Noble Smith

In The Wisdom of the Shire, Noble Smith sheds a light on the life-changing ideas tucked away inside the classic works of J. R. R. Tolkien and his most beloved creation—the stouthearted Hobbits. How can simple pleasures such as gardening, taking long walks, and eating delicious meals with friends make you significantly happier? Why is the act of giving presents on your birthday instead of getting them such a revolutionary idea? What should you do when dealing with the Gollum in your life? And how can we carry the burden of our own “magic ring of power” without becoming devoured by it? The Wisdom of the Shire holds the answers to these and more of life’s essential questions.

A Short Guide to a Long and Happy Life

The Wisdom of the Shire

"Um guia do Hobbit para a vida de milhões de fãs do J.R.R. Tolkien. Smith mostra que uma toca-hobbit é, na verdade, um estado de espírito e como até as menores pessoas podem ter o valor de um Cavaleiro de Rohan. Ele explora assuntos importantes para os hobbits, como cerveja, comida e amizade, mas também assuntos mais sérios, como coragem, vida em harmonia com a natureza e bem versus mal. Como prazeres simples como jardinagem, longas caminhadas e refeições deliciosas com amigos podem fazer você significativamente mais feliz? Por que o ato de dar presentes no seu aniversário em vez de recebê-los é uma ideia tão revolucionária? E como podemos carregar nosso próprio "anel mágico" sem sermos devorados por ele? "A Sabedoria do Condado" tem a resposta para essas perguntas.

A Sabedoria do Condado

In The Wisdom of the Shire, Noble Smith sheds a light on the life-changing ideas tucked away inside the classic works of J. R. R. Tolkien and his most beloved creation—the stouthearted Hobbits. How can simple pleasures such as gardening, taking long walks, and eating delicious meals with friends make you significantly happier? Why is the act of giving presents on your birthday instead of getting them such a revolutionary idea? What should you do when dealing with the Gollum in your life? And how can we carry the burden of our own "magic ring of power" without becoming devoured by it? The Wisdom of the Shire holds the answers to these and more of life's essential questions.

A first entry in a new epic series set during the fifth-century BC war between Athens and Sparta finds Plataea resident Nikias dreaming of glory in the Olympic games only to find himself leading a ragtag band of defenders in the wake of a surprise attack. By the award-winning author of The Wisdom of the Shire.

A Novel

Sons of Zeus

In 431 B.C., Ancient Greece experienced its own "Pearl Harbor"—a treacherous sneak attack that would mark the start of the bloody war between the democracy of Athens and the tyranny of Sparta. Caught between these superpowers, the independent city-state of Plataea became the arena where their battle for control of all of Greece would begin. In Plataea, the young Greek warrior Nikias dreams of glory in the Olympic games as he trains for the pankration—the no-holds-barred ultimate fighting of the era—until an act of violence in defense of his beloved threatens to send him into exile. But before his trial can take place, a traitor opens the city gates to a surprise attack force. Suddenly trapped inside their own fortress, the Plataeans are fighting for their lives. As Nikias seeks to discover the identity of the man who betrayed the city, he makes a daring escape, gathers an army, and leads this ragtag band into a suicidal battle at the gates of the citadel—a battle that will decide the fates of his family, his friends, and the woman he loves. In the vein of Bernard Cornwell, Conn Iggulden, and Steven Pressfield, Sons of Zeus marks the beginning of a richly detailed new action-adventure series.

Vive como un hobbit, aliméntate como un Brandigamo y bebe como un Tuk. Quítate los zapatos. Rodéate de canciones. Cuenta historias. Baila alrededor de la mesa. Deja la limpieza para mañana. Sal y mira las estrellas... no lo lamentarás. Los hobbits son esas personas pequeñas y valientes que gracias a su coraje, integridad y lealtad triunfan frente a circunstancias que a simple vista pueden parecer sobrecogedoras. Noble Smith cree desde hace mucho tiempo que podemos extraer enseñanzas significativas de la determinación de Frodo, del sentimiento de añoranza de Bilbo, de la lealtad inquebrantable de Sam y del amor de Merry y Pippin a la comida y a la diversión. Ahora, en La sabiduría de la Comarca, el autor establece por primera vez el método mediante el cual podemos aplicar estas costumbres hobbit a la vida cotidiana. De cómo emplear actitudes de «co-hobbitación» en nuestras relaciones, hasta tratar con tu Gollum personal, Noble Smith sabe que todos tenemos un «Anillo Único» que debemos llevar.

Guía para una vida larga y feliz

La sabiduría de la Comarca

The Peloponnesian War has begun. An army of merciless Spartan invaders have arrived at the gates of Plataea, bent on obliterating the independent city-state and its inhabitants. Plataea's oldest allies, the Athenians, are spread too thin in their own campaigns to send help. Cut off and alone, the Plataeans have dug in behind their high walls for the coming attack, while the tyrannical Spartans prepare to lay siege. On a rugged mountain road, a young Plataean warrior named Nikias rides to Athens on an urgent quest. He carries with him a bag of ill-gotten gold, hoping to raise an army of mercenaries to help defend his citadel from the Spartan assault. But in the sprawling stronghold of Athens, Nikias encounters perils that prove to be more dangerous than those he has faced on the battlefield. Noble Smith's Spartans at the Gates transports us to the dawn of one of history's most famous wars--a fight that would tear apart the great powers of ancient Greece.

Spartans at the Gates: A Novel

"Noble Smith brings the gory political struggles of fifth-century [B.C.] Greece vividly to life in a way that I haven't seen since the novels of Mary Renault. A superb historical novel by a master storyteller."—Angus Donald, author of Warlord, on Spartans at the Gates. Nikias of Plataea has survived battle, shipwreck, and torture. But now the young warrior must face his greatest challenge: leading the people of his city-state on a desperate exodus to Athens while being hunted down by the largest Spartan expeditionary force in history. From the burning forests of the legendary Mount Kithaeron, to the plague-ridden streets of Athens, to the dreaded Prison Pits of Syrakuse, Nikias has to use his fists, sword, and wits to defeat his enemies, and bring aid to a citadel cut off from the rest of the world by merciless invaders. Award-winning author Noble Smith's Sword of Apollo brings to a close the thrilling Warrior trilogy, set during the epic war that tore apart Ancient Greece.

Sword of Apollo

In the ancient Greek city-state of Plataea, teenage warriors trained in the ways of the battlefield long before they reached the age of eighteen. They also trained in the vicious, no-holds-barred form of unarmed combat called pankration. Similar to today's Ultimate Fighting and MMA (Mixed Martial Arts), this extreme style of man-on-man battle was featured in the original Olympic games. And sometimes, those pankration techniques were used not just for glory on the battlefield or in the Olympic stadium, but in the fields outside the city gates to settle personal, deep-seated grudges between fighters. The short story The One-Armed Warrior introduces the young pankrator Nikias, the hero of Noble Smith's forthcoming novel Sons of Zeus, a work of historical fiction that will appeal to fans of Steven Saylor, Steven Pressfield, and Simon Scarrow.

A Short Story

The One-Armed Warrior

La Contea, un posto incantato in cui la vita scorre serena secondo il ritmo della natura. Il Paese degli Hobbit, le creature più buone e felici inventate dalla fantasia di Tolkien. Uomini piccoli dal cuore grande, che hanno molto da insegnare a ognuno di noi.

La saggezza della contea

An action-adventure tale set during the Peloponnesian War between the great powers of Ancient Greece is told from the perspective of a young Plataean warrior who would raise a mercenary army against an imminent Spartan attack. By the award-winning author of Sons of Zeus. 40,000 first printing.

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