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(...) Jake and all, Jake, Congrats! I just checked Amazon by the ISBN and it also suggested: "Buy this book with The Brick Testament by Brendan Powell Smith (Illustrator) today!" Buy Together Today: $25.42 (which just happens to qualify for FREE (...) (21 years ago, 8-Mar-04, to lugnet.books, lugnet.trains)
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The book is finally here! I saw today that you could order the book from Amazon, which means most other sources should have it now or VERY soon. If you've already read the book, please post a review on Amazon if you are so inclined. Oh, and if you (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.books, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.announce) !!
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Hi Todd, The idea of a book like this sounds very, very good and interesting. I just learnt about your project while browsing through the pages of Lugnet and saw that you live in Boston. I'm from Argentina but live in Boston too, I'm an architect (...) (21 years ago, 22-Feb-04, to lugnet.books)
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There's a nice article based on an interview I did in today's (12/11/03) edition of the with the Philadelphia Inquirer. I haven't seen the printed version of the article yet (they've promised to send me some copies), but the text of the piece is on (...) (21 years ago, 11-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.books, lugnet.loc.us.pa.phi)
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There was an article in last Sunday's Baltimore Sun about the Brick Testament book and website. It was the 30 Novemver 2003 issue, and the feature was titled "Building a colorful, accessible Bible, brick by Lego brick". There is a version of the (...) (21 years ago, 3-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.books, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.md.bal, lugnet.loc.us.dc)
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OK, it ended up being delayed for a month, but the San Jose Mercury News is finally going to be running their story on The Brick Testament on Saturday, November 22nd. Look for it in the Family & Religion section. This latest flurry of media (...) (21 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.books, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.oak)
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(...) I ordered mine from No Starch and it arrived within 7 days and cost around $50 Aus. My opinion of the book? Excellent. I originally downloaded the all in one installer and could not get some parts of it to work, with the chapter on software (...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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| | People Magazine features Brick Testament book
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The new issue of People magazine (24 November 2003) features a half-page piece on (URL) The Brick Testament book> in their Pics & Pans section on page 53. A (URL) scan> of the article is now up on the Brick Testament (URL) press page>. -The Rev. (...) (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.books, FTX)
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Today I happen to come across an online version of an article on The Brick Testament book from the 17 October 2003 issue of The Rocky Mountain News. I have the web version of it up on The Brick Testament press page: (URL) wanted to post here about (...) (21 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.books, lugnet.loc.us.co, lugnet.loc.us.co.den)
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| | Re: Correcting some misinformation in "LEGO Software Power Tools, With LDraw, MLCad, and LPub"
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(...) Brief historical bios were posted on lego.com a few years ago. Suzanne repeated the text of the postings here: (URL) web archive of the lego.com page (no longer posted on their site) is here: (URL) of the details are sprinkled throughout the (...) (21 years ago, 27-Oct-03, to lugnet.books, lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Correcting some misinformation in "LEGO Software Power Tools, With LDraw, MLCad, and LPub"
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(...) Miguel, I appreciate your open and non-defensive reply to the corrections that Todd made. One of the benefits that I find from the Internet over printed material is that the document can be changed and amended without additional cost and (...) (21 years ago, 27-Oct-03, to lugnet.books)
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(...) Todd, Thanks for the corrections! I own and read a copy of this book and I understood the details to be different from those published in the book. After reading the book I assumed that information I had heard from "asking" around at (...) (21 years ago, 27-Oct-03, to lugnet.books)
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(...) Ordering direct from No Starch was fairly painless (so far ;) and it should be here in a week or so according to the email I recieved late last week. I'll be taking it along to the next BUGs meeting if it arrives in time, so there may be an (...) (21 years ago, 27-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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Hi Todd, I am Miguel Agullo, the author of the material that you quote. First of all, let me apologize for any annoyance his might have caused to you or anyone else. It is ironic that the lines are in from a part of the book devoted to highlighting (...) (21 years ago, 26-Oct-03, to lugnet.books)
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(...) That's so true. @8^) As much as I love the publicity the book is getting, I have to admit feeling embarrassed purchasing a magazine like Stuff. Then again, I don't really like any magazines. But hey, I'm flattered they like me! -Rev. Smith (21 years ago, 26-Oct-03, to lugnet.books)
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(...) You have the most caring and thoughtful sister a man could have. @8^) (...) Thanks so much, Andrew. I'm really glad you like the book. I was quite pleased with how it turned out, and it seems to be doing well so far (though I don't have any (...) (21 years ago, 26-Oct-03, to lugnet.books, FTX)
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The editor of Stuff Magazine clearly never bought a LEGO set and failed to do any research on the costs involved. He states: "...this book turns the foundation of Western spiritual thinking into cheap plastic building blocks." Now tell me, since (...) (21 years ago, 25-Oct-03, to lugnet.books)
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(...) Rev B, I went to my mailbox before closing this evening and found a package slip designated "envelope." To my surprise it was quite heavy and firm and from my sister...under a birthday card was none other than the "The Brick Testament:..."! (...) (21 years ago, 25-Oct-03, to lugnet.books, FTX)
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The publisher of the popular new book Virtual LEGO: The Official LDraw.org guide to LDraw Tools for Windows, by Tim Courtney, Steve Bliss, and Ahui Herrera, has authorized LUGNET to distribute a sample chapter of the book as a (URL) PDF> document. (...) (21 years ago, 24-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.books, FTX) !
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| | Stuff magazine item on Brick Testament book
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On page 34 of the current issue (Nov 2003) of Stuff magazine, (URL) Brick Testament: Stories from the Book of Genesis> is featured in their Stuff Picks section. There's a scan of the item (URL) here> on the Brick Testament (URL) Press page>, and you (...) (21 years ago, 24-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.books, FTX) !
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