Authors: Stephen King

Description: From master storyteller Stephen King, his unforgettable and terrifying sequel to The Shining—an instant #1 New York Times bestseller that is “[a] vivid frightscape” (The New York Times)—also a major motion picture starring Ewan McGregor! Years ago, the haunting of the Overlook Hotel nearly broke young Dan Torrance’s sanity, as his paranormal gift known as “the shining” opened a door straight into hell. And even though Dan is all grown up, the ghosts of the Overlook—and his father’s legacy of alcoholism and violence—kept him drifting aimlessly for most of his life. Now, Dan has finally found some order in the chaos by working in a local hospice, earning the nickname “Doctor Sleep” by secretly using his special abilities to comfort the dying and prepare them for the afterlife. But when he unexpectedly meets twelve-year-old Abra Stone—who possesses an even more powerful manifestation of the shining—the two find their lives in sudden jeopardy at the hands of the ageless and murderous nomadic tribe known as the True Knot, reigniting Dan’s own demons and summoning him to battle for this young girl’s soul and survival...

Langue: en

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Categories: Fiction

Authors: Bev Vincent

Description: Celebrate the King of Horror’s 75th birthday with Stephen King, which explores the connections between Stephen King’s life and his body of work.

Langue: en

Publisher: Epic Ink

Categories: Biography & Autobiography

Authors: Jason S. Polley ,Stephanie Laine Hamilton

Description: This edited collection variously interrogates how everyday evil manifests in Stephen King’s now-familiar American imaginary; an imaginary that increases the representational limits of both anticipated and experienced realism. Divided into three parts: I. The Man, II. The Monster, and III. The Re-mediator, the book offers rigorous readings of evil, realism, and popular culture as represented in a range of texts (and paratexts) from the King canon. Rich with images, a photo-essay, and appendices collecting classical texts and cultural detritus germane to King, this book moves away from viewing King’s work primarily through the lens of the “American gothic” and toward the realism that the suspense novelist’s voice (fictional and non-) and influence (literary and popular) indelibly continue to amplify, all the while complicating the traditional divide between serious literature and popular fiction. Stephen King remains perpetually popular. And he is finally receiving the academic treatment he has craved since the early 1980s. Yet still unexamined in the King critical canon is the suspense novelist’s fascination with “everyday evil.” Beyond rigorous interrogations of King’s fictional depictions of “everyday evil” by an array of scholars of different ranks living around the world (Canada, Finland, Hong Kong, the UK), the book, replete with 20 images, considers how King widens the parameters of literary production and appreciation. An integral part of the Americana that King’s five-decades-in-the-making canon configures, of course, includes King himself. King has long made use of self-referentiality in his fiction and nonfiction. Some of his nonfiction, several of our essays reveal, recirculates in paratextual form as “Prefatory Remarks” to new novels or new editions of older ones. The paratexts considered here (both across the volume and in the appendices) offer alternate ways by which to appreciate King and his sphere of influence (literary and popular). Said appendices are a grouping of King's paratexts on his writing as Bachman, appearing here, for the first time, as a cohesive collection. King's influence took off in the 1970s, as is further explored in the book-enveloping three-part photo-essay “King’s America, America’s King: Stephen King & Popular Culture since the 1970s.” About the transformative quality of “everyday evil,” the photo-essay tracks the cultural impacts of King first as an emerging author, then a pop culture phenomenon, and, finally, as an established American literary voice. Everyday Evil in Stephen King's America is designed to appeal to teachers and students of American literature, to Stephen King enthusiasts, as well as to acolytes of Americana since the Vietnam War.

Langue: en

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Categories: Literary Criticism

Authors: Matt Cardin

Description: This two-volume set offers comprehensive coverage of horror literature that spans its deep history, dominant themes, significant works, and major authors, such as Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, and Anne Rice, as well as lesser-known horror writers. Many of today's horror story fans—who appreciate horror through movies, television, video games, graphic novels, and other forms—probably don't realize that horror literature is not only one of the most popular types of literature but one of the oldest. People have always been mesmerized by stories that speak to their deepest fears. Horror Literature through History shows 21st-century horror fans the literary sources of their favorite entertainment and the rich intrinsic value of horror literature in its own right. Through profiles of major authors, critical analyses of important works, and overview essays focused on horror during particular periods as well as on related issues such as religion, apocalypticism, social criticism, and gender, readers will discover the fascinating early roots and evolution of horror writings as well as the reciprocal influence of horror literature and horror cinema. This unique two-volume reference set provides wide coverage that is current and compelling to modern readers—who are of course also eager consumers of entertainment. In the first section, overview essays on horror during different historical periods situate works of horror literature within the social, cultural, historical, and intellectual currents of their respective eras, creating a seamless narrative of the genre's evolution from ancient times to the present. The second section demonstrates how otherwise unrelated works of horror have influenced each other, how horror subgenres have evolved, and how a broad range of topics within horror—such as ghosts, vampires, religion, and gender roles—have been handled across time. The set also provides alphabetically arranged reference entries on authors, works, and specialized topics that enable readers to zero in on information and concepts presented in the other sections.

Langue: en

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Categories: Literary Criticism

Authors: Markus Brüchler

Description: Dieses MovieCon-Taschenbuch bietet einen tiefen Einblick in den ikonischen Horrorfilm von 1980, die weniger bekannte Mini-Serie von 1997 und die packende Fortsetzung DOCTOR SLEEP aus dem Jahr 2019. Erfahren Sie mehr über die Entstehungsgeschichten der Filme und der Mini-Serie.

