Be a Hobbit, Save the Earth-The Guide to Sustainable Shire Living by Bivans, Steve -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Be a Hobbit, Save the Earth Copyright Page Contents dedication Acknowledgments Fellowship of the Ring

Party Tree Attendees Epigraph

- FREE AUDIO BOOK! Introduction Part I - Mordor is at the Door

1 - Mordor is at the Door: Our Burning Shire 2 - The Power of 'Story': a Modern Hobbit's Journey 3 - The Two Towers: Seeds of the Garden of Mordor

Ignorance and Fear: the Roots of Barad Dur Want and Greed: Orthanc and the Destabilizing Force of Unchecked Capitalism

4 - Wormtongue & Theoden: the Corporate Corruption of Politics 5 - Loss of Shire-ness: Violence and the Disintegration of Community 6 - Orthanc-Oil Incorporated: Our Waning Energy Resources 7 - Orc-ade & Sauron’s Slop: GMOs, Chemicals and the Poisoning of our Food Supply 8 - Houses of Healing: Disease, Allergies, and the Forgotten Kingsfoil 9 - Orcses Everywhere: Over Population and the Consumption of Nature 10 - Anduin Weeps & Fangorn Burns: the Destruction of Mother Nature 11 - March of the Ents: Saruman’s Treachery and the Dangers of Climate Change

Part II - The One Ring: a History of Why Things Are the Way They Are

12 - The One Ring: a History of Why Things Are the Way They Are 13 - In Search of Fame and Fortune: On the Finding of the Ring 14 - The History of the Ring, the Birth of Fear, and the Great Forgetting 15 - Council of Elrond: Fellowship and Foes

Wizards, Scientists, and Philosophers The Nazgul/Ringwraiths Bombadil and Goldberry: Mother Nature Laughs at Us Elrond, Galadriel, and Legolas: Wisdom of the Leavers Gimli: Elf-friend and Defender of Middle Earth The Humans of Middle Earth: Bravery, Honor, and Susceptibility Hobbits: One Small Step, Shaking the Towers

Part III - Saving the Earth Through Sustainable Shire Living

16 - The Scouring of the Shire 17 - Fire, a New Shire, and a Forgotten Ring 18 - Don’t Despair Denethor; Be a Hobbit! 19 - Being a Hobbit: the Inner Journey

From Homo Sapiens to Homo Hobbitla: Sowing Shireness in the Mind

20 - Hobbits in Action: Get Movin'

But I’m Only One Hobbit!

21 - Making Your House a Hole 22 - Worms and Oozy Smells: Agents of Mordor in Your Hobbit-hole 23 - Bilbo’s Larder: Better Food, Better Life 24 - Breaking Up with Grandma: Saying Goodbye to the Brands We Love 25 - Frodo’s Kitchen: Feeding Unexpected Dwarves 26 - The Bath at Crickhollow: Washing Weary Hobbit Parts 27 - Saving Power in the Hobbit-hole 28 - Furnishing the Hobbit Hole: Comfy Chairs, and Cushy Beds 29 - Lobelia's Closet: the Hobbit's Wardrobe 30 - Getting There and Back Again: Hobbit Transportation 31 - Gamgee’s Victory Garden: Home-Grown Grub 32 - Your Backyard Lothlorien: a Sanctuary in the Trees 33 - Last Ship to Valinor: a Sustainable Hobbit Funeral 34 - The Happy Hobbit Family: Getting the Significants, Young'uns, and Four-legged Hobbits On the Road! 35 - Exporting Shireness: Building the Global Shire 36 - Barbequing With Lesbians: Letting Shireness Be 37 - To Bring Shireness to the World, and Spring Again to the Trees 38 - Friends and Neighbors: Starting Your Shire and Defeating Fear 39 - Planting Shire-Gardens: Toppling the Towers With Veggies 40 - Telling Stories: Finding Our Common Humanity 41 - Shire-Minded Business:Value for Profit 42 - Shire-Moot: Dis-spell-ing Saruman with Solidarity 43 - Shire Government: How Hobbits Should Rule 44 - Snapping Saruman's Staff: the Dis-Corporation of Oligarchy 45 - The Pax Hobbitla: Peace and Justice in the Shire 46 - Ignorant Hobbits, Bad Hobbits: Education Reform in the Shire 47 - Hands of the King: Rebuilding the Houses of Healing 48 - New Wizardry: Science, Technology, and Saving the Planet 49 - Global Population in the New Shire

Conclusion: Spring Again in the Trees Reviews and Free Audio Book! Official Shire-Hobbits! About the Author Hobbit Recipes, Resources and References

Hobbit Recipes Web Resources Bilbo's Bookshelf

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