Underground

"A stellar introduction to the Underground Railroad, narrated by a group of slaves. Readers experience the fugitives' es... (more)

"A stellar introduction to the Underground Railroad, narrated by a group of slaves. Readers experience the fugitives' escape, their long nighttime journey punctuated by meetings with friends and enemies, and their final glorious arrival in a place of freedom."--Amazon.com. (less)

A panoramic investigation of the subterranean landscape, from sacred caves and derelict subway stations to nuclear bunke... (more)

A panoramic investigation of the subterranean landscape, from sacred caves and derelict subway stations to nuclear bunkers and ancient underground cities{u2014}an exploration of the history, science, architecture, and mythology of the worlds beneath our feet When Will Hunt was sixteen years old, he discovered an abandoned tunnel that ran beneath his house in Providence, Rhode Island. His first tunnel trips inspired a lifelong fascination with exploring underground worlds, from the derelict subway stations and sewers of New York City to sacred caves, catacombs, tombs, bunkers, and ancient underground cities in more than twenty countries around the world. Underground is both a personal exploration of Hunt{u2019}s obsession and a panoramic study of how we are all connected to the underground, how caves and other dark hollows have frightened and enchanted us through the ages. In a narrative spanning continents and epochs, Hunt follows a cast of subterraneaphiles who have dedicated themselves to investigating underground worlds. He tracks the origins of life with a team of NASA microbiologists a mile beneath the Black Hills, camps out for three days with urban explorers in the catacombs and sewers of Paris, descends with an Aboriginal family into a 35,000-year-old mine in the Australian outback, and glimpses a sacred sculpture molded by Paleolithic artists in the depths of a cave in the Pyrenees. Each adventure is woven with findings in mythology and anthropology, natural history and neuroscience, literature and philosophy. In elegant and graceful prose, Hunt cures us of our g2ssurface chauvinism,g3s opening our eyes to the planet{u2019}s hidden dimension. He reveals how the subterranean landscape gave shape to our most basic beliefs and guided how we think about ourselves as humans. At bottom, Underground is a meditation on the allure of darkness, the power of mystery, and our eternal desire to connect with what we cannot see. (less)

Pioneer Square's homeless are turning up dead and mutilated, and zombies have been seen roaming the underground - the ci... (more)

Pioneer Square's homeless are turning up dead and mutilated, and zombies have been seen roaming the underground - the city buried beneath modern Seattle. When Harper Blaine's friend Quinton believes he may be implicated in the deaths, he persuades her to investigate. But the killer is no mere murderer - it is a creature of ancient legend. And Harper must deal with both the living and the dead to stop the monster and its master.unless they stop her first. (less)

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This is an incredible story of a group of school boys who were hacking into the US military at the dawn of the Internet.... (more)

This is an incredible story of a group of school boys who were hacking into the US military at the dawn of the Internet. Set in suburban Melbourne in the late 1980s, it follows a teenage Julian Assange and his gang of friends, the International Subversives, as they try to break into the computer systems of the worldb2ss most powerful organizations. Hoping to uncover the inner workings of these groups, the boys wage battle from their bedrooms. (less)

It follows a group of slaves who plan a daring escape from a Georgia plantation to cross 600 miles to freedom. (more)

It follows a group of slaves who plan a daring escape from a Georgia plantation to cross 600 miles to freedom. (less)

Portrays the life of the Weather UNDERGROUND Organization, which was near the top of the FBI's Most Wanted list in the 1... (more)

Portrays the life of the Weather UNDERGROUND Organization, which was near the top of the FBI's Most Wanted list in the 1970s. The film juxtaposes interviews with the UNDERGROUND collective with footage of the radical political movements of the time. (less)