Stephen King
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Enter once more the world of Roland Deschain—and the world of the Dark Tower...presented in a stunning graphic novel form that will unlock the doorways to terrifying secrets and bold storytelling as part of the dark fantasy masterwork and magnum opus from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King.
"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed." With these unforgettable words, millions of readers...
"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed." With these unforgettable words, millions of readers...
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Stephen King reads three of his classic short stories including 1408, now a feature film! Enter a nightmarish mindscape of unrelenting horror and shocking revelations as the greatest storyteller of our time takes us inside a world of yearning and paranoia, isolation and addiction. It is the world of the smoker. Stephen King's audio original story collection blood and smoke features the tale 1408, now a Dimension Films motion picture starring John...
3) Shining
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Before Doctor Sleep, there was The Shining, a classic of modern American horror from the undisputed master, Stephen King.
Jack Torrance’s new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, he’ll have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. But as the harsh winter weather sets in, the idyllic location feels ever more remote......
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Stephen King's apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting and eerily plausible as when it was first published.
A patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon: a mutated strain of super-flu that will wipe out 99 percent of the world's population within a few weeks. Those who remain are scared, bewildered, and in need of a...
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THE MAN IN THE BLACK SUIT FOUR UNABRIDGED DARK TALES FROM STEPHEN KING The Man in the Black Suit Read by John Cullum "...the face of the man in the black suit grows ever clearer, ever closer, and I remember every word he said. I don't want to think of him, but I can't help it, and sometimes at night my old heart beats so hard and so fast I think it will tear itself right clear of my chest." A haunting recollection of a mysterious boyhood event, The...
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I knew I was dreaming when I peered around the trunk of an ancient Red Gum tree in the park to see if I could spot the cat before he saw me. He, or she, I had not been able to discern the sex, was prancing back and forth across the path. It was waiting for me, and it looked pissed. Suddenly it stopped and jerked its head around, and I ducked back behind the trunk, my heart pounding.The thing has seen me. How the hell did it know I was here? Now what...
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In Liberalization against Democracy, Stephen J. King argues that, in contrast to prevailing views, pro-market economic reforms in Tunisia did not foster democratization. Instead, state-led economic liberalization facilitated the reorganization of authoritarian rule and contributed to the subversion of democratic tendencies at both the national and local levels. In addition to King's analysis of neo-liberal economic transformation and regime change...
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Stephen J. King considers the reasons that international and domestic efforts toward democratization have failed to take hold in the Arab world. Focusing on Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, and Algeria, he suggests that a complex set of variables characterizes authoritarian rule and helps to explain both its dynamism and its persistence. King addresses, but moves beyond, how religion and the strongly patriarchal culture influence state structure, policy configuration,...
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It is Senior Sergeant Gordon 'Laney' Lane's last day at work before retirement. He has had a full life of watching changes occur with not only the police department, but in his life; not all of which are good. He is walking the beat he used to walk, back in the day when cops used to 'walk the beat,' in the rain, remembering his life to that point.'Laney' has an appointment. An appointment which, to him, will right a wrong; a serious wrong. He will...
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The works collected in The Lure of Authoritarianism consider the normative appeal of authoritarianism in light of the 2011 popular uprisings in the Middle East. Despite what seemed to be a popular revolution in favor of more democratic politics, there has instead been a slide back toward authoritarian regimes that merely gesture toward notions of democracy. In the chaos that followed the Arab Spring, societies were lured by the prospect of strong...
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From investors and monetary authorities to governments and policy makers, almost everyone had assumed inflation was dead and buried. But now people the world over are confronting a poisonous new economic reality and, with it, the prospect of vast and increasing wealth inequality. How have we arrived in this situation? And what, if anything, can we do about it? Celebrated economist Stephen D. King--one of the few to warn ahead of time about the latest...
12) Holly: a novel
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"Kiedy Penny Dahl dzwoni do agencji detektywistycznej Finders Keepers w nadziei na pomoc w odnalezieniu zaginionej córki, Holly niechętnie przyjmuje sprawę. Jednak coś w desperackim głosie Penny Dahl sprawia, że Holly nie może jej odmówić. To zaledwie kilka przecznic od miejsca, w którym zniknęła Bonnie Dahl. żyją profesorowie Rodney i Emily Harris. Są małżeństwem, osiemdziesięciolatkami, oddanymi sobie nawzajem i dożywotnimi emerytowanymi...
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Are you ready to turn your body into a lean, fat-burning machine?
Intermittent fasting is the easiest thing you can do to i mprove your health on a cellular level, and show off those results on the outside, too.
Your body was designed to eat good foods, and be the attractive person you've always dreamed of being. The problem is that we get caught up in eating too much junk food too often.
Intermittent Fasting and Keto Diet is the best guide for:
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15) Wilki z Calla
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Dark tower volume 5
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Do Calla Bryn Sturgis, miasteczka położonego w miejscu zwanym pograniczem, zbliżają się hordy Wilków - tajemniczych, uzbrojonych po zęby stworów w wilczych maskach. Regularnie co dwadzieścia parę lat napadają na mieszkańców okolicznych miejscowości i porywają ich dzieci. Poddane bliżej nieokreślonym, złowrogim rytuałom dzieci wracają póżniej jako pokury, istoty upośledzone umysłowo.
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Dark tower volume 8
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Roland z Gilead jest rewolwerowcem, jednym z nielicznych usiłujących utrzymać porządek w świecie rosnącego bezprawia, połączeniem błędnego rycerza i szeryfa z Dzikiego Zachodu. Wraz z grupą towarzyszy przemierza złowrogi, wyludniony świat, zniszczony przez wojny, zamieszkały przez mutanty i demony, w poszukiwaniu tajemniczej Mrocznej Wieży stojącej w centrum istnienia wszystkich światów. Wędrowców zatrzymuje lodowaty wicher niszczący...
18) Blaze: a novel
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At six foot seven, and just under three hundred pounds, Clay "Blaze" Blaisdell is a giant of a man, but his capers were purely small time until he met George Rackley. George introduced a slow-thinking Blaze to a past paced world of a hundred different cons and one big idea: Kidnapping the child of wealthy parents. Their intended mark is the definition of filthy rich, and the last twig on the Gerard family tree could be worth millions. There's only...
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In 1969, a young Jud Crandall dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow, Maine behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that will forever keep him connected to Ludlow. Banding together, Jud and his childhood friends must fight an ancient evil that has gripped Ludlow since its founding, and once unearthed has the power to destroy everything in its path. Based on the untold chapter from...