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The institute, Stephen King

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In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis' parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there's no window. And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents - telekinesis and telepathy - who got to this place the same way Luke did: Kalisha, Nick, George, Iris, and 10-year-old Avery Dixon. They are all in Front Half. Others, Luke learns, graduated to Back Half, "like the roach motel," Kalisha says. "You check in, but you don't check out." In this most sinister of institutions, the director, Mrs. Sigsby, and her staff are ruthlessly dedicated to extracting from these children the force of their extranormal gifts. There are no scruples here. If you go along, you get tokens for the vending machines. If you don't, punishment is brutal. As each new victim disappears to Back Half, Luke becomes more and more desperate to get out and get help. But no one has ever escaped from The Institute
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
16 audio discs (approximately 19 hr.)
Note
  • Compact discs
  • Unabridged
Isbn
9781508279068
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The institute
Title
The institute
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Stephen King
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Language
eng
Summary
In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis' parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there's no window. And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents - telekinesis and telepathy - who got to this place the same way Luke did: Kalisha, Nick, George, Iris, and 10-year-old Avery Dixon. They are all in Front Half. Others, Luke learns, graduated to Back Half, "like the roach motel," Kalisha says. "You check in, but you don't check out." In this most sinister of institutions, the director, Mrs. Sigsby, and her staff are ruthlessly dedicated to extracting from these children the force of their extranormal gifts. There are no scruples here. If you go along, you get tokens for the vending machines. If you don't, punishment is brutal. As each new victim disappears to Back Half, Luke becomes more and more desperate to get out and get help. But no one has ever escaped from The Institute
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1947-
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King, Stephen
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fiction
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Read by Santino Fontana
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Fontana, Santino
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  • Missing children
  • Psychic ability
  • Child abuse
  • Kidnapping
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adult
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The institute, Stephen King
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  • Compact discs
  • Unabridged
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unknown
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audio disc
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rdacarrier
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unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
Extent
16 audio discs (approximately 19 hr.)
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not applicable
Isbn
9781508279068
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(s.r.)
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not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
mass produced
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plastic with metal
Media category
audio
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rda media
Other control number
9781508279068
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digital
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*
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digital recording
Specific material designation
sound disc
Speed
1.4m. per second (discs)
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  • 3629239
  • 1971450
  • 464916
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable
Label
The institute, Stephen King
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Compact discs
  • Unabridged
Capture and storage technique
unknown
Carrier category
audio disc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
Extent
16 audio discs (approximately 19 hr.)
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781508279068
Isbn Type
(s.r.)
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
mass produced
Kind of material
plastic with metal
Media category
audio
Media MARC source
rda media
Other control number
9781508279068
Other physical details
digital
Ownership
*
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
sound disc
Speed
1.4m. per second (discs)
System control number
  • 3629239
  • 1971450
  • 464916
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable

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