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Audiobooks Baggins, Frodo Fantasy Fantasy fiction, English Fantasy fiction, English History and criticism Hobbits (Fictitious characters) Middle Earth (Imaginary place) Middle Earth (Imaginary place) Drama Middle Earth (Imaginary place) Fiction Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel) 1892-1973Summary: Follows the journey of Frodo Baggins and his companions as they travel through Middle Earth towards Mount Doom in the quest to finally destroy the one ring.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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2 available in Fantasy DVDs, Call number: DVD FANTASY LORTolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel)
Summary: A dramatized radio production adapted from Tolkien's classic work.--
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Pub. 1999
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC TOLFonstad, Karen Wynn.
Summary: Find your way through every part of Tolkien's great creation from Middle-Earth to the undying lands of the west. Completely revised, Karen Wynn Fonstad's The Atlas of Middle-Earth is an indispensable volume that will enchant all Tolkien fans. Here is the essential guide to the geography of Middle-Earth from its founding in the Elder Days through the Third Age, re-creating the journeys of Bilbo,...
Format: cartographic
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.912 FONTolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel)
Summary: Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2013
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC TOLTolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel)
Summary: In the second volume of the trilogy, the fellowship has been forced to split up in order to destroy the ring and fight the first battle of the War of the ring.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 1990
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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC TOLCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD SA TOLCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA Fiction TolSummary: The Fellowship divides to conquer, as Frodo and Sam, with the help and hindrance of Gollum, continue on their way to Mount Doom. Gandalf and Pippin ride to Minas Tirith to help defend Gondor, while Merry remains with Eowyn and the other Rohan fighters. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli seek aid from those that live in the Cursed Mountains. All these battles have one ultimate goal in mind: to distract...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Lord 2004Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel)
Summary: Bilbo Baggins is a reasonably typical hobbit: fond of sleeping, eating, drinking, parties and presents. However, it is his destiny to travel to the dwarflands in the east, to help slay the dragon Smaug. His quest takes him through enchanted forests, spiders' lairs, and under the Misty Mountains, where he comes across the vile Gollum, and tricks him out of his 'Precious' - a ring that makes its...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1997
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC TOLDay, David
Summary: "An illustrated guide to the least-known period in Middle-earth's history, the Second Age. The lore and legends of this period are given life through hundreds of illustrations from artists who have studied Tolkien's work, and insightful commentary from David Day makes this a valuable addition to the shelf of anyone with a keen interest in exploring more of Tolkien's world"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder Bay Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823 DAYCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823 DAYTolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel)
Summary: Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2020
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC TOLTolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel)
Summary: Frodo Baggins and his companion Sam Gamgee, set off along the same road down which Bilbo the Hobbit had accompanied Thorin Oakenshield and his dwarves all those years ago. Much danger and many strange encounters await them.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2008
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1 available in Young Adult Audiobooks, Call number: YA PA FIC TOLDay, David
Summary: "A visual celebration of the vast lands, epic battles, formidable beasts, heroes, peoples, and armies of Tolkien's world. Tolkien's works have inspired artists for generations and have given rise to myriad interpretations of the rich and magical worlds he created. The Illustrated World of Tolkien gathers together artworks, essays, and commentaries from illustrators, painters, and etchers, and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder Bay Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 828 DAYTolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel)
Summary: Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel)
Summary: J.R.R. Tolkien famously described the Second Age of Middle-earth as a dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told. And for many years readers would need to be content with the tantalizing glimpses of it found within the pages of The Lord of the Rings and its appendices, including the forging of the Rings of Power, the building of the Barad-dûr and the rise of Sauron. It was...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow & Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TOLCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TOLTolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel)
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.912 TOLBirzer, Bradley J.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: ISI Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 828.912 BIRTolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel)
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grafton 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.912 TOLShippey, T. A.
Summary: The author's main thesis is that Tolkien is a distinctly 20th-century author and that his works have things in common with those of other 20th-century authors. He argues that fantasy was a common method of dealing with the vision of life for those who served in the wars of the 20th-century-although very different kinds of fantasy emerged in authors like George Orwell, William Golding, and Kurt...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 828.912 SHISummary: "You are Talion, a Ranger of the Black Gate, keeping watch over Mordor which has remained undisturbed for ages. In the blink of an eye, everything is taken from you - your friends, your family, and even your own life. Resurrected by a vengeful spirit, you must now embark on a relentless vendetta against those who have wronged you. Fight through Mordor and uncover the truth of the spirit that...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Video Games, Call number: GAME PS4 MIDDickerson, Matthew T.
Contents: Epic battles -- The wise of Middle-Earth -- Military victory or moral victory? -- Human freedom and creativity -- The gift of Ilúvatar and the power of the ring -- Moral responsibility and stewardship -- Hope and despair -- Themes of salvation -- The hand of Ilúvatar -- Ilúvatar's theme and the real war.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Brazos Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.912 DICGarth, John.
Summary: This book tells the full story of how Tolkien embarked on the creation of Middle-earth as the world around him was plunged into the catastrophe of World War I. It reveals the horror and heroism that he experienced as a signals officer in the Battle of the Somme and introduces the circle of friends who spurred his mythology into life. It shows how, after two of these brilliant young men were...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio TolkienKocher, Paul Harold
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thames and Hudson 1973
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 828.912 KOCTolkien, Christopher.
Summary: Recounts the writing of the central section of the Lord of the Rings, and shows how Tolkien developed his maps of Middle Earth
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2000
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The epic conclusion to the adventures of Bilbo Baggins. The dragon Smaug rains his fiery wrath down upon the defenseless men, women, and children of Lake-town. Obsessed above all else with his reclaimed treasure, Thorin sacrifices friendship and honor to hoard it as Bilbo attempts to make him see reason.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Fantasy DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY FANTASY HOBSummary: The hobbit: an unexpected journey: Follow Bilbo Baggins, who along with the Wizard Gandalf and 13 Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield - is swept into an epic and treacherous quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kinfdom of Erebor. Runtime:2 hours, 49 minutes.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018