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With annotated text and illustrations on every page, this really gives you a sense of Tolkien's impressive world building and artwork. He essentially revised the basic text twice over 30 years, with corrections and changes to make it consistent and canonical to the rest of his works about Middle-earth. There are 8 full-color glossy pages in this annotated version, which makes me want to seek out larger reproductions or exhibits of the originals.

Made it through the introduction. Shelfing it for a more practical time, but already a bit more enlightened!

A deep study of a few former slaves in western Africa, told through correspondence, maps, photos, and the peanut trade. Highly recommended!

I really enjoyed the details and humor that Hirsch put into writing this memoir. I read straight through chapter 12 (Blow Out). Then I skipped to the films I wanted to know more about and finally, finishing the last 50 pages.

Halfway through, it's a captivating and well-researched history of Senegal and Gambia, and Sierra Leone. Told through the lives of former slaves in the region, and the peanut trade.

Checked this out to compare chapters on Theda Bara and Gene Gauntier, who are both in the new First Women of Hollywood book. The latter is less academic, with less photos, too.