The Cult of LEGO

No, this isn't a book about joining some fringe cult. It's a book by LEGO fans, for LEGO fans, and you and your kids will love it.<br><br>In The Cult of LEGO, 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.<br><br>The Cult of LEGO 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.<br><br>Marvel at spectacular LEGO creations like:<br><br>- A life-sized Stegosaurus and an 80,000-brick T. Rex skeleton<br>- Detailed microscale versions of landmarks like the Acropolis and Yankee Stadium<br>- A 22-foot long, 350-pound re-creation of the World War II battleship Yamato<br>- A robotic, giant chess set that can replay historical matches or take on an opponent<br>- A three-level, remote-controlled Jawa Sandcrawler, complete with moving conveyor belt<br>- Whether you're a card-carrying LEGO fanatic or just thinking fondly about that dusty box of - LEGO in storage, The Cult of LEGO will inspire you to take out your bricks and build something amazing.<br><br>Gold Medal, Independent Publisher Book Award, &quot;IPPY&quot; for Pop Culture<br><br>Silver Medal, 2012 ForeWord Book of the Year Awards for Crafts and Hobbies<br><br>Grand Prize, 2012 San Francisco Book Festival<br><br>Selected for the Communication Arts 2012 Design Annual<br>