A BOOK FOR THE KID IN YOU: LEGO HEAVY WEAPONS

“LEGO Heavy Weapons,” by Jack Streat; $25 from nostarch.com

The instructions show you how to make Lego block replicas of the world’s most iconic firearms, including a massive Desert Eagle handgun, with working blowback action, a compact but deadly AKS-74U assault rifle with folding stock, a “Jungle Carbine” rifle, and a pump action shotgun. Each set of instructions lists the LEGO blocks you need.

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