The Language Lover's Puzzle Book. Lexical perplexities and cracking conundrums from across the globe

Can you decipher the code of a Long-lost civilisation ? Or solve riddles in runes ? Or will you get lost in translation ? Crossing continents and borders, bestselling puzzle author Alex Bellos has gathered more than one hundred of the world's best conundrums that celebrate the rich diversity of human language and culture, all while testing your deduction, intuition and street smarts.