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Month: June 2004
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Houghton Mifflin / J.R.R. Tolkien Newsletter
June 3, 2004
* In This Issue *
Coming Soon
Fall 2004 Preview!
Film Books for The Return of the King DVD Fans
Bestselling Classic Editions
J.R.R. Tolkien Complete Catalog
Reader’s and Teacher’s Guides
* Coming Soon *
Understanding The Lord of the Rings: The Best of Tolkien Criticism
Rose A. Zimbardo and Neil D. Isaacs, editors
The definitive essays on The Lord of the Rings, from C. S. Lewis and W. H. Auden to Marion Zimmer Bradley, including an essay on Jackson’s movie trilogy by Tom Shippey. July.
* Fall 2004 Preview! *
2004 highlights include new deluxe film-book editions depicting pivotal scenes that have never before appeared in book form:
The Lord of the Rings: The Complete Visual Companion by Jude Fisher
A full-color look at the people, places, and things from the Academy Award-winning trilogy of the films of The Lord of the Rings. November.
The Best of the Art of The Lord of the Rings by Gary Russell
Available in both paperback and hardcover
An exclusive look behind the scenes at the conceptual art and design of the films that won 17 Academy Awards. November.
* Film Books for The Return of the King DVD Fans *
Houghton Mifflin is the exclusive U.S. publisher of the official film books about The Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson’s epic motion picture trilogy
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Visual Companion by Jude Fisher
The final part of the best-selling Visual Companion series, including a full-color guide to the characters, places, and landscapes of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth as depicted in the third film in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Fully illustrated with more than 100 color photographs and a new map of Mordor.
The Lord of the Rings: Weapons and Warfare by Chris Smith
New York Times bestseller in paperback. Also available in hardcover.
Foreword by Christopher Lee and introduction by Academy Award-winner Richard Taylor
The Lord of the Rings: The Art of The Return of the King by Gary Russell
Afterword by Peter Jackson.
A lavish, exclusive look behind the scenes at the conceptual art and design of the film.
* Bestselling Classic Editions *
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Silmarillion: Second Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth by J.R.R. Tolkien
* Explore More *
From elegant trade paperbacks to illustrated and leatherbound boxed sets, we offer a wide variety of editions of Tolkien’s work. Print out our “Explore More” J.R.R. Tolkien Complete Catalog for a listing of every HMCo title available.
LOTR Teacher’s Guide
LOTR Reader’s Guide
Hobbit Teacher’s Guide
Official U.S. publisher of J.R.R. Tolkien’s works for more than sixty years
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Brisbane residents are in a flap after a series of attacks on people by the city’s best-known bird. Managers of the high-rise apartment building where the peregrine falcon named Frodo has nested each winter for the past four years have had requests from residents to get rid of the taloned terror. [More]
Christopher Lee has slagged off young Hollywood, saying today’s “20-year-old actors” don’t deserve top roles as they don’t have the experience to do them justice. “Actors are much too young these days,” the 82-year-old told German magazine Bunte. [More]
Isilme writes: The annual NIH charities Film Festival is featuring ROTK this summer in Rockville, MD. For those who remember last year’s showing of FOTR, let’s hope the thunder and lightening keep it quiet this year (until that scene with Mt. Doom, of course)! [More]
Now that the excitement of the RotK theatrical DVD release is abating, you may wonder how you’re going to feed your fix until the Extended Edition comes out. Wonder no more! Join Green Books for two exciting Special Guest columns!
- Think over the puzzles of good and evil in Middle-earth with guest author Michael Posa. [More]
- Ponder the soothing and inspiring influence of Tolkien in a world gone mad with guest author Edie Head. [More]
Enjoy, and check back throughout June for more summertime Green Books!
— Greenbooks Staffer Anwyn