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(...) I think the affected old-style verbiage employed by Pyle is a turn-off for many kids. My son won't read him even though he's interested in the subjects. (...) How so? Chris (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I would leave children's books: "The Story of King Arthur and His Knights" by Howard Pyle "The Story of Sir Lancelot and His Companions" by Howard Pyle "The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur" by Howard Pyle "Treasure Island" by (...) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Interesting way to start a conversation. I like it. :) (...) Andy, this was exactly my first thought as well. I LOVE reading this book. I love looking at the pics, and getting a *partial* glimpse into the history of the company. (...) Exactly. (...) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Dear Lego, I was looking through the most recent Mania Magazine and one thing jumped out at me -- the small dragon pictured in the Harry Potter contest ad. It's a great little model that is made up of relatively ordinary pieces in a useful colors. (...) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Any? I'd leave -Days of War, Nights of Love- written by the folks at CrimethInc. (www.crimethinc.com) an American group of individuals commited to the transformation of our society from one of misery and alienation to one of love and (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) "The Name of the Rose" might be a good choice. The environment might inspire him to do some cool castle sets... ;-) Oh, wait... I guess you suggested this in order to divert him from LEGO!... :-D Pedro (Just finished reading More's "Utopia" - (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Suz" <suz@lugnet.com> skrev i meddelandet news:Gt0srM.Hy6@lugnet.com... (...) tonight, (...) I'd put my old ideabook there. Then he could look at the 'town' page, where he is playing with some other children, and try to remember being a child... (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) There were some Busytown 'construction' toys - they had thick (like 1/4") pasteboard building walls. There were baseplates with slotted grids that you would stick the walls into, and then plastic roof pieces to go on top. Lots of one-piece (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) _The Timeless Way of Building_ by Christopher Alexander (URL)I guess I was thinking along the lines of, (...) Yes! It would be way cool if they hired Jobs to captain the ship. [snip] (...) Yeah! But if you go looking for it today (and you can (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I guess I was thinking along the lines of, Steven Levy's "Insanely Great" because I wish Kjeld were the Steve Jobs of toys. But perhaps he'd re-read that other little book... "Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas" by Seymour (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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How bout something by Umberto Eco. Kjeld's gonna need a real book to read after he sifts through the dozens of LEGO catalogs you guys have put on his nightstand ;-) -Jon -- | The Galactic Shipyard - (URL) My Lego Creations - (URL) Attack of the (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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I would leave the 1980 European Train catalog on Kjeld's nightstand. (URL) would be open to page 13. (URL) My parents brought this catalog home from a trip to Europe. Unfortunately, they did not bring any train sets home. I paged through that (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Guild of Bricksmiths(tm) combined catalog. Once it gets created, that is. (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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----- Original Message ----- From: "LUGNET Admin" <suz@lugnet.com> (...) tonight, (...) Hmmm. How about the "Ultimate Lego Book." Annotated in the margins by AFOL's of course. e.g. [hand drawn arrow pointing to picture] 1,000 Light Blue such and (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) <set:6000 6000 LEGOLAND Idea Book> Jude (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Scott, Good Call... Benjamin Medinets (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Any Lego catalogue in the range ~1980-1996. ;) Scott A =+= Have you inspected Arthur’s Seat yet? (URL) reasonable man adapts himself to suit his environment. An unreasonable man persists in attempting to adapt his environment to suit himself. (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Hmmm... Any Star Trek book thats good? Maybe get him to uh... approach Paramount Studios? *wink wink* Rick "since Final Fantasy aint books..." (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Here's a question - for no special reason but fun: If you could leave -any- book on Kjeld's nightstand for him to read tonight, what would it be? (Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen is owner/head of The LEGO Company) -Suz [sorry for admin ID on this, please (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego) !
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I ordered a Blacksmith shop from S@H and put it together last Thursday late. When I got home from work Friday the set was gone from the mantle. My pre-schooler (She'll be four in May) had taken possesion of it. It was her constant companion for most (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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