9. Brick City

I stumbled upon Brick City at Meijer one day and bought it for Jason. It's a short book about world renowned buildings and cityscapes modeled in LEGO blocks. The book begins with some lesser-well-known building techniques and general information about LEGO and then showcases some gorgeous models of places all over the world. Each scene has a short blurb about it (the original architect and purpose, history, current use, etc.) and the technique and challenges of building it in LEGO, and some of the more simple scenes have step-by-step instructions. It's an incredibly interesting book if you're interested in a lighthearted look into global and historic architecture or are a LEGO enthusiast.