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    The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe

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The Shining

by Stephen King

The Shining Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

The Overlook Hotel is more than just a home-away-from-home for the Torrance family. For Jack, Wendy, and their young son, Danny, it is a place where past horrors come to life. And where those gifted with the shining do battle with the darkest evils. Stephen King's classic thriller is one of the most powerfully imagined novels of our time.

The Shining

Review:

Nashville BannerThis chilling novel will haunt you, and make your blood run cold and your heart race with fear.

Review:

CosmopolitanGuaranteed to frighten you into fits...freezing terror...with a climax that is literally explosive!
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About the Author

Stephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Among his most recent are the Dark Tower novels, Cell, From a Buick 8, Everything's Eventual, Hearts in Atlantis, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, and Bag of Bones. His acclaimed nonfiction book, On Writing, was also a bestseller. He is the recipient of the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780743424424
Author:
King, Stephen
Publisher:
Pocket Books
Location:
New York, N.Y.
Subject:
Family
Subject:
Authors
Subject:
Horror
Subject:
Horror stories
Subject:
Demonology
Subject:
Hotelkeepers
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Horror - General
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Occult fiction
Subject:
Horror fiction
Copyright:
2001
Edition Description:
B101
Series Volume:
FPT 01-11
Publication Date:
September 2001
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
704
Dimensions:
6.82x4.26x1.14 in. .71 lbs.
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