David Day (b. 14 October 1947 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian author of over forty books: poetry, natural history, ecology, mythology, fantasy, and children's literature. Internationally he is most notably known for his literary criticism on J. R. R. Tolkien and his works.After finishing high school in Victoria, British Columbia, Day worked as a logger for five years on Vancouver Island before graduating from the University of Victoria. Subsequently he has travelled widely, most frequently to Greece and Britain.Day has published six books of poems for adults and ten illustrated children's books of fiction and poetry. His non-fiction books on natural history include The Doomsday Book of Animals, The Whale War, Eco Wars: a Layman Guide to the Environmental Movement, Noah's Choice and most recently Nevermore: A Book of Hours - Meditations on Extinction (2012). His Doomsday Book was a Time Magazine Book of the Year and became the basis for the 100 part animated-short TV series "Lost Animals of the 20th Century". David Days best-selling books on the life and works of JRR Tolkien include: A Tolkien Bestiary, Tolkien: the Illustrated Encyclopedia, Tolkien's Ring, The World of Tolkien and The Hobbit Companion.Day's Tolkien's Ring was illustrated by academy award-winning artist Alan Lee, as was Castles, The Animals Within, Gothic and Quest For King Arthur....
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Daughter of henry viii, half-sister to the future elizabeth i, the dramatic story of the first woman to rule england - and the cruel fate of those who opposed her iron will.
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This, the sixth book in a progressive series by the author, finalizes and further clarifies the true nature and core of the condition termed “enlightenment.
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The devastating truth about the effects of wheat, sugar, and carbs on the brain, with a 4-week plan to achieve optimum health.
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Utopia and dystopia in tolkien's legendarium explores how tolkien's works speak to many modern people's utopian desires despite the overwhelming dominance of dystopian literature in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
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Political philosophy is nothing other than looking at things political under the aspect of eternity.
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Mark takes us on a journey to india and back, form his first home in mussoorie 8,000 feet high in the himalayas and the grandeur of nature, to the rich history of patiala, punjab; the diverse culture of india and travel overland through afghanistan, istan.
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Unquestionably the first cinematic phenomenon of the twenty-first century, peter jackson's trilogy was a project of enormous artistic vision and financial risk.
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The authorized biography of the creator of middle-earth.
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A detailed work of reference and scholarship, this one volume encyclopedia includes discussions of all the fundamental issues in tolkien scholarship written by the leading scholars in the field.
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