Langue: de

Publisher: Colla & Gen Verlag

Categories: Photography

Authors: Stephen King

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Langue: en

Publisher: Scribner

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Authors: Edward C. Baig

Description: Take a bite out of all your Mac has to offer with this bestselling guide So, you joined the cool kids club and bought a Mac. Kudos! Now, do you dare admit to your sophisticated Mac mates that you still need some help figuring out how it works? No worries, Macs For Dummies is here to help! In full color for the first time ever, the latest edition of this long-running bestseller takes the guesswork out of working with your new Mac, providing easy-to-follow, plain-English answers to every possible question in the book! Whether you're trying to figure out the basics of getting around the OS X interface, learning the ins and outs of turning your Mac into a sleek productivity tool, or anything in between, Mac For Dummies makes it fast and easy to navigate your way around your new Apple computer. You'll get the know-how to rocket into cyberspace, browse the Web, send messages, back up files to the Cloud, deal with security issues, get productive with leading Mac apps, and have fun with one-stop shopping for music, movies, and media. Navigate OS X El Capitan with confidence and ease Use your Mac to power your audio and video systems Add your Mac to your home network Troubleshoot common problems when your Mac starts misbehaving Fully updated to cover the latest hardware and software releases, Macs For Dummies offers everything you need to get your geek on—and make your Mac your minion.

Langue: en

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Categories: Computers

Authors: Rudolf Augstein

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Langue: de

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Categories: German language materials

Authors: Stephen King

Description: Eine mörderische Sekte hat es auf Kinder abgesehen, die das Shining haben. Stephen King kehrt zu einem seiner berühmtesten Romane zurück: Der kleine Danny, der im Hotel Overlook so unter seinem besessenen Vater hat leiden müssen, ist nun erwachsen. Aber die Vergangenheit lässt ihn nicht los... (Quelle: Buchdeckel verso).

Langue: de

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Description: Issues for Nov. 1957- include section: Accessions. Aanwinste, Sept. 1957-

Langue: en

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Categories: Libraries

Authors: Type Directors Club

Description: A showcase of the year's best typographic work in print and on screen in advertising, communications, education, marketing, and publishing. The only annual publication devoted exclusively to the art of type, Typography 35 presents the finest work in the field for 2013. Selected from approximately 2,300 international submissions to the annual Type Directors Club competition, the winning designs are models of excellence and innovation in the use of type design, representing a wide range of categories in diverse fields, including books, magazines, corporate branding, logos, stationery, annual reports, video and web graphics, and posters. Each year, the Type Directors Club selects a prominent design studio or designer to curate the latest Typography book and select the winners of their annual typography competition. Tremendous creative freedom is given to each studio, allowing the annual to evolve dramatically with each new publication. Typography 35 is designed by American graphic designer, creative director, and educator Brian Collins, who was the chief creative officer of the Brand Innovation Group, Ogilvy & Mather, from 1998-2007.

Langue: en

Publisher: HarperCollins

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Langue: en

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Categories: Blind

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Langue: en

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Categories: Talking books

Authors: Stephen King

Description: This is the No. 2 in the Signed Stephen King / Glenn Chadbourne Original Cover Series featuring DOCTOR SLEEP. This is a dust jacket only. This commemorative original dust jacket cover is by artist Glenn Chadbourne. This dust jacket is personally signed by the artist. This original dust jacket fits DOCTOR SLEEP the Scribners hard cover edition, by Stephen King. This purchase includes: Original 2013 book cover painting of Winter Rose and the Ghost Train by artist Glenn Chadbourne. Dust Jacket Signed by Glenn Chadbourne on the back flap. Each copy features the Glenn Chadbourne embossing with a gold seal to complete authentication, featured on the back side of the cover. Free acid-free book cover on your cover for complete protection. This purchase is only for this original dust jacket and does not feature a copy of the book.

Langue: en

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Authors: Trivion Books

Description: Trivia-on-Book: Doctor Sleep by Stephen King Take the challenge yourself and share it with friends and family for a time of fun! Doctor Sleep, a sequel to Stephen King’s 1977 novel The Shining, picks up on the life of Daniel Torrance. The boy with “shining abilities” survived his evil dad and escaped the horrors of Overlook Hotel. Dan, now a middle-aged man, struggles with alcoholism and despair. To redeem himself, he joins Alcoholics Anonymous in New Hampshire and works in a hospice facility, where he is dubbed “Doctor Sleep,” for helping the dying cross over to the afterlife. Through spiritual communication, Dan connects with another shiner, Abra Stone, who he must save from the True Knot, quasi-immortals living off of the life-force (or “steam”) of psychic children who were tortured to death. In October 2013, Doctor Sleep reached the top spot on the New York Times Best Sellers list for combined print and eBook fiction, as well as hardcover fiction. It was awarded the 2013 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel. You may have read the book, but not have liked it. You may have liked the book, but not be a fan. You may call yourself a fan, but few truly are. Are you a fan? Trivia-on-Books is an independently curated trivia quiz on the book for readers, students, and fans alike. Whether you're looking for new materials to the book or would like to take the challenge yourself and share it with your friends and family for a time of fun, Trivia-on-Books provides a unique approach to Doctor Sleep by Stephen King that is both insightful and educational! Features You'll Find Inside: • 30 Multiple choice questions on the book, plots, characters and author • Insightful commentary to answer every question • Complementary quiz material for yourself or your reading group • Results provided with scores to determine "status" Promising quality and value, come play your trivia of a favorite book!!

Langue: en

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Langue: en

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Categories: American literature

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Description: Presents extended reviews of noteworthy books, short reviews, essays and articles on topics and trends in publishing, literature, culture and the arts. Includes lists of best sellers (hardcover and paperback).

Langue: en

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Categories: Books

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Langue: en

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Categories: Authors, American

Authors: Charles Harold Herford

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Langue: en

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Categories: English literature

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Langue: en

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Categories: Motion picture industry