Complex sentence: Lord authored the book "The Singer of Tales", first published in 1960, the current 40th anniversary edition is offered with an included audio compact disc to further the appreciation of the recorded renditions discussed in the text.
Split into simpler sentences: Lord authored the book "The Singer of Tales", first published in 1960. It was reissued in a 40th anniversary edition, with an audio compact disc to aid in the understanding of the recorded renditions discussed in the text.