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Tolkien

a Biography

Michael J. White

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English
Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
04 November 2003
Tolkien- A Biography by Michael White is a comprehensive, in-depth, and entertaining biography of one of the greatest and most influential fantasy authors of modern time, J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Imprint:   Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 203mm,  Width: 138mm,  Spine: 19mm
Weight:   270g
ISBN:   9780451212429
ISBN 10:   0451212428
Pages:   304
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Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Tolkien: A BiographyAcknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Childhood Chapter 2. Two Women Chapter 3. Oxford Chapter 4. Marriage and War Chapter 5. Fantastic Worlds Chapter 6. Climbing the Ladder Chapter 7. A Don's Life Chapter 8. A Man's World Chapter 9. To The Hobbit Chapter 10. The War and the Ring Chapter 11. Entangled Chapter 12. The World of Middle-earth Chapter 13. The Final Years Chapter 14. The Legend Lives On Chapter Notes A Chronology Selective Bibliography Index

Michael White is a former science editor of British GQ. In a previous incarnation he was a member of the Thompson Twins pop group, and then a science lecturer in Oxford. He is the author of twenty books including the international best-seller, Stephen Hawking- A Life In Science (with John Gribbin). Since then he has written an alternative biography of Isaac Newton, Isaac Newton- The Last Sorcerer, which was nominated by four British newspapers as ""biography of the year"" in 1997 and awarded ""Book of the Year"" in the science category by Bookman Associates in the United States.His latest books are the international best-seller Leonardo- The First Scientist and Michael White's personal account of the '80s and his time in the music industry, titled- Thompson Twin- An '80s Memoir. His latest is Acid Tongues and Tranquil Dreamers-a study of scientific rivalry from Newton to Gates published in 2001. He lives in Kent, England with his wife and three children.

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