Can power be wielded for good, or must it always corrupt? Does technology destroy the truly human? Is beer essential to the good life? The Lord of the Rings raises many such searching questions, and this book attempts some answers. Divided into five sections concerned with power and the Ring, the quest for happiness, good and evil in Middle-earth, time and mortality, and the re...(展开全部)

作者： J.R.R. 托尔金（J.R.R. Tolkien） 英国文豪，天才的语言学家，生于1892年1月3日，1925年开始担任牛津大学教授。他创作了一系列脍炙人口的中洲世界史诗，影响最为深远的是《霍比特人》和《魔戒》。这两部巨作被誉为当代奇幻作品的鼻祖。1972年3 月28日，托尔金获英国女王伊丽莎白二世颁发的大英帝国指挥官勋章。 托尔金于1973年9月2日在牛津逝世。托尔金死后，其作品声名未减，至今全球已畅销2.5亿余册，《魔戒》在英国Waterstones书店和第四频道合办的票选活动中被选为20世纪之书，被亚马逊网络书店票选为两千年以来最重要的书。 译者： 邓嘉宛，专职译者，英国纽卡斯尔大学社会语言学硕士。从事文学与基督教神学翻译工作二十年，译有《魔戒》《精灵宝钻》《胡林的子女》等四十余种作品。喜欢一个人有书有猫做伴的生活。 石中歌，资深托迷...(展开全部)

Alan Lee, the Oscar-winning conceptual designer for the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, discusses his approach to depicting Tolkien's imaginary world. The book presents more than 150 of Lee's celebrated illustrations to show how his imagery for both the illustrated Lord of the Rings and the films progressed from concept to finished art. In addition, the book contains 20 full-c...(展开全部)

艾伦•李（Alan Lee） 英国插画大师。生于1947年，尤擅水彩与铅笔素描。曾为众多文学经典创作插图，以《伊利亚特》获得英国童书最高荣誉格林纳威奖，更以《霍比特人》获得世界奇幻大会年度最佳艺术家奖。 “托尔金创造的世界，艾伦•李让我们看见。”李的插画是托尔金笔下宏大世界的视觉化基础，得到全世界读者与影迷的承认和热爱。凭借为电影《指环王》作出的卓越贡献，李荣膺2004年奥斯卡最佳艺术指导奖。

A sumptuous large-format hardback containing sketches and paintings from the illustrated Lord of the Rings, together with brand new and previously unseen material. In this large-format hardback Alan Lee reveals in pictures and in words how he created the images in the authorised illustrated edition of The Lord of the Rings. These images would prove so powerful, matching perfec...(展开全部)

The triumphant conclusion to the legendary series With each book more engaging than the last, James Herriot once again brings us the magical beauty of Yorkshire through his uplifting experiences as a country veterinarian. These stories provide a grand finale to the wonderful books that began with All Creatures Great and Small and continued in All Things Bright and Beautifu...(展开全部)

James Herriot 吉米•哈利（1916—1995） 原名James Alfred Wight 获过大英帝国勋章，写过荣登《纽约时报》榜首的系列畅销书。 却坚持在乡间从事兽医工作50余年。 写过的书拍成了电影电视剧，塑造的人物成了读者饭桌上的谈资。 而他自己成了人们口中永恒的传奇。 谦卑、温和、乐观、悲悯。 一个把心低到尘土，却始终在仰望星空的人。 吉米•哈利“万物”系列 All things bright and beautiful 《万物有灵且美》 All creatures great and small 《万物既伟大又渺小》 All things wise and wonderful 《万物既聪慧又奇妙》 The lord made them all 《万物刹那又永恒》 Every living t...(展开全部)

Immerse yourself in Middle-earth with Tolkien's classic masterpieces behind the films, telling the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits' epic encounters with Gandalf, Gollum, dragons and monsters, in the quest to destroy the One Ring. When they were first published, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings became instant classics. Treasured by readers young and old, thes...(展开全部)