There are dozens of books which many lovers of The Lord of the Rings can buy, including the many volumed History of Middle-Earth series and The Complete Tolkien Companion, but this book is far more essential than any of the others, and draws from all of them. The book is extremely well researched using all of the resources made available by the Tolkien estate. It will help you mentally picture the events. This is the books which will help you in your attempt to keep everything connected. It also contains information on populations, languages, types and locations of vegetation, and more. Along with each map is a complete analysis of the events which occurred in those locations. This book has maps, atlases, and crossectional views of every area and every significant building or structure mentioned in the 3 books set in Middle-Earth. If you are a Tolkien fan, then more than any other single book, this one should be by your side when reading The Silmarillion, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
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