THE WISDOM OF THE SHIRE. Copyright © 2012 by Noble Smith. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
Cover design by Ervin Serrano
Cover photographs by Michael Leggero/Alamy and Shutterstock
ISBN 978-1-250-02556-2 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-250-02641-5 (e-book)
First Edition: November 2012