Tolkien's World From A to Z The Complete Guide

   Yesterday, I went to the mall together with my mom, and nephew. I went to my favorite specialty bookstore which is Fully Booked. I ordered this book 2 months ago, and finally now I got it! The book had a small damage, the front cover at the right side on top was torn. Because of that I was given a 10% discount. I have the choice not to take the book, and order another one, but the small damage is fine with me. I can just cover the book nicely.

I ordered this book because I have read that this is an indispensable book. A must-have for all Tolkien fans out there. This book was compiled and edited by Robert Foster. Christopher Tolkien also uses this book for reference. So if you are a Tolkien fan like me you should get this. This is a sort of Tolkien encyclopedia.

Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' by: Corey Olsen

   After buying my Lord of the Rings themed style t-shirts from a local clothing store. I proceeded to my usual favorite place which is the bookstore! I bought Prof. Corey Olsen's book, entitled, Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's, The Hobbit. If you don't know who Corey Olsen is. I have seen bits of his video in YouTube, and he's known for promoting the works of our beloved J.R.R. Tolkien. I also share his endeavor because as an official member of The Tolkien Society (U.K.). It is our joy to spread and promote the works of the late J.R.R. Tolkien. Aside from The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings, he has written a lot of books. Through the expertise, and dedication of his son, Sir Christopher Tolkien, all his works are now made available for all of us.

Anyway back to the book. I still haven't read The Hobbit, but I have seen the movie/s. I plan to read if after I have finished reading The Silmarillion. I bought this book as a supplement to The Hobbit. I am sure that I will also learn how to scholarly digest a book through this work of Prof. Olsen. He is also the founder of an online learning institution which is the Signum University which he founded in 2012.

From amazon.com, I got this description: "An admirable and thought provoking consideration of the underlying themes of The Hobbit. This is a fun, thoughtful, and insightful companion volume designed to bring a thorough and original new reading of this great work to a general audience."

So if you are interested in reading and buying this book. There are a lot of online book shops, and there's a local specialty bookstore wherein you can request for a special order of books not available locally. As always, Happy reading!

Lord of The Rings Themed T-shirts

   It's Saturday, and this morning I went to the mall. I picked-up my order of Lord of the Rings t-shirts from a local clothing design store. They sell popular movie and tv merchandise, ranging from Hollywood movies, and Japanese pop culture. I got my Bioman shirt from them before, and I also got my Harry Potter Slytherin silk necktie, and scarf from them. They have a lot of Harry Potter merchandise from fidget spinners, stickers, keychains, and wands.

Now, I'm into LoTR. I think I'm going to stick with this one. Their Lord of the Rings merchandise are t-shirts only. I don't think that they will be replenishing their LoTR stocks, because the sales staff told me that they're just selling the last stocks.

There are 3 designs available. The Gondor shirt, the design is the white tree of Gondor with a small logo on the side sleeves, available in black color. The next shirt design, is the Riders of Rohan, included in the design is a prancing horse, the color of the shirt is dark blue green. Last, is my favorite, Rivendell also with a logo on its side sleevem. The shirt design, is Arwen's pendant, the color of the shirt is Navy Blue. My most favorite design among the 3 shirts is the Tree of Gondor. Theme wise I am of course biased on Rivendell. If you want to check out the store. Just click on this -> The Perfect White Shirt 

(Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with The Perfect White Shirt store. I am aware that this is not an official J.R.R. Tolkien store. I just bought these shirts because I am a fan of anything related to Tolkien, and LoTR.)