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Fourteen-year-old Will Burrows lives with his parents and younger sister Rebecca in London. He has little in common with any of them, except for a passion for digging, which he shares with his father, a museum curator and doctor of archaeology. When his father suddenly disappears after a row with his mother, the police believe he has just gone away for a while to cool down. But Will is unconvinced, and decides to investigate with his best friend, Chester.

As he plummets down a subterranean void, it looks like the end for fourteen-year-old Will Burrows. But it's just the beginning of a terrifying new adventure in which he must face giant carnivorous spiders and the deadly Brights. And, much worse, twin Styx girls with a score to settle... The third exciting adventure in the fantastic Tunnels series from acclaimed authors Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams.

In his quest to find his father, Will is plunged even deeper underground. As if things weren't bad enough already he stumbles across a Styx plot with terrible implications for the world above and his murderous stepsister who isn't finished yet.

Easter Rising tells the dramatic minute-by-minute account of a heroic band of rebels who faced the might of the British Empire in 1916 Dublin. The Irish rebel leader, Patrick Pearse, perished in front of an English firing squad; however, his actions led to the eventual formation of a modern, independent Ireland. Easter rising brings history to vibrant, flaming life.

With The Hemingway Monologues, Brian Gordon Sinclair gives us an intimate insight into the circumstances that shaped the famed author's life and inspired him in his writing. Death in the Afternoon is the third in this seven-play series that traces Hemingway's chronology from birth to death. Brian Gordon Sinclair is considered to be "the foremost dramatic interpreter of Ernest Hemingway in the world today." (Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, UK)

Relationships, careers, and physical fitness—they all take effort. Despite our best intentions, it’s easy to lose focus. In today’s digital culture, we’re inundated with quick fixes and false promises: Take this pill and lose 15 pounds; buy this app and be more productive. The truth is, you can’t buy a life of purpose, and fulfillment was never just a shortcut away.

Why did Ernest Hemingway kill himself? The answer is here in Sunset, a must-listen story for all lovers of Hemingway’s books, for anyone intrigued by his life and death. A convincing and evocative portrayal of Ernest Hemingway. I dare you not to cry as Hemingway faces death on his own terms. Brian Gordon Sinclair continues the art of storytelling at its finest as he uncovers a compassionate Hemingway whose humanity will astound you. This title concludes and balances the chronological volumes of The Hemingway Monologues.

This one-man, two-act play premiered, after several delays, in Key West, Florida, in 2009. It examines another phase in the life of Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway. From the joys of absinthe to the appeal of Ava Gardner, Ernest Hemingway turns to the exotic temptations of China and his third wife, Martha Gellhorn. Back in Cuba, he chases U-boats and tracks Nazi spies as a prelude to the European war and flying missions with the Royal Air Force.

Though Americans have seen plenty of news updates on the Iraq War since 2003, few know what it’s like to actually live through the harsh conditions on a daily basis. In his memoir, B.I.A.P.: Baghdad International Airport, two-tour Iraq War veteran Sergeant Brian L. Gordon shows readers the constant challenges soldiers face on the ground in the Middle East. Serving first in 2003, Gordon drives a truck delivering bulk fuel and must regularly dodge rocket-propelled grenades and IEDs. His unit also takes on heavy firefights and rocket launcher attacks while manning the water point at the Euphrates River.

With The Hemingway Monologues Brian Gordon Sinclair gives us an intimate insight into the circumstances that shaped the famed author’s life and inspired him in his writing. "Death in the Afternoon" is the third in this seven-play series that traces Hemingway’s chronology from birth to death. Brian Gordon Sinclair is considered to be “the foremost dramatic interpreter of Ernest Hemingway in the world today.”

With The Hemingway Monologues, Brian Gordon Sinclair gives us an intimate insight into the circumstances that shaped the famed author's life and inspired him in his writing. The Lost Generation is the second in this seven-play series that traces Hemingway's chronology from birth to death. This play debuted at the Hemingway Days Festival in Key West, Florida, in July of 2004.

Wills Vater ist plötzlich verschwunden! Gemeinsam mit seinem Freund Chester macht sich Will tief unter der Erde auf die Suche, denn nur dort kann sich der Archäologe aufhalten. Schon bald befinden sich die beiden Jungen auf einer rasanten Fahrt tief ins Erdreich hinein und landen mitten in einer unterirdischen Stadt. Beherrscht wird diese von dunkeln Gestalten, die Eindringlinge nicht dulden und Will und Chester schon längst entdeckt haben ...

Im neuen Abenteuer dringen Will, Chester und Cal noch tiefer ins Erdreich vor. Dabei machen sie eine finstere Entdeckung...

A For All Mankind Podcast