11/22/63 theories, ultimately coming to the conclusion that Oswald acted alone. King met with historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, an assistant to Lyndon B. Johnson and the author of books about several presidents, and used some of her ideas of worst-case political scenarios that might occur in the absence of Kennedy's assassination. The trade hardcover edition features a dust jacket that is a faux newspaper front page, with the front of the jacket featuring an article recounting the real historical event of Kennedy's assassination, and the back featuring an alternative history article speaking of the event as just a failed assassination "attempt"
The Shop (Stephen King) The Shop (Stephen King) The Shop is a fictional, top secret United States government agency, with seemingly well-meaning, but actually evil, intentions and motivations in the writings of Stephen King. It is similar to the Syndicate in "The X-Files." It plays a central role as the antagonist in the novel "Firestarter," the miniseries "Golden Years," and the film "The Lawnmower Man." It is also an element of the novel "The Tommyknockers." In addition, an offhand reference hints that it may be at least partially responsible for the events of the novella "The Mist." In the miniseries adaptation of "The Langoliers,"