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I was just curious to see who all helped or where mentioned in the book, I wasn't looking to get a free copy or anything. jt (...) (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.general)
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(...) Check the main page of lugnet.books (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.general)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:H6zo0r.FzK@lugnet.com... (...) OK - how does one click through from LUGNET to Amazon.com? I can't find anything on the LUGNET home page that would lead me there. Mike -- Mike Walsh - (...) (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.general)
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(...) Generally speaking, all the authors of the software covered in the book plus all the websites mentioned in it will get at least one copy ( the extent of their individual participation in the project varies). I can propose other people to the (...) (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.cad, Miguel Agullo writes: . (...) Do you have a list of all the people who helped (or where mentioned)? Or do we have to buy the book to find out? :) jt (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.general)
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(...) The book is indeed designed with a view to bring in new people into the hobby. We listed a sample of key sites. Some are dead obvious (Lugnet, Ldraw.org & Brickshelf), but deciding which others to include was a painful process. Both Kevin and (...) (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.general)
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(...) The one in the Syngress site is the definitive one - take a look at the first paragraph of the provided chapter 1, which talks about the cover. Part of the Amazon confusion with this and other recent Lego books by Syngress is due to the way (...) (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.general)
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(...) The book should be shipping one week before Christmas. (...) Absolutely (...) People whose work is mentioned in the book will get free copies - and hopefully some will review it. We've tried to both bring in new people into the system and to (...) (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.general)
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(...) Don't forget if you decide to order this or any other book, consider going through the link from LUGNET(tm) to Amazon(tm) so LUGNET gets the spiff... me, I think I'll wait a while yet. (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.general)
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"James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in message news:H6zL72.9px@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) could (...) It is interesting that the image of the book on Amazon's web site is different than the one on Syngress' web site. (URL) like Amazon's (...) (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.general)
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This is very cool, I see from the TOC that there are lots of plugs for our favorite LEGO web pages as well...nice. Was there any issue with putting all of the different freeware on a disk? I though Tim had tried this once before but ran into some (...) (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.general)
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Syngress has updated their webpage with the definitive cover, table of contents and a free chapter. Check it out at: (URL) again! (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books)
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(...) Sorry. LMK if it's still not correct. (URL) (22 years ago, 6-Dec-02, to lugnet.books)
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Dear all, Today we will like to announce the launch of a new Lego book that has kept us very busy for the past few months, "Lego Software Powertools". In this book, we provide a overview of the Ldraw system, and a suite of free Lego CAD software (...) (22 years ago, 5-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books) !
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(...) Yes we are. We don't like the situation, and we've pointed it out to Syngress many times. I personally wrote to Amazon.com several times and have the listing changed for the books that showed the wrong authors. I was also about to write to (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.books)
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Hi Suzanne, Please be aware that due to a Syngress / Amazon mix-up, Mario and Giulio Ferrari - great authors nonetheless - have been credited with more than their fair share of the 10 cool mindstorms projects books. If you click through to the (...) (22 years ago, 29-Nov-02, to lugnet.books)
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(...) I noticed that the title of the list said these were books available from Amazon.com, so I figure they must be still be in print. I think it would be nice to have a list of books that are out of print as well. I just recently picked up "The (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-02, to lugnet.books)
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Is this books which _are_ availible today only, or also older one? (I don't see the "50 years of play" in there" from 1982) LUGNET Admin <suz@lugnet.com> wrote in message news:H5Ky1F.Ksq@lugnet.com... (...) with (...) updated (...) LEGO (...) (22 years ago, 14-Nov-02, to lugnet.books)
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(...) There is a second Brick Layers book (Brick Layers II), available through Pitsco-DACTA: (URL) first one is also available: (URL) (22 years ago, 14-Nov-02, to lugnet.books)
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Hi, I've added some new book titles to the sidebar at (URL) let me know if I've missed any) Of note: a curious collection of instructions for building classic puzzles with your LEGO bricks and plates by Doug Walker. And don't miss Dave Baum's (...) (22 years ago, 14-Nov-02, to lugnet.books, lugnet.announce)
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