{"product_id":"tolkien-a-biography-9780451212429","title":"Tolkien: A Biography","description":"\u003cb\u003eTolkien: A Biography\u003c\/b\u003e by Michael White is a comprehensive, in-depth, and entertaining biography of one of the greatest and most influential fantasy authors of modern time, J.R.R. Tolkien.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael White is a former science editor of British \u003cb\u003eGQ\u003c\/b\u003e. In a previous incarnation he was a member of the Thompson Twins pop group, and then a science lecturer in Oxford. He is the author of twenty books including the international best-seller, \u003cb\u003eStephen Hawking: A Life In Science\u003c\/b\u003e (with John Gribbin). Since then he has written an alternative biography of Isaac Newton, \u003cb\u003eIsaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer\u003c\/b\u003e, which was nominated by four British newspapers as \"biography of the year\" in 1997 and awarded \"Book of the Year\" in the science category by Bookman Associates in the United States.\u003cp\u003eHis latest books are the international best-seller \u003cb\u003eLeonardo: The First Scientist\u003c\/b\u003e and Michael White's personal account of the '80s and his time in the music industry, titled: \u003cb\u003eThompson Twin: An '80s Memoir\u003c\/b\u003e. His latest is \u003cb\u003eAcid Tongues and Tranquil Dreamers\u003c\/b\u003e-a study of scientific rivalry from Newton to Gates published in 2001. He lives in Kent, England with his wife and three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51890575442194,"sku":"9780451212429","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b120493e-3b0b-472a-8ac7-4be50758696a.jpg?v=1768308944","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tolkien-a-biography-9780451212429","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}