The ultimate celebration of the first Hobbit movie reveals the culmination of the creative vision for the film through exclusive interviews with the designers cast & crew & more than 500 previously unpublished photographs written & designed by the team at Weta Workshop. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Chronicles
- Creatures & Characters explores the amazing cast of heroes & villains beasts & beings that populate Middle-earth in the first chapter of Peter Jackson's film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Richly illustrated with behind-the-scenes photographs digital renders & film stills this comprehensive book goes species by species character by character through the film's huge ensemble of characters & bustling menagerie of creatures both physical & digital telling the stories of how each came to be realized for the film. In first-hand"es from the actors make-up artists digital effects artists dialect coaches prosthetics technicians movement coach & many other crew the stories of the production unfold processes are described & insights into characters shared. As a bonus feature unique to this book there is a special fold-out Character Size Chart which compares all the major creatures & characters of the film from Radagast's hedgehog friend to the towering Stone Giants! Compiled by Weta Workshop designer Daniel Falconer & featuring a wealth of stunning imagery this book puts the reader face to face with the Dwarf heroes of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey the dark denizens of Middle-earth such as Orcs Goblins Trolls & Wargs & of course the hobbit himself Bilbo Baggins.
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Exploring the brilliant web of verbal hocus-pocus that J.R.R. Tolkien delightedly spun in The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings master hobbit investigator David Day reveals the myriad crafty puns & riddles hidden meanings & mythical associations beneath the sagas thrilling surface. Intriguing to the uninitiated enchanting to the Tolkien enthusiast The Hobbit Companion can only enhance our enjoyment of his dark mysterious world. The Hobbit is also the subject of a forthcoming two-part film adaptation; Peter Jackson director of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy is the director producer & co-writer. The two parts were filmed in New Zealand with the first instalment The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey released in December 2012. ...

Published in advance of the amazing new movie by Peter Jackson this is the OFFICIAL Hobbit Annual packed with stills characters & information from the movie sensation. Join Bilbo Baggins on his unexpected journey across the wilds of Middle-earth with Gandalf the Wizard & a company of thirteen Dwarves! This Annual is the ideal gift for all Hobbit & movie fans. Full of character profiles Hobbit activities & information this is the perfect companion to the blockbuster movie. ...

Published in advance of the amazing new movie by Peter Jackson this is the OFFICIAL Hobbit Annual packed with stills characters & information from the movie sensation. Join Bilbo Baggins on his unexpected journey across the wilds of Middle-earth with Gandalf the Wizard & a company of thirteen Dwarves! This Annual is the ideal gift for all Hobbit & movie fans. Full of character profiles Hobbit activities & information this is the perfect companion to the blockbuster movie. ...

Relive the whole story of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in this fantastic photo-filled book. Join Bilbo Baggins on his amazing journey in this fully illustrated storybook of the first of Peter Jackson's stunning Hobbit movies. Packed with stills from the film this is one book that Hobbit fans & movie-goers will not want to miss! ...

Fascinating for Latin learners & for Tolkien fans of all ages The Hobbit has been translated into Latin for the first time since its publication 75 years ago. In foramine terrae habitabat hobbitus. (In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.) The Hobbit is one of the worlds most popular classic stories appealing to adults as much as to the children for whom J.R.R. Tolkien first wrote the book. Translated worldwide into more than 60 modern languages now Hobbitus Ille is finally published in Latin & will be of interest to all those who are studying the language whether at school or at a higher level. In the great tradition of publishing famous childrens books in Latin professional classicist & lifelong Tolkien fan Mark Walker provides a deft translation of the entire book. His attention to detail including the transformation of Tolkiens songs & verses into classical Latin metres will fascinate & entertain readers of all ability even those with only a minimal acquaintance with the language. ...

The Heinemann Plays" series offers contemporary drama & classic plays in durable classroom editions. Many have large casts & an equal mix of boy & girl parts. " Hobson's Choice" is a comedy based around the battle of wills between a hard-headed cobbler & his defiant daughter." ...

Bungalow pyjamas tiffin veranda curry cheroot chintz calico gingham mango junk & catamaran are all words which have crept into the English language from the days of Britain's colonial rule of the Indian sub-continent & the Malaysian Peninsular. Hobson-Jobson (derived from the Islamic cry at the celebration of Muhurram ' Ya Hasan ya Hosain' is shorthand for the assimilation of foreign words to the sound pattern of the adopting language. This dictionary compiled in the late-19th century is an invaluable source which has never been superseded. It is an essential book for all who are interested in English etymology & the development of the language. ...

The Know the Game series is firmly established as the leading introduction to a huge range of sports. For 50 years they have been the first step into a new sport for many people children & adults alike. The series has now been relaunched in a new format with a modern design
- making the best even better. The aim has been to make the books more accessible & they are now packed with colour photos & illustrations top tips & interesting facts. Each book contains everything you need to know about the sport including equipment rules techniques & training tips. Theres even information on how to find a club & meet new people to play the sport with. & having been written & endorsed by the sports professional body you can be sure that you are getting the best information available.
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The ongoing assault on climate science in the United States has never been more aggressive more blatant or more widely publicized than in the case of the Hockey Stick graph -- a clear & compelling visual presentation of scientific data put together by Michael E. Mann & his colleagues demonstrating that global temperatures have risen in conjunction with the increase in industrialization & the use of fossil fuels. Here was an easy-to-understand graph that in a glance posed a threat to major corporate energy interests & those who do their political bidding. The stakes were simply too high to ignore the Hockey Stick -- & so began a relentless attack on a body of science & on the investigators whose work formed its scientific basis. The Hockey Stick achieved prominence in a 2001 UN report on climate change & quickly became a central icon in the climate wars." The real issue has never been the graphs data but rather its implied threat to those who oppose governmental regulation & other restraints to protect the environment & planet. Mann lead author of the original paper in which the Hockey Stick first appeared shares the story of the science & politics behind this controversy. He reveals key figures in the oil & energy industries & the media frontgroups who do their bidding in sometimes slick sometimes bare-knuckled ways. Mann concludes with the real story of the 2009 " Climategate" scandal in which climate scientists emails were hacked. This is essential reading for all who care about our planets health andour own well-being." ...