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SOON TO BE A NEW FILM, STREAMING ON MAX FALL OF 2024 • #1 BESTSELLER • Ben Mears has returned to Jerusalem’s Lot in hopes that exploring the history of the Marsten House, an old mansion long the subject of rumor and speculation, will help him cast out his personal devils and provide inspiration for his new book. "A master storyteller." —The Los Angeles Times When two young boys venture into the woods, and only one returns alive, Mears begins to realize that something sinister is at work. In fact, his hometown is under siege from forces of darkness far beyond his imagination. And only he, with a small group of allies, can hope to contain the evil that is growing within the borders of this small New England town. With this, his second novel, Stephen King established himself as an indisputable master of American horror, able to transform the old conceits of the genre into something fresh and all the more frightening for taking place in a familiar, idyllic locale.

The "masterfully chilling" novel that inspired the hit AMC series (Entertainment Weekly). The men on board the HMS Terror — part of the 1845 Franklin Expedition, the first steam-powered vessels ever to search for the legendary Northwest Passage — are entering a second summer in the Arctic Circle without a thaw, stranded in a nightmarish landscape of encroaching ice and darkness. Endlessly cold, they struggle to survive with poisonous rations, a dwindling coal supply, and ships buckling in the grip of crushing ice. But their real enemy is even more terrifying. There is something out there in the frigid darkness: an unseen predator stalking their ship, a monstrous terror clawing to get in. “The best and most unusual historical novel I have read in years.” —Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe

From the New York Times best-selling author of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires comes a nostalgic and unflinchingly funny celebration of the horror fiction boom of the 1970s and ’80s. Take a tour through the horror paperback novels of two iconic decades . . . if you dare. Page through dozens and dozens of amazing book covers featuring well-dressed skeletons, evil dolls, and knife-wielding killer crabs! Read shocking plot summaries that invoke devil worship, satanic children, and haunted real estate! Horror author and vintage paperback book collector Grady Hendrix offers killer commentary and witty insight on these trashy thrillers that tried so hard to be the next Exorcist or Rosemary’s Baby. Complete with story summaries and artist and author profiles, this unforgettable volume dishes on familiar authors like V. C. Andrews and R. L. Stine, plus many more who’ve faded into obscurity. Also included are recommendations for which of these forgotten treasures are well worth your reading time and which should stay buried.

Part of being human is experiencing setbacks, both minor and major. What can set you apart is how you deal with them. In You Are Irreplaceable, author Augusto Cury encourages you to get back to a time when you were driven by the dream of being alive, not controlled by your troubles and opponents. You Are Irreplaceable takes you on a winding spiritual journey starting when your life was simple and uncomplicated. sampling of Augusto's inspirational reflections: "Criticize every negative thought—complacency, compliance, and passivity must all be questioned and the causes of inner conflict must be considered. Demand happiness, confidence, and well-being. Broaden your emotional range and embrace new experiences. Be the author, not the victim, of your history!" Augusto Cury can help you cope with failure, grief, and fear. Let him inspire success, well-being, and happiness.

Widely perceived as an overwhelmingly Catholic nation, Brazil has experienced in recent years a growth in the popularity of Buddhism among the urban, cosmopolitan upper classes. In the 1990s Buddhism in general and Zen in particular were adopted by national elites, the media, and popular culture as a set of humanistic values to counter the rampant violence and crime in Brazilian society. Despite national media attention, the rapidly expanding Brazilian market for Buddhist books and events, and general interest in the globalization of Buddhism, the Brazilian case has received little scholarly attention. Cristina Rocha addresses that shortcoming in Zen in Brazil. Drawing on fieldwork in Japan and Brazil, she examines Brazilian history, culture, and literature to uncover the mainly Catholic, Spiritist, and Afro-Brazilian religious matrices responsible for this particular indigenization of Buddhism. In her analysis of Japanese immigration and the adoption and creolization of the Sôtôshû school of Zen Buddhism in Brazil, she offers the fascinating insight that the latter is part of a process of "cannibalizing" the modern other to become modern oneself. She shows, moreover, that in practicing Zen, the Brazilian intellectual elites from the 1950s onward have been driven by a desire to acquire and accumulate cultural capital both locally and overseas. Their consumption of Zen, Rocha contends, has been an expression of their desire to distinguish themselves from popular taste at home while at the same time associating themselves with overseas cultural elites.

ESTE BOX INCLUI OS TÍTULOS A LEI DA ATRAÇÃO , O PROPÓSITO DA SUA VIDA , HO'OPONOPONO A LEI DA ATRAÇÃO Em alguns momentos, algo que desejamos muito parece acontecer subitamente, como que por coincidência. Noutros momentos, algo que tememos muito também parece se manifestar como que por coincidência. Experiências como essas evidenciam a existência de uma força muito poderosa chamada de "Lei da Atração", que é a capacidade que temos de, com nossos pensamentos e emoções, criar a realidade em que vivemos. O PROPÓSITO DA SUA VIDA No bestseller mundial A Lei da Atração, Michael Losier nos mostrou como podemos atrair tudo o que queremos por meio da nossa atenção, energia e foco. Mas e se não conseguimos sequer identificar o que realmente queremos? Em O propósito da sua vida, ele nos ensina a investigar nossas motivações mais básicas e desenvolve um guia simples para auxiliar o leitor a identificar suas necessidades mais importantes. Com exercícios simples, tabelas e depoimentos pessoais, esse livro ajudará o leitor a evoluir profissionalmente, construir relacionamentos baseados na compreensão e na compaixão e criar estratégias diárias para aumentar seu nível de satisfação e alegria." HO'OPONOPONO O Ho'oponopono tem o poder de mudar vidas para sempre. Tesouro espiritual originário do Havaí, essa prática milenar baseada no perdão e na gratidão ajuda a superar todo tipo de problema – seja ele um conflito na família, um obstáculo no trabalho ou um sofrimento experimentado por milhões de pessoas. Neste novo livro, o professor, escritor e pesquisador espiritual Ulrich Emil Duprée mostra que a transformação amorosa promovida pelo Ho'oponopono nos torna capazes de entender – e aceitar – que situações, acontecimentos e encontros pelos quais passamos estão relacionados a nossos atos, escolhas e pensamentos de ontem e de hoje.