{"product_id":"language-lovers-puzzle-book-lexical-perplexities-and-cracking-conundrums-from-across-the-globe-1","title":"Language Lover's Puzzle Book: Lexical perplexities and cracking conundrums from across the globe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe Language Lover's Puzzle Book is a collection of over 100 surprising and entertaining puzzles that celebrate the diversity of the world of words and language. It features a variety of ancient, modern, and invented languages, alphabets, scripts, vocabularies, and phonologies, and global variations in simple behaviors like counting, telling the time, and naming children. The puzzles are designed to twist the tongue and sharpen the mind, and are suitable for crossword solvers, code-breakers, and Scrabble addicts. The book is praised for its cleverness, ingenuity, and originality, and is destined to be a classic for puzzle lovers. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 416 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 07 October 2021\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Guardian Faber Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the bestselling author of Alex's Adventures in Numberland and Can You Solve My Problems? comes a fascinating, hugely entertaining collection of puzzles for crossword addicts and language-lovers of all stripes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe only puzzle book I've seen that manages to befuddle both sides of the brain at the same time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDARA Ó BRIAIN Such fun, full of unexpected ideas and charmingly written. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTIM HARFORD The Language Lover's Puzzle Book is a book of more than 100 surprising and entertaining puzzles that celebrate the amazing diversity of the world of words and language. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing a huge variety of ancient, modern, and even invented languages, this collection of problems will introduce you to unusual alphabets and scripts, curious vocabularies and phonologies, and global variations in simple behaviors like counting, telling the time, and naming children. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether you are a crossword solver, a code-breaker, or a Scrabble addict, these puzzles are guaranteed to twist your tongue and sharpen your mind. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlex Bellos is a dazzling polymath whose cleverness and ingenuity are on full display in this utterly brilliant and original collection of linguistic puzzles. This book is destined to be a classic for puzzle lovers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJOSHUA FOER, co-founder of Atlas Obscura and author Moonwalking with Einstein An irresistible linguistic workout - challenging and deeply satisfying. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGASTON DORREN, author of Lingo and Babel For all the language and puzzle fans in your life! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGRETCHEN McCULLOCH A cornucopia of ingenious and insightful challenges. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDAVID CRYSTAL This compendium of puzzles is a great idea. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMICHAEL ROSEN You'll love what Alex Bellos has done here. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGYLES BRANDRETH Tantalizing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE ECONOMIST The perfect way to pass the time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBBC SC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 336g\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 130 x 199 x 28 (mm)\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781783352197\n                            \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEdition number\u003c\/strong\u003e: Main\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alex Bellos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44097004470522,"sku":"9781783352197","price":7.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/6c39720f2213aa01f49d2db09de8bb3b.jpg?v=1635476107","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/language-lovers-puzzle-book-lexical-perplexities-and-cracking-conundrums-from-across-the-globe-1","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}