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Bilbo's Journey
- Discovering the Hidden Meaning in The Hobbit
- Narrated by: Kevin O'Brien
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Discover the Christian meaning in The Hobbit.
In Bilbo's Journey, go beyond the dragons, dwarves, and elves, and discover the surprisingly deep meaning of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic novel The Hobbit.
Bilbo's quest to find and slay the dragon Smaug is a riveting tale of daring and heroism, but as renowned Tolkien scholar Joseph Pearce shows, it is not simply Bilbo's journey, it is our journey too.
It is the Christian journey of self-sacrifice out of love for others, and abandonment to providence and grace.
In Bilbo's Journey: Discovering the Hidden Meaning of The Hobbit, you will relive the excitement of Tolkien's classic tale, while discovering the profound Christian meaning that makes The Hobbit a truly timeless adventure.
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Wonderful analysis, engaging audio performance
This audiobook helps me appreciate Tolkien much more! I look forward to watching the movies again after listening to it
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By: John Garth
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Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit'
- By: Corey Olsen
- Narrated by: Corey Olsen
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 819
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 753
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 754
The Hobbit is one of the most widely read and best-loved books of the 20th century. Now Professor Corey Olsen takes listeners deep within the text to uncover its secrets and delights. Chapter by chapter, he reveals the stories within the story: the dark desires of dwarves and the sublime laughter of elves, the nature of evil and its hopelessness, the mystery of divine providence and human choice, and, most of all, the transformation within the life of Bilbo Baggins.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Appreciation, Not Dissection
- By Troy on 05-09-15
By: Corey Olsen
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Bandersnatch
- C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings
- By: Diana Pavlac Glyer
- Narrated by: Michael Ward
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 184
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 164
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 163
C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Inklings met each week to read and discuss each other's work-in-progress, offering both encouragement and blistering critique. How did these conversations shape the books they were writing? How does creative collaboration enhance individual talent? And what can we learn from their example? Bandersnatch offers an inside look at the Inklings of Oxford, and a seat at their table at the Eagle and Child pub.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Inklings and the Creative Process Opened Up
- By JCurtis on 06-15-17
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Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues
- Exploring the Spiritual Themes of The Lord of the Rings
- By: Mark Eddy Smith
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 735
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 667
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 661
Each of us, even the most simple, is called to a journey. We may be asked to leave behind everything we have grown dependent on. And when this is the case, the tale of Frodo and his friends offers hope that we will be given the strength and the help we need to overcome every obstacle and defeat every foe. This book is meant to help you find the way.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Insightful
- By Kindle Customer on 01-10-10
By: Mark Eddy Smith
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A Hobbit Journey
- Discovering the Enchantment of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth
- By: Matthew Dickerson
- Narrated by: Alan Sklar
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4 out of 5 stars 37
The Lord of the Rings trilogy has delighted millions of fans worldwide in book and movie form. With the theatrical release of the two-part film The Hobbit slated for 2012 and 2013, attention will once again turn to J. R. R. Tolkien's classic works. In a culture where truth is relative and morality is viewed as old-fashioned, we welcome the chance to view the world through hobbit eyes: we have free will, our choices matter, and living a morally heroic life is possible....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Tediously going over his points again & again
- By Alan Rither on 12-19-12
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J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Making of a Legend
- By: Colin Duriez
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26
J.R.R. Tolkien's creations, imagination, and characters captured the attention of millions of readers. But who was the man who dreamt up the intricate languages and perfectly crafted world of Middle-earth? Tolkien had a difficult life, for many years: orphaned and poor, his guardian forbade him to communicate with the woman he had fallen in love with, and he went through the horrors of the First World War. An intensely private and brilliant scholar, he spent over 50 years working on the languages, history, peoples, and geography of Middle-earth,
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very insightful
- By Luke B. on 10-27-20
By: Colin Duriez
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The Inklings
- C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and Their Friends
- By: Humphrey Carpenter
- Narrated by: Bernard Mayes
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 296
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 270
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 268
During the 1930s at Oxford, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams - remarkable friends, writers, and scholars - met regularly to discuss philosophy and literature and to read aloud from their own works in progress. Calling themselves the Inklings, their circle grew. It was in this company that such classics as The Lord of the Rings, The Screwtape Letters, and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe first found an audience.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A great find for any Inkling fan
- By TangerineZoso on 04-01-18
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The Fellowship
- The Literary LIves of the Inklings: J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Owen Barfield, Charles Williams
- By: Philip Zaleski, Carol Zaleski
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 26 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 472
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 432
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 429
C. S. Lewis is the 20th century's most widely read Christian writer and J. R. R. Tolkien its most beloved mythmaker. For three decades they and their closest associates formed a literary club known as the Inklings, which met weekly in Lewis' Oxford rooms and a nearby pub. They read aloud from works in progress, argued about anything that caught their fancy, and gave one another invaluable companionship, inspiration, and criticism.
