Intelligence Theory vs The Silmarillion: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Intelligence Theory Intelligence Theory Mark Phythian · 2008 238 pages · ≈ 4 h 24 m · Moderate

Containing essays by some of the key theorists in the field from the US, UK and Canada, this volume assesses the role and utility of theory in intelligence studies.

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Cover of The Silmarillion The Silmarillion J. R. R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien · 1977 ★★★★☆ 4.0 374 pages · ≈ 6 h 56 m · Moderate

A number-one New York Times bestseller when it was originally published, The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a work whose origins stretch back to a time long before The Hobbit.

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Intelligence TheoryThe Silmarillion
Goodreads — 4.0 (17402)
Hardcover — 5.0 (1)
Google Books — 4.5 (18)
Apple Books — 4.5 (331)

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Intelligence TheoryThe Silmarillion
Ratings — 17402
Editions 8 156
Film adaptations — 1
Want to read — 301760
Reading it now — 2
Written reviews — 17402
Wikipedia attention — 41743
Pages 238 374

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