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The Last Hour of Gann

The Last Hour of Gann

R. Lee smith

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It was her last chance: Amber Bierce had nothing left except her sister and two tickets on...


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Andy K (10821 KP) created a video about Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) in Movies

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Best insults ever!

  

25 books that have made an impression on me and have stayed with me through the years. (Not in any particular order.)


Redwall

Redwall

Brian Jacques

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Redwall Abbey, tranquil home to a community of peace-loving mice is threatened by Cluny, the Scourge...

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Rats of NIMH, #1)

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Rats of NIMH, #1)

Robert C. O'Brien

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Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, must move her family to their summer quarters...

The Book Thief

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

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The 10th-anniversary edition of the No. 1 international bestseller and modern classic beloved by...

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Get Out (2017)

Get Out (2017)

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A young black man named Chris visits the family of his white girlfriend, and discovers something...


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Twins (1988)

Twins (1988)

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Superstars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito team up for twice the laughs in this hilarious...

Pretty Woman (1990)

Pretty Woman (1990)

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In this modern update on Cinderella, a prostitute and a wealthy businessman fall hard for one...

Submarine (2010)

Submarine (2010)

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Fifteen-year-old Oliver Tate falls for one of his classmates and is determined to not only lose his...


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Andy K (10821 KP) created a video about Superman (1978) in Movies

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One of the best opening credits ever!

  

A look through the very best mainstream LGBTQ+ movies ever made.


Love, Simon (2018)

Love, Simon (2018)

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Simon Spier, a closeted gay teenager in high school, balances his friends, family, and a blackmailer...


LGBT Homosexuality Dramedy Romantic Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

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Winner of three Academy Awards®, including Best Director, Brokeback Mountain is a sweeping epic...

Philadelphia (1993)

Philadelphia (1993)

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Hailed as a landmark film that dazzles with deep emotion and exceptional acting, PHILADELPHIA stars...

Moonlight (2016)

Moonlight (2016)

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The childhood, adolescence, and adulthood of a gay black man named Chiron growing up in a rough area...


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Hollywood has always been obsessed with showing humanity in monumental, monstrous conflict. Here are just a few epic battle films:


Black Hawk Down (2001)

Black Hawk Down (2001)

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A United States raid in Somalia does not go as planned and American forces find themselves being...

Apocalypse Now (1979)

Apocalypse Now (1979)

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In Vietnam in 1970, Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) takes a perilous and increasingly hallucinatory...

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

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An uncompromising look at the scourge of war: the physical, mental and psychological effects on its...

The Hurt Locker (2009)

The Hurt Locker (2009)

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Staff Sgt. William James (Jeremy Renner), Sgt. J.T. Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) and Specialist Owen...

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

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Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a...

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A mustachioed Italian plumber with a penchant for jumping on the heads of his enemies is, unbelievably, one of the most popular video game characters in the world.


Super Mario Bros.

Super Mario Bros.

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A classic among classics, Get the Italian plumber through a world of platforms, mushrooms, pipes and...

Super Mario Bros. 3

Super Mario Bros. 3

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A follow on from the fantastic original and slightly more out of the box Mario bros 2. Super Mario...

Super Mario Odyssey

Super Mario Odyssey

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Join Mario on a massive, globe-trotting 3D adventure and use his incredible new abilities to collect...

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Despairing at last of celebrity biographies, for Christmas this year the publishers have turned to… Christmas books


Christmas: A Biography

Christmas: A Biography

Judith Flanders

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Christmas has been all things to all people: a religious festival, a family celebration, a time of...


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Christmas Pudding: A Novel

Christmas Pudding: A Novel

Nancy Mitford

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The formidable fox-hunting obsessed Lady Bobbin has put together a Christmas house party at Compton...


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A Maigret Christmas - And Other Stories

A Maigret Christmas - And Other Stories

Georges Simenon

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Three seasonal stories set in Paris at Christmas, from the celebrated creator of Inspector Maigret. ...


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Murder in the Snow: A Cotswold Christmas Mystery

Murder in the Snow: A Cotswold Christmas Mystery

Gladys Mitchell

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‘A delight… An amateur sleuth to rival Miss Marple’ Guardian Mrs Bradley, sharp-eyed...


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An Almost Perfect Christmas

An Almost Perfect Christmas

Nina Stibbe

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'This book is the seasonal garnish we all need' Observer "My mother is not a foodie. But for as...


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From Monty Don’s best-selling guide to gardening principles to peeking into the plots of the rich and famous, there’s much to enjoy:


The Secret Gardeners: Britain's Creatives Reveal Their Private Sanctuaries

The Secret Gardeners: Britain's Creatives Reveal Their Private Sanctuaries

Victoria Summerley and Hugo Rittson-Thomas

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The Secret Gardeners is a captivating photographic portrait of the private gardening passions of 25...

The Thoughtful Gardener: An Intelligent Approach to Garden Design

The Thoughtful Gardener: An Intelligent Approach to Garden Design

Jinny Blom

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'Jinny's genius is to marry a beautiful vision to an extraordinary empathy with the landscape into...

Winter Gardens: Reinventing the Season

Winter Gardens: Reinventing the Season

Cedric Pollet

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Cedric Pollet is the author / photographer of the acclaimed book Bark: An Intimate Look at the...

Head Gardeners

Head Gardeners

Ambra Edwards and Charlie Hopkinson

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What is Britain's greatest contribution to world culture? Ambra Edwards suggests it is the garden....

Beth Chatto's Shade Garden: Shade-Loving Plants for Year-Round Interest

Beth Chatto's Shade Garden: Shade-Loving Plants for Year-Round Interest

Beth Chatto and Steven Wooster

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First published as Beth Chatto's Woodland Garden by Cassell in 2002, this Pimpernel Classic edition...

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