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The story of Thorin Oakenshield, the dwarven king from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, vividly illustrates how the relentless pursuit of wealth can undermine the true experience of riches.

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Fantasy and science-fiction authors mostly come and go, but Tolkien has endured. Why is this so? What is different about him? For answers, we would do well to look at the recent work of Holly ...