The Language Lover's Puzzle Book

From the bestselling author of Alex's Adventures in Numberland and Can You Solve My Problems? comes a fascinating, highly entertaining collection of puzzles for crossword fans and language lovers of all kinds.

"The only puzzle book I've seen that can confuse both halves of the brain at the same time." - Dara O Briain

"Such fun, full of unexpected ideas and charmingly written." - Tim Harford

Can you decipher the code of a long-lost civilization? Or solve riddles in runes? Or will you get lost in translation?

Across continents and borders, bestselling puzzle author Alex Bellos has gathered more than a hundred of the world's best puzzles that celebrate the rich diversity of human language and culture while simultaneously testing your deductive skills, intuition, and sharpness.

"For all the language and puzzle fans in your life!" - Gretchen McCulloch
"A wealth of brilliant and insightful challenges." - David Crystal
"This compendium of puzzles is a fantastic idea." - Michael Rosen
"You will love what Alex Bellos has done here." - Gyles Brandreth
"Enticing." - The Economist
"The perfect way to pass the time." - BBC Science Focus.