{"product_id":"9781593273910","title":"The Cult of LEGO","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Starch Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053368656112,"sku":"9781593273910","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593273910_p0.jpg?v=1763813558","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593273910","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}