{"product_id":"language-lovers-puzzle-book-a-world-tour-of-languages-and-alphabets-in-100-amazing-puzzles-9781615198047","title":"Language Lover's Puzzle Book: A World Tour of Languages and Alphabets in 100 Amazing Puzzles","description":"Whether 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)!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10500540\"\u003eAlex Bellos\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Experiment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 5.98w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781615198047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1615198040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-GAM\"\u003eGames \u0026amp; Activities\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-GAM007000\"\u003ePuzzles\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-GAM\"\u003eGames \u0026amp; Activities\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-GAM005000\"\u003eLogic \u0026amp; Brain Teasers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-GAM\"\u003eGames \u0026amp; Activities\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-GAM014000\"\u003eWord \u0026amp; Word Search\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Experiment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48110469513453,"sku":"9781615198047","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_5bdf1f06-5248-475f-84ef-420e8ea4e9c6.jpg?v=1747627516","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/language-lovers-puzzle-book-a-world-tour-of-languages-and-alphabets-in-100-amazing-puzzles-9781615198047","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}