The Shining - Stephen King

Category: Historical Fiction, Horror
Language: English
Keywords: FLAC Lossless Stephen King

Written by Stephen King
Read by Campbell Scott
Format: FLAC
Unabridged

The audio sample provided accurately reflects the sound quality of this upload. It is not being streamed from Audible.
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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… and more sinister. And the only one to notice the strange and terrible forces gathering around the Overlook is Danny Torrance, a uniquely gifted five-year-old.

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—-Technical Information—-
Format : FLAC
Format/Info : Free Lossless Audio Codec
File size : 34.7 MiB
Duration : 17 min 30 s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 277 kb/s
Album : The Shining
Track name : 1: Job Interview
Track name/Position : 4
Track name/Total : 8
Performer : Stephen King
Genre : Horror
Cover : Yes
Cover type : Cover (front)
Cover MIME : image/jpeg

Audio
Format : FLAC
Format/Info : Free Lossless Audio Codec
Duration : 17 min 30 s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 274 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 kHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Stream size : 34.3 MiB (99%)
Writing library : libFLAC 1.3.2 (UTC 2017-01-01)