The Wisdom of the Shire books give-away (24.11.13 by Pieter Collier) - Comments

Enter for a chance to win one of Noble Smith's The Wisdom of the Shire, a short guide to a long and a happy life

Tolkienlibrary.com and the author Noble Smith have teamed up to create a spectacular give-away! Here is your chance to win one of the following copies of his book The Wisdom of the Shire, A Short Guide to a Long and Happy Life: paperback (x2), audiobook (x1), the UK hardcover (x1) and the French version (x1). Make sure to check out all about this fantastic book at Noble Smith's website and read an interesting interview with Noble Smith.

This competition is open to all EU, US and Canadian residents. In total we will have 5 winners and each will win 1 of the 5 books up for grabs. Make sure to spread news about the competition, since the more you share the more chance you will have to win!

All copies will be hand signed and dedicated by the author, so let us say this is a fantastic competition! A big thanks to Noble Smith for working with us!

Here is a small recap of all books that can we won in this give-away:

The Wisdom of the Shire: A Short Guide to a Long and Happy Life by Noble Smith: paperback (2x)
The Wisdom of the Shire: A Short Guide to a Long and Happy Life by Noble Smith: audiobook (1x)
The Wisdom of the Shire: A Short Guide to a Long and Happy Life by Noble Smith: UK hardcover (1x)
The Wisdom of the Shire: A Short Guide to a Long and Happy Life by Noble Smith: French translation (1x)

Coinciding with the release of the first of Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, his follow-up to the huge Lord of the Rings success, The Wisdom of the Shire is a practical and fun guide - for Tolkien fans everywhere - showing us how to apply the wisdom of The Hobbit to our everyday lives. 


Hobbits are those small but brave little people, whose courage, integrity and loyalty allow them to triumph against odds that might appear overwhelming to the rest of us. Noble Smith has long believed there is much we can learn from Frodo's determination, Bilbo's sense of homeliness, Sam's fierce allegiance, and Merry and Pippin's love of food and fun. Like The Tao of Pooh, The Wisdom of the Shire is the first book to show Tolkien fans just how much there is to learn from those small but brave little people - the Hobbits. 


Packed with amusing insights and fascinating trivia, this fun and insightful guide is all you need to complete your quest in life, and cast your cares into the fires of Mordor.

Published simultaneously in the UK from Hodder & Stoughton, The Wisdom of the Shire is being translated into eight languages (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Polish and Finnish).

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