{"product_id":"9781593273910","title":"The Cult of LEGO®","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eBaichtal, John; Meno, Joe\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo Starch Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\/1\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e The Cult of LEGO\u003c\/i\u003e, Wired's GeekDad blogger John Baichtal and BrickJournal founder Joe Meno take you on a magnificent, illustrated tour of the LEGO® community, its people, and their creations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cult of LEGO\u003c\/i\u003e introduces us to fans and builders from all walks of life. People like professional LEGO artist Nathan Sawaya; enigmatic Dutch painter Ego Leonard (who maintains that he is, in fact, a LEGO minifig); Angus MacLane, a Pixar animator who builds CubeDudes, instantly recognizable likenesses of fictional characters; Brick Testament creator Brendan Powell Smith, who uses LEGO to illustrate biblical stories; and Henry Lim, whose work includes a series of models recreating M.C. Escher lithographs and a full-scale, functioning LEGO harpsichord.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarvel at spectacular LEGO creations like:\u003cbr\u003e–A life-sized Stegosaurus and an 80,000-brick T. Rex skeleton\u003cbr\u003e–Detailed microscale versions of landmarks like the Acropolis and Yankee Stadium\u003cbr\u003e–A 22-foot long, 350-pound re-creation of the World War II battleship Yamato\u003cbr\u003e–A robotic, giant chess set that can replay historical matches or take on an opponent\u003cbr\u003e–A three-level, remote-controlled Jawa Sandcrawler, complete with moving conveyor belt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether you're a card-carrying LEGO fanatic or just thinking fondly about that dusty box of LEGO in storage, \u003ci\u003eThe Cult of LEGO\u003c\/i\u003e will inspire you to take out your bricks and build something amazing.","brand":"No Starch Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44220130394367,"sku":"9781593273910","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781593273910_s600x595.jpg?v=1781542299","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781593273910","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}