Category: LEGO Books (Page 35 of 36)

LEGO 2014 Dorling Kindersley (DK) Books

November 20, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

Dorling Kindersley (DK) has released their 2014 Summer Trade Catalog which showcases some of the LEGO books that will be released. Some notable ones are the high quality LEGO books that DK regularly releases including the ones based on The LEGO Movie.

One of the new DK books that we expect next summer is the LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded. This updated version will have 48 additional pages showing all the latest Star Wars sets. Like with previous versions of the Visual Dictionary, it will include an exclusive minifigure.

LEGO Legends of Chima also gets their own encyclopedia called The LEGO Legends of Chima: The Secret History. The book talks about the various characters in the world of Chima as well as the tribes and locations. The book also includes an exclusive minifigure.

There are also a couple of LEGO DK Ultimate Factivity Collection books being released next summer including Legends of Chima and City. These books will have various facts and information about the themes as well as fun activities to do. The Factivity books also have more than 500 stickers.

LEGO Friends will also get their own Character Encyclopedia in 2014. The book will have various facts about the characters of Heartlake City as well as the Friends sets. The Character Encyclopedia will include an exclusive mini-doll.

Continuing with their Brickmaster series, DK will be releasing LEGO Ninjago Brickmaster: Updated and Expanded. The book will include more than 140 bricks and two minifigures for you to … Continue

The LEGO Movie Dorling Kindersley Books

November 6, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

If you haven’t gotten enough news for The LEGO Movie including the sets and the minifigures, there are some books by Dorling Kindersley that are being released next month. We found the books listed on BNC CataList and they are currently available for pre-order on Amazon and will be released on December 30th.

The LEGO Movie: The Essential Guide – 64 pages

When an ordinary LEGO® minifigure discovers he is the only one who can stop an evil LEGO tyrant from ending the world as he knows it, he embarks on an all-new, all-LEGO adventure. This fully illustrated guide to the upcoming The LEGO® Movie explores the characters and locations of this long-awaited film with profiles, location spreads, and behind-the-scenes information about how the movie was made. The LEGO® Movie: The Essential Guide would not be complete without fun and interesting facts and coll movie stills.

The LEGO Movie: Ultimate Sticker Collection – 96 pages

Featuring all the great characters from The LEGO® Movie, this fantastic Ultimate Sticker Collection allows kids to take the action off into their own hands with 1000 full-colour reusable stickers and full-colour backgrounds from The LEGO® Movie.

The LEGO Movie: Calling All Master Builders! – 32 pages

In The LEGO® Movie, an ordinary LEGO® minifigure discovers that he is the only one who can stop an evil LEGO® tyrant from ending the world as he knows it. These all-new DK Readers feature the popular characters from the film in exciting adventures!

In DK Readers Level 1 LEGO® The LEGO® Movie:

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BrickJournal September 2013 Issue 25 – The Castle Issue Review

September 22, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

A few days ago, I was privileged to be sent a copy of the September 2013 issue of BrickJournal by TwoMorrows Publishing. This copy is Issue #25 of the popular LEGO magazine and focuses on the theme of Castle-related builds. It has 84 pages of LEGO goodness and retails for $8.95. If you purchase from TwoMorrows Publishing, BrickJournal as well as many other titles are 15% off.

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LEGO Minifigure Year By Year: A Visual History Book Review

September 14, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

Dorling Kindersley’s newest LEGO book has been released and it is called LEGO Minifigure Year By Year: A Visual History. The hardcover book features more than 2,000 images of various minifigures through LEGO’s history. The book also includes three different minifigures which is unique because we usually just get one in a DK LEGO book. It retails for $24.00 on Amazon and has 256 pages. If you want to do a cost per page ratio, it is $0.09/page. The book is written by Gregory Farshtey and Daniel Lipkowitz, author of many other great LEGO books.

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Brick by Brick by David Robertson Book Review

August 17, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Recently, I was sent a copy of a new LEGO book called Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry written by David C. Robertson with Bill Breen. Robertson was a Business Professor at the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland and was given the privilege to interview LEGO’s management team. Breen has co-authored and published many other business management books including this one. The book is published by Crown Business and has 320 pages.

Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry by David Robertson

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LEGO Minifigures: Character Encyclopedia Review

May 26, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Earlier this month, Dorling Kindersley (DK Publishing) released the new LEGO Minifigures: Character Encyclopedia. The book contains 208 pages and retails for $18.99. The book features all 160 minifigures from the Collectible Minifigures line as well as some Gold guy that’s running around out there.

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LEGO Minifigures: Character Encyclopedia Exclusive Minifigure Revealed

March 6, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

Last year, we reported there will be a brand new LEGO Minifigures: Character Encyclopedia being released this year but weren’t sure what the exclusive minifigure was. Today, Hong Kong LUG (HKLUG) revealed what this minifigure will be in the DK Book. As you can see in the image above, it will be a Toy Soldier in a red and blue colored uniform with a rifle and a wind-up key.

The LEGO Minifigures: Character Encyclopedia will feature all the minifigures from Series 1 through 10. The book has 208 pages and will retail for $18.99 and will be available May 1, 2013 but you can pre-order it on Amazon today.

In one of the images from the book, Mr. Gold from Series 10 is also featured. The description for him is as follows:

Somewhere out there is a very special Minifigure called Mr. Gold. Shiny and golden from the top of his hat to the tips of his toes, he never turns up exactly where and when you are looking for him. If you do happen to spot him, it is said that you will be lucky all day long!

Mini Facts
Likes: Being found by accident
Dislikes: Fingerprints on his spotless finish
See Also: There’s no one else like Mr. Gold!

Did You Know?
Mr. Gold was created as an exclusive character to celebrate the 10th series of LEGO Minifigures. He is very rare and the only figure that can’t be found in every case of Minifigure bags.