My favorite Mindstorms "idea" book is "Building Robots with LEGO Mindstorms" by Mario Ferrari. There are versions for both NXT and the older RCX (the latter may be out of print). It's chock full of great ideas on how to build stuff and, unlike so many other Mindstorms books, it isn't just a glorified set of assembly instructions. I haven't read the "Lego league unofficial guide" yet but I was under the impression this was more of a coach's reference to how to form a team and run a competition, etc. -----Original Message----- From: First Lego League Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Annette Holloway Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 1:20 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [VADCFLL-L] Can you recommend a great book for rookie teams? What is the best FLL book for rookie teams that includes robot designing and programming? I have seen that someone recommended "FIRST Lego League: The Unofficial Guide". ______________________________________________________________ To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE YOUR SETTINGS, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". If you want to join the VADCFLL-ADMIN-L mailing list - to which FLL administrative announcements will be distributed - visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-admin-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". ______________________________________________________________ To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE YOUR SETTINGS, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". If you want to join the VADCFLL-ADMIN-L mailing list - to which FLL administrative announcements will be distributed - visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-admin-l.html and select "Join or leave the list".