The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey--The World of Hobbits

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey--The World of Hobbits
Author: Paddy Kempshall
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2012-11-06
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0547859120

Enter the amazing World of Hobbits. Packed with photos from the new film, this book will tell you all you need to know about these amazing creatures – their appearance, appetites, homes, friends, deadly foes and much more.

The World of Hobbits

The World of Hobbits
Author: Paddy Kempshall
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2012
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0007487371

Discover the amazing world of Hobbits in this photo-packed, information-filled companion to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, directed by Peter Jackson.

The Hobbit

The Hobbit
Author: Paddy Kempshall
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2012
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0007487355

For use in schools and libraries only. The fantasy adventures of a hobbit serve as the prequel to The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. Movie tie-in edition.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Chronicles: Art & Design

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Chronicles: Art & Design
Author: Weta
Publisher: Harper Design
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-12-14
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780062200907

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Chronicles: Art & Design is a sumptuous celebration of the creative vision of Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The book is packed with more than 1,000 images of concept artwork, photographs and development paintings by the artists working behind the scenes to bring Middle-earth to life, who each provide detailed and entertaining commentary that reveals the story behind the vision. As a bonus feature unique to this book, there is a special fold-out map printed in glow-in-the-dark ink and a giant four-page fold-out of Bilbo's contract. Complied by Weta Workshop senior concept designer Daniel Falconer, this is the first in a series of lavish hardcover books written and designed by the award-winning team at Weta, who are working closely with the production team to guarantee that these books will be bursting with insider information and stunning visual imagery.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Official Movie Guide

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Official Movie Guide
Author: Brian Sibley
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2012-11-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0547899300

Enter Bilbo Baggins’ world through exclusive interviews with director Peter Jackson, Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen and all the principal cast and filmmakers, who share film-making secrets and tales of what it was actually like making movie magic in Middle-earth. Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos of the actors, locations, sets, creatures and costumes, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Official Movie Guide has been produced in collaboration with the filmmakers who have brought J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic novel into breathtaking three-dimensional life.

The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy

The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy
Author: Gregory Bassham
Publisher: Open Court
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2013-11-13
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0812698061

The Lord of the Rings is intended to be applicable to the real world of relationships, religion, pleasure, pain, and politics. Tolkien himself said that his grand tale of wizards, orcs, hobbits, and elves was aimed at truth and good morals in the actual world. Analysis of the popular appeal of The Lord of the Rings (on websites and elsewhere) shows that Tolkien fans are hungry for discussion of the urgent moral and cosmological issues arising out of this fantastic epic story. Can political power be wielded for good, or must it always corrupt? Does technology destroy the truly human? Is it morally wrong to give up hope? Can we find meaning in chance events? In The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy, seventeen young philosophy professors, all of them ardent Tolkien fans and most of them contributors to the four earlier volumes in the Popular Culture and Philosophy series, address some of these important issues and show how clues to their solutions may be found in the imaginary world of Middle-earth. The book is divided into five sections, concerned with Power and the Ring, the Quest for Happiness, Good and Evil in Middle-earth, Time and Mortality, and the Relevance

The Hobbit

The Hobbit
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher: Del Rey
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1986-07-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780345339683

The stirring adventure that begins The Lord of the Rings, the greatest fantasy epic of all time When Thorin Oakenshield and his band of dwarves embark upon a dangerous quest to reclaim the hoard of gold stolen from them by the evil dragon Smaug, Gandalf the wizard suggests an unlikely accomplice: Bilbo Baggins, an unassuming Hobbit dwelling in peaceful Hobbiton. Along the way, the company faces trolls, goblins, giant spiders, and worse. But as they journey from the wonders of Rivendell to the terrors of Mirkwood and beyond, Bilbo will find that there is more to him than anyone—himself included—ever dreamed. Unexpected qualities of courage and cunning, and a love of adventure, propel Bilbo toward his great destiny . . . a destiny that waits in the dark caverns beneath the Misty Mountains, where a twisted creature known as Gollum jealously guards a precious magic ring.

The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again

The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again
Author: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1990
Genre: Baggins, Bilbo (Fictitious character)
ISBN: 9780345368584

Tolkien's "The Hobbit," which first appeared on the literary scene in 1937, sets the stage for the epic trilogy that Tolkien was to write in the coming years. Unabridged. 4 CDs.

The Colour Illustrated Hobbit

The Colour Illustrated Hobbit
Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-09-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 000749792X

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable and quiet life. His contentment is disturbed one day when the wizard, Gandalf, and the dwarves arrive to take him away on an adventure.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Chronicles: Art & Design

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Chronicles: Art & Design
Author: Weta
Publisher: Harper Design
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-12-17
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780062265715

A stunning look at the creative process behind The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies—the third and final installment of one of the world's biggest motion picture franchises from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson. Working closely with the film's production staff, the award-winning team at WETA brings together more than 240 pages of spectacular four-color visuals, including hundreds of images of concept artwork, photographs, development paintings, and more created by the artists and designers working behind the scenes. Movie photography and finished imagery accompany the sketches and drawings, showing how the artists' vision was realized from design to final product. Chock full of insider stories, details, and insights, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Chronicles: Art & Design also includes a special bonus feature—a three-page fold-out sure to delight fans and become a treasured collectible.