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4 out of 5 stars
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If You Love Literature...
- By Amazon Customer on 07-14-16
By: Philip Zaleski, and others
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Roverandom
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 330
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 289
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 289
While on holiday in 1925, four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his beloved toy dog on the beach at Filey in Yorkshire. To console him, his father, J.R.R. Tolkien, improvised a story about Rover, a real dog who is magically transformed into a toy and is forced to seek out the wizard who wronged him in order to be returned to normal. This charming tale, peopled by a sand-sorcerer and a terrible dragon, by the king of the sea and the Man-in-the-Moon, went through several drafts over the years.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Delightful Magic from Tolkien and Jacobi!
- By Jefferson on 09-05-10
By: J. R. R. Tolkien
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Further Up and Further In
- Understanding Narnia
- By: Joseph Pearce
- Narrated by: Jim Denison
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story5 out of 5 stars 15
Beloved by generations of readers, the Chronicles of Narnia are thought, erroneously, by some to be "mere children's stories". In this volume, Joseph Pearce thoroughly debunks the error as he skillfully explains why there is nothing "mere" about such stories. Rather, the Narnia books contain profound insights concerning the human condition. Pearce, however, goes beyond even that and illuminates the deeper riches and profound truths found therein: the highest truths, in fact, those concerning God.
By: Joseph Pearce
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Mr Bliss
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi
- Length: 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 306
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 272
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Story4 out of 5 stars 271
Mr Bliss, a man notable for his immensely tall hats and for the girabbit in his garden, takes the whimsical decision to buy a motor car. But his first drive to visit friends quickly becomes a catalogue of disasters. Some of these could be blamed on Mr Bliss’s style of driving, but even he could not anticipate being hijacked by three bears.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Excellent narration but story lacking
- By Lin on 07-17-18
By: J. R. R. Tolkien
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Farmer Giles of Ham
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 647
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 561
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 560
Farmer Giles of Ham did not look like a hero. He was fat and red-bearded and enjoyed a slow, comfortable life. Then one day a rather deaf and short-sighted giant blundered on to his land. More by luck than skill, Farmer Giles managed to scare him away. The people of the village cheered: Farmer Giles was a hero. His reputation spread far and wide across the kingdom. So it was natural that when the dragon Chrysophylax visited the area it was Farmer Giles who was expected to do battle with it!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Farmer to King
- By James on 06-30-14
By: J. R. R. Tolkien
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Finding God in The Lord of the Rings
- By: Kurt Bruner, Jim Ware
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 55
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 41
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 38
Recently named the #1 piece of 20th century literature, The Lord of the Rings trilogy is more than a great story. It's a much-needed reminder that, like J.R.R. Tolkien's hobbits, Christians are all on an epic quest. In examining the Christian themes in the trilogy, authors Kurt Bruner and Jim Ware find that truth and fiction are not as far apart as they seem.
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5 out of 5 stars
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amazing
- By Bernice Meddles on 09-18-21
By: Kurt Bruner, and others
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A Hobbit, A Wardrobe and a Great War
- How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-1918
- By: Joseph Loconte
- Narrated by: Dave Hoffman
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,136
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,025
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,026
The First World War laid waste to a continent and brought about the end of innocence — and the end of faith. Unlike a generation of young writers who lost faith in the God of the Bible, however, J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis found that the Great War deepened their spiritual quest. Both men served as soldiers on the Western Front, survived the trenches, and used the experience of that conflict to ignite their Christian imagination.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My Tolkien-Lewis students will read this book
- By Orson on 10-14-15
By: Joseph Loconte
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Frodo's Journey
- Discover the Hidden Meaning of the Lord of the Rings
- By: Joseph Pearce
- Narrated by: Kevin O'Brien
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 62
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 57
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Story5 out of 5 stars 56
Here, Joseph Pearce, author of Bilbo's Journey uncovers the rich - and distinctly Christian - meaning just beneath the surface of The Lord of the Rings. Make the journey with Frodo as he makes his perilous trek from the Shire to Mordor, while Pearce expertly reveals the deeper, spiritual significance.