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Can a second-breakfast help get us through a hectic day? What can we learn about friendship from The Party Tree? Would a snug Hobbit-hole lead to greater contentment? And how can we 'de-Orcify' our lives? The Wisdom of the Shire holds the answers to these questions. Hobbits are those small but brave little people, whose courage, integrity and loyalty allow them to triumph against odds that might appear overwhelming to the rest of us. Noble Smith has long believed there is much we can learn from Frodo's determination, Bilbo's sense of homeliness, Sam's fierce allegiance, and Merry and Pippin's love of food and fun. Now, in The Wisdom of the Shire, he sets out for the first time the ways in which we can apply these Hobbit practices to everyday life. From how to employ 'co-hobbitation' customs in our relationships, to dealing with your own personal Gollum, Noble Smith knows we all have our 'One Ring' to bear. This fun and insightful guide is all you need to complete your quest in life, and cast your cares into the fires of Mordor. The Wisdom Of The Shire is here to remind us that we can all be as constantly surprising as the Hobbits - even to ourselves. Noble Smith is an award-winning playwright, video game writer and author of the fantasy novella Stolen from Gypsies. He is the former media director of an international human rights foundation where he served as executive producer of feature-length documentaries, including the highly praised 'Protagonist' and 'Neither Memory Nor Magic' (featuring the voice of Viggo Mortensen). Noble has been a Tolkien devotee since childhood, and lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and children.