Explores how the characters from the second part of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" were depicted in the film, discussing creatures including elves, hobbits, trolls, and the Uruk-hai. Packed with full-color photos and drawings, a guide to the monsters and beings of The Lord of the Rings motion picture trilogy contains exclusive photos of familiar creatures as well as some whose photos have never before appeared in books.

"South Away is an adventure story of the author's bicycle trip with her sister from Terrace, BC along the West coast to (almost) the tip of the Baja Peninsula. Meaghan Marie Hackinen experiences apprehension and determination as she camps in the dense forests of northern Vancouver Island and in frigid Mexican deserts; encounters strange men, suicidal highways and monster trucks; strong winds and violent storms; flat ties and broken spokes. Her couch-surfacing...

This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, an epic fantasy novel set in the fictional universe of Middle-Earth. It tells the story of Frodo Baggins, a simple hobbit who sets out on a quest to destroy a ring of immense power that he inherited from his uncle Bilbo. Although he is initially accompanied on his journey by a number of other hobbits, several skilled fighters and the wise wizard Gandalf, Frodo...

What makes certain characters successful? Begin this study with a look at Frodo Baggins, the hobbit-hero from The Lord of the Rings trilogy. In considering what makes him a hero, and how he runs counter to many notions of the traditional hero, viewers will see how changing cultural values connect to heroism.

The little hobbit and his trusty companion make a terrible journey to the heart of the land of the Shadow in a final reckoning with the power of Sauron.

For all those who journey to J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth, here is the complete guide to its lands, legends, histories, languages, and people. The Complete Tolkien Companion explains, translates, and links every single reference, names, dates, places, facts, famous weapons, even food and drink, to be found in Tolkien's world, which includes not only The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings but also The Simarillion and many other posthumously published...

Bones of Skull Island, an archaelogical adventure, follows 11-year old Hunter Burrows who enjoys digging for lost dinosaur bones or Indian treasure with his father, Mitch. On one dig along the Baja Peninsula, they uncover the jawbone of an ancient hobbit over 700,000 years old. They are amazed when the jawbone jumps to life and leads them on a perilous adventure of solving ancient Baja curses. Along the journey, Hunter learns a little bit more about...

Sir Peter Robert Jackson ONZ KNZM (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as the director, writer, and producer of the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001—03) and the Hobbit trilogy (2012—14), both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien. He is the third-highest-grossing film director of all time, his films having made over $6.5 billion worldwide.

GREED (Murder & Mystery)What does A Face in the Falls, August Wolf and The Sharecropper's Son have in common?These stories reveal the perplexities, the strengths and the weakness of people that are true to life and like life these stories expose the innate greed present in mankind.There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above...

Beren was a mortal man, but Lúthien was an immortal elf. Her father, a great elvish lord, in deep opposition to Beren, imposed on him an impossible task that he must perform before he might wed Lúthien. To show something of the process whereby this legend of Middle-earth evolved over the years, [Christopher Tolkien] has told the story in his father's own words by giving, first, its original form, and then passages in prose and verse from later texts...