{"product_id":"codigo-de-procedimiento-civil-anotado-con-todas-las-leyes-decretos-y-acuerdos-del-tribunal-superior-de-justicia-dictados-hasta-el-31-de-diciembre-de-apendice-que-contiene-la-spanish-edition","title":"The Stand: Complete and Uncut by Stephen King","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Stand: Complete and Uncut\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Stephen King\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpanish Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBehind the Lines:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStephen King’s \u003cstrong\u003eapocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague\u003c\/strong\u003e and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting—and eerily plausible—as when it was first published.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years!\u003c\/strong\u003e This edition includes all of the new and restored material first published in \u003cem\u003eThe Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSummary:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 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 leader. Two emerge—Mother Abagail, the benevolent 108-year-old woman who urges them to build a peaceful community in Boulder, Colorado; and Randall Flagg, the nefarious “Dark Man,” who delights in chaos and violence. As the dark man and the peaceful woman gather power, the survivors will have to choose between them—and ultimately decide the fate of all humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePraise:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4.4\/5 Stars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A master storyteller.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Los Angeles Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death. And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped of its institutions and emptied of 99 percent of its people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose sides—or are chosen.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA world in which good rides on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abigail—and the worst nightmares of evil are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the dark man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1978 \u003cstrong\u003eStephen King\u003c\/strong\u003e published \u003cem\u003eThe Stand\u003c\/em\u003e, the novel that is now considered to be one of his finest works. But as it was first published, \u003cem\u003eThe Stand\u003c\/em\u003e was incomplete, since more than 150,000 words had been cut from the original manuscript. Now \u003cstrong\u003eStephen King's apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague \u003c\/strong\u003eand embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil has been restored to its entirety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Stand: The Complete And Uncut Edition\u003c\/em\u003e includes more than five hundred pages of material previously deleted, along with new material that King added as he reworked the manuscript for a new generation. It gives us new characters and endows familiar ones with new depths. It has a new beginning and a new ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat emerges is a gripping work with the scope and moral complexity of a true epic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor hundreds of thousands of fans who read \u003cem\u003eThe Stand \u003c\/em\u003ein its original version and wanted more, this new edition is Stephen King's gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd those who are reading \u003cem\u003eThe Stand\u003c\/em\u003e for the first time will discover a triumphant and eerily plausible work of the imagination that takes on the issues that will determine our survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSummary:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Stand is an epic post-apocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by American author Stephen King and first published in 1978 by Doubleday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author: Stephen King\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStephen Edwin King, born September 21, 1947, in Portland, Maine, is a highly acclaimed and prolific American author known for his horror, supernatural fiction, and suspense novels. He is often referred to as \u003cstrong\u003e\"The King\"\u003c\/strong\u003e or \u003cstrong\u003e\"The King of Horror\"\u003c\/strong\u003e. King's books have \u003cstrong\u003esold over 350 million copies worldwide\u003c\/strong\u003e and many of his works have been adapted into successful films and television series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEarly Life and Career:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKing grew up in Maine with his mother after his parents separated when he was a toddler. He attended the University of Maine, where he wrote for the school newspaper and met his future wife, Tabitha Spruce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfter graduating, he taught high school English while continuing to write short stories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis first novel, \u003cem\u003eCarrie\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in 1974, launching his career as a horror author.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLiterary Works:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing has \u003cstrong\u003ewritten over fifty novels,\u003c\/strong\u003e two hundred short stories, and nine collections of short fiction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis works include \u003cem\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Stand\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Dead Zone\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eIt\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe also wrote under the \u003cstrong\u003epseudonym Richard Bachman.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany of his novels and short stories have been adapted into films, including \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Shawshank Redemption\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Green Mile\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1408\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMisery\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePersonal Life:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing is married to Tabitha Spruce and they have three children: Naomi, Joe, and Owen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe is also a philanthropist, supporting education and community programs through his foundation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing has battled drug addiction in the past, but he has overcome it and is now a recovered addict.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50283014226235,"sku":"0307947300","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9780307947307.jpg?v=1776344333","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/codigo-de-procedimiento-civil-anotado-con-todas-las-leyes-decretos-y-acuerdos-del-tribunal-superior-de-justicia-dictados-hasta-el-31-de-diciembre-de-apendice-que-contiene-la-spanish-edition","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}