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Re: Brickworld - Premiere Item
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Hey everyone - here is a little additional informatinon on LEGO A Love Story.
And - I was lucky enough to receive a copy this week. It is a great book!! Of
course, I am double excited because it talks about Brickworld too.
About the Book:
An adult LEGO fan’s dual quest: to build with bricks and build a family
There are 62 LEGO bricks for every person in the world, and at age 30, Jonathan
Bender realized that he didn’t have a single one of them. While reconsidering
his childhood dream of becoming a master model builder for The LEGO Group, he
discovers the men and women who are skewing the averages with collections of
hundreds of thousands of LEGO bricks. What is it about the ubiquitous, brightly
colored toys that makes them so hard for everyone to put down?
In search of answers and adventure, Jonathan Bender sets out to explore the
quirky world of adult fans of LEGO (AFOLs) while becoming a builder himself. As
he participates in challenges at fan conventions, searches for the largest
private collection in the United States, and visits LEGO headquarters (where he
was allowed into the top secret set vault), he finds his LEGO journey twinned
with a second creative endeavor—to have a child. His two worlds intertwine as he
awaits the outcome: Will he win a build competition or bring a new fan of LEGO
into the world? Like every really good love story, this one has surprises—and a
happy ending.
· Explores the world of adult fans of LEGO, from rediscovering the childhood
joys of building with LEGO to evaluating LEGO’s place in culture and art
· Takes an inside look at LEGO conventions, community taboos, and build
challenges and goes behind-the-scenes at LEGO headquarters and LEGOLAND
· Tells a warm and personal story about the attempt to build with LEGO and build
a family
Whether you’re an avid LEGO freak or a onetime fan who now shares LEGO bricks
with your children, this book will appeal to the inner builder in you and
reignite a love for all things LEGO.
About the Author:
Jonathan Bender is a freelance features writer; his work has appeared in Time
Out New York, Women’s Health, CNN.com, ESPN.com, and the Kansas City Star. This
is his first book. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri, with his wife, Kate, and
has significantly more than the 62 LEGO bricks that exist for every man, woman,
and child in the world today.
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| (URL) Share - Learn - Explore - Discover 2010: Bricks In Space Brickworld is excited to announce that Jonathan Bender, author of "LEGO - A Love Story" will be attending Brickworld this year. (URL) In honor of this, we have made arrangements with his (...) (15 years ago, 28-Mar-10, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.people, FTX)
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