll for his workers, he convinces her to elope with him. The Kid A “tramp” raises a boy after…

  • Adulting on the Spectrum

    Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent’s Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After by Chloe Hayden Actor and advocate Chloé Hayden shares her empowering journey as a neurodivergent individual with autism and ADHD. Through personal stories and practical advice, she explores how neurodivergence presents differently in females and offers tips on…

  • Read With Jenna 2024

    Devotions by Mary Oliver A carefully curated collection of over 200 poems spanning more than five decades, showcasing her love for the natural world and the profound connections between all living things. This definitive volume, arranged by Oliver herself, includes selections from her earliest works to her most recent, offering readers timeless insights and luminous…

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