The minecraft book was written by a kid, and kids seem to like it. smile

I have mixed feelings about "dummies" titles... nothing against the series, just the use of "dummies" in the title. While the word can make some flinch, there is also a bit of humor involved in quickly communicating that no background knowledge base is needed... possibly like saying "101" to communicate to an adult that the material will meet a person at an introductory level.