{"product_id":"language-lovers-puzzle-book-a-world-tour-of-languages-and-alphabets-in-100-amazing-puzzles-paperback","title":"Language Lover's Puzzle Book: A World Tour of Languages and Alphabets in 100 Amazing Puzzles - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Bellos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a crossword solver, cryptogram fan, Scrabble addict, or Sudoku savant, \u003ci\u003eThe Language Lover's Puzzle Book\u003c\/i\u003e is guaranteed to tease your brain and twist your tongue. Puzzle master Alex Bellos begins in Japan, where we can observe some curious counting: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eboru niko\u003c\/i\u003e = two balls\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003etsuna nihon\u003c\/i\u003e = two ropes\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003euma nito\u003c\/i\u003e = two horses\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ekami nimai\u003c\/i\u003e = two sheets of paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eashi gohon\u003c\/i\u003e = five legs\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eringo goko\u003c\/i\u003e = five apples\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003esara gomai\u003c\/i\u003e = five plates\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ekaba goto\u003c\/i\u003e = five hippos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Now, how do the Japanese say \"nine cucumbers\"?*\u003cbr\u003e a) \u003ci\u003ekyuri kyuhon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e b) \u003ci\u003ekyuri kyuko\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e c) \u003ci\u003ekyuri kyuhiki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e d) \u003ci\u003ekyuri kyuto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bellos finds the intrigue--and the human element--in a dizzying array of ancient, modern, and even invented tongues, from hieroglyphs to Blissymbolics, Danish to Dothraki. Filled with unusual alphabets, fascinating characters, and intriguing local customs for time-telling, naming children, and more, this is a bravura book of brainteasers and \u003ci\u003ebeyond\u003c\/i\u003e--it's a globe-trotting, time-traveling celebration of language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e *The word endings depend on shape: Flat things end in -mai and spherical things end in -ko. Cucumbers are long things (like ropes and legs), so they end in -hon. The answer is (a)!\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 8.98 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978988257581,"sku":"9781615198047","price":20.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/LL8JuQGv6S9781615198047.webp?v=1775815362","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/language-lovers-puzzle-book-a-world-tour-of-languages-and-alphabets-in-100-amazing-puzzles-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}