“If you care for journeys there and back, out of the comfortable Western world, over the edge of the Wild, and home again, and can take an interest in a humble hero (blessed with a little wisdom and a little courage and considerable good luck), here is a record of such a journey and such a traveler. The period is the ancient time between the age of Faerie and the dominion of men when the famous forest of Mirkwood was still standing, and the mountains were full of danger. In following the path of this humble adventurer, you will learn by the way (as he did) — if you do not already know all about these things — much about trolls, goblins, dwarves, and elves, and get some glimpses into the history and politics of a neglected but important period. For Mr. Bilbo Baggins visited various notable persons; conversed with the dragon, Smaug the Magnificent; and was present, rather unwillingly, at the Battle of the Five Armies. This is all the more remarkable since he was a hobbit.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
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“One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.”
In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him and the world.
After many ages, it fell by chance into the hands of a hobbit- and Sauron wants it back.
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Essential Techniques from Inside the Atelier
Juliette Aristides breaks down the drawing process into small, manageable parts to introduce universal principles and concrete techniques to understand the artistic process and create beautiful drawings.
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“Tintin, Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus are on their way to Sydney, Australia. Through a chance meeting they are invited to travel on board the private jet of billionaire Lazlo Carreidas. But then they fall victim to a plot to kidnap Carreidas and are captured by Tintin’s arch enemy Rastapopoulos.”
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Published in 1848, The Communist Manifesto is a brief summary of the worldview of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels which sees society as a clash between the bourgeoisie, i.e., capital, and the proletariat, the modern working class — “a class of laborers, who live only so long as they find work, and who find work only so long as their labor increases capital.”
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