J. R. R. Tolkien

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Arizona

The Lord of the Rings: Part Three

The Return of the King

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Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to share in an adventure from which he may never return.

The Hobbit

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Pennsylvania

After losing Gandalf and being divided from their other companions during an Orc attack, Frodo and Sam continue towards Mordor, Land of the Enemy, to destroy the Ring, accompanied only by a mysterious figure that follows them.

The Two Towers

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The Silmarillion

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Daniel Grotta

J. R. R. Tolkien is one of the most beloved and enigmatic writers of the twentieth century, yet surprisingly little is known about the personal life of the author of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. After a traumatic childhood, Tolkien experienced the bloody trenches of World War I, then lived most of his life as an Oxford scholar in a cloistered academic community. In this fascinating illustrated biography, author Daniel Grotta examines how much of Tolkien's personal experience fired his incredible imagination and led to the creation of Middle-earth and its inhabitants.

Colorado

Architect of Middle Earth

Examines the life and thoughts of the masterful creator of Middle-earth.

Biography of J. R. R. Tolkien

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Ed Strauss

A Christian devotional based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.
“Drama…Humor…Insight…What more could you ask from a book?
More than 70 years ago J.R.R. Tolkien wove these qualities into his classic tale of small folk who accomplished great things. Now, Ed Strauss spins dozens of dramatic, humorous, and insightful devotions from that great place of literature.
The humble hobbits overcame fear, discouragement, and despair through steadfastness, courage, and hope. Their story parallels the contemporary life situations we all face and lends itself to the teaching of the greatest literature of all, the Bible.
Find great encouragement from the little people of Tolkien’s marvelous imagination.”

Bilbo Baggins and the Bible

If you enjoy J. R. R. Tolkien--even if you're new to his classic stories--you'll love A Hobbit Devotional featuring 60 humorous, challenging, and encouraging devotionals. Soon to be a major motion picture, The Hobbit has fascinated readers for more than 70 years. Now, this tale of humble folk who overcome fear, discouragement, and despair through steadfastness, courage, and hope forms the basis of a brand-new devotional book. Each reading sketches a scene from The Hobbit, relates it to a contemporary life situation you might experience yourself, and brings in the teaching of a relevant Bible story or verse.

A Hobbit Devotional

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This is one of the books that I have read for the RNL. This volume comes with some personal thoughts on this text

Illinois

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Humphrey Carpenter

A Biography

Tolkien

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The awesome conclusion to The Lord of the Rings--the greatest fantasy epic of all time--which began in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers.

Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read

While the evil might of the Dark Lord Sauron swarms out to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggle deep into Mordor, seat of Sauron's power. To defeat the Dark Lord, the One Ring, ruler of the accursed Rings of Power, must be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom. But the way is impossibly hard, and Frodo is weakening. Weighed down by the compulsion of the Ring, he begins finally to despair.

The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings book 3)

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The middle novel in The Lord of the Rings--the greatest fantasy epic of all time--which began in The Fellowship of the Ring, and which reaches its magnificent climax in The Return of the King.

Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read

The Fellowship is scattered. Some brace hopelessly for war against the ancient evil of Sauron. Others must contend with the treachery of the wizard Saruman. Only Frodo and Sam are left to take the One Ring, ruler of the accursed Rings of Power, to be destroyed in Mordor, the dark realm where Sauron is supreme. Their guide is Gollum, deceitful and obsessive slave to the corruption of the Ring.

The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings book 2)

This is one of the RNL books that comes with personalized comments and an invitation to a conversation. 

Lord of the Rings

Return of the King

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The opening novel of The Lord of the Rings--the greatest fantasy epic of all time--which continues in The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
 
Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read

The dark, fearsome Ringwraiths are searching for a Hobbit. Frodo Baggins knows that they are seeking him and the Ring he bears--the Ring of Power that will enable evil Sauron to destroy all that is good in Middle-earth. Now it is up to Frodo and his faithful servant, Sam, with a small band of companions, to carry the Ring to the one place it can be destroyed: Mount Doom, in the very center of Sauron's realm.

The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings book 1)

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The Enchanting Prelude to the Lord of the Rings

Hobbit Bilbo Baggins raakt betrokken bij een fantastisch avontuur, wanneer hij is gekozen tot leider van een groep dwergen bij hun levensgevaarlijke speurtocht naar de vreselijk draak, die de schatten van het dwergvolk heeft geroofd.

The Hobbit (Revised Edition)

Book is in excellent, like new condition, aside from the "Elevate" stamps on both top and bottom edges of the pages. 

Also the middle pages kind of stick out along the side as if cut longer than the rest of the pages.

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Being TheThird Part of the Lord of the Rings

In anticipation of the new film The Hobbit, opening in December 2012, comes a reissue of the final book in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Reissue. 200,000 first printing.

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The Hobbit (Del Ray Paperback Edition, 2012)

Atanielle Annyn Rowland

Explains the fourteen different languages and assorted alphabets of Middle-earth, translates Elvish poetry, war slogans, and sayings, and features a complete dictionary of non-English words in the Middle-earth classics

The Languages of Tolkien's Middle­earth

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Texas

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

The Tolkien Companion (Pan Books Edition, 1976)

Anne C. Petty

Maryland

Discovering the Human Spirit

Petty explores why J.R.R. Tolkien's works continue to resonate with new generations of readers as she reveals the underlying themes of his timeless classics. Illustrations.

Tolkien in the Land of Heroes *like new 

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Tom Shippey

Page edges very slightly discolored from age, but a really nice, clean copy.

Vermont

Revised and Expanded Edition

The Road to Middle-earth, Tom Shippey’s classic work, now revised in paperback, explores J.R.R. Tolkien’s creativity and the sources of his inspiration. Shippey shows in detail how Tolkien’s professional background led him to write The Hobbit and how he created a timeless charm for millions of readers. Examining the foundation of Tolkien’s most popular work, The Lord of the Rings, Shippey also discusses the contribution of The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales to Tolkien’s great myth cycle, showing how Tolkien’s more “difficult” books can be fully appreciated. He goes on to examine the remarkable twelve-volume History of Middle-earth, written by Tolkien’s son and literary heir Christopher Tolkien, which traces the creative and technical processes by which Middle-earth evolved.

The Road to Middle-Earth

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The Treason of Isengard is the seventh volume in Christopher Tolkien's History of Middle-earth and the second in his account of the evolution of The Lord of the Rings. This book follows the long halt in the darkness of the Mines of Moria (which ended The Return of the Shadow) and traces the tale into new lands south and east of the Misty Mountains. Tolkien introduces us to Lothlorien, land of the elves, where we meet the Ents, the Riders of Rohan, and Saruman the White in the fortress of Isengard. In brief outlines and penciled drafts dashed down on scraps of paper are the first entry of Galadriel; the earliest ides of the history of Gondor; and the original meeting of Aragorn with Eowyn, its significance destined to be wholly transformed. Conceptions of what lay ahead dissolve as the story takes its own paths, as in the account of the capture of Frodo and his rescue by Sam Gamgee from Minas Morgul, written long before J.R.R. Tolkien actually reached that point in the writing of The Lord of the Rings. A chief feature of the book is a full account of the original Map, with drawings of successive phases, which was long the basis and accompaniment of the emerging geography of Middle-earth. An appendix describes the Runic alphabets of the time, with illustrations of the forms and an analysis of the Runes used in the Book of Mazarbul found beside Balin's tomb in Moria.

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