Tolkien, Capitalism, and how the iPod caused the end of Western Civilization

As I have become less and less entertained with the standard myraid of bullshit on MySpace, bulletins and other such nonsense, I have been checking out the featured books when a title catches my attention.  This evening my interest was definitely piqued.

First, it seems that J.R.R Tolkien had been working on a prequel to the lord of rings series and the hobbit before he died.  Now, his son Chrstopher Tolkien has put together this new book from his father’s original writings.

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