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Condition: Good. Cover/Case has some rubbing and edgewear. Access codes, CDs, slipcovers and other accessories may not be included.
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The Language Lovers Puzzle Book: A World Tour of Languages and Alphabets in 100 Amazing Puzzles (Alex Bellos Puzzle Books)
Seller: Goodwill of Colorado, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. This item is in overall good condition. Covers and dust jackets are intact but may have minor wear including slight curls or bends to corners as well as cosmetic blemishes including stickers. Pages are intact but may have minor highlighting/ writing. Binding is intact; however, spine may have slight wear overall. Digital codes may not be included and have not been tested to be redeemable and/or active. Minor shelf wear overall. Please note that all items are donated goods and are in used condition. Orders shipped Monday through Friday! Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Orders shipped Monday through Friday. Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Thank you!
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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The Language Lover's Puzzle Book: A World Tour of Languages and Alphabets in 100 Amazing Puzzles (Alex Bellos Puzzle Books)
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Language Lover's Puzzle Book : Lexical Perplexities and Cracking Conundrums from Across the Globe
Published by Guardian Faber Publishing, 2021
ISBN 10: 1783352191 ISBN 13: 9781783352197
Language: English
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
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Condition: New. Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books!
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The Language Lover's Puzzle Book : Lexical Perplexities and Cracking Conundrums from Across the Globe
Published by Faber & Faber, Limited, 2021
ISBN 10: 1783352191 ISBN 13: 9781783352197
Language: English
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
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US$ 6.05
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Add to basketCondition: Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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The Language Lover's Puzzle Book: Lexical perplexities and cracking conundrums from across the globe
Published by Guardian Faber Publishing, 2021
ISBN 10: 1783352191 ISBN 13: 9781783352197
Language: English
US$ 5.96
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Add to basketCondition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.
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The Language Lover's Puzzle Book: Lexical perplexities and cracking conundrums from across the globe
Published by Guardian Faber Publishing, 2021
ISBN 10: 1783352191 ISBN 13: 9781783352197
Language: English
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Add to basketCondition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.
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Language Lover's Puzzle Book : Lexical Perplexities and Cracking Conundrums from Across the Globe
Published by Guardian Faber Publishing, 2021
ISBN 10: 1783352191 ISBN 13: 9781783352197
Language: English
Condition: New.
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The Language Lover's Puzzle Book
Published by Guardian Faber Publishing, GB, 2021
ISBN 10: 1783352191 ISBN 13: 9781783352197
Language: English
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
US$ 18.30
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: New. Main. From 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. 'The only puzzle book I've seen that manages to befuddle both sides of the brain at the same time.'DARA Ó BRIAIN'Such fun, full of unexpected ideas and charmingly written.'TIM HARFORDThe 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.Featuring 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 behaviours like counting, telling the time, and naming children.Whether you are a crossword solver, a code-breaker or a Scrabble addict, these puzzles are guaranteed to twist your tongue and sharpen your mind.'Alex 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.'JOSHUA FOER, co-founder of Atlas Obscura and author Moonwalking with Einstein'An irresistible linguistic workout - challenging and deeply satisfying.'GASTON DORREN, author of Lingo and Babel'For all the language and puzzle fans in your life!' GRETCHEN McCULLOCH'A cornucopia of ingenious and insightful challenges.' DAVID CRYSTAL'This compendium of puzzles is a great idea.' MICHAEL ROSEN'You'll love what Alex Bellos has done here.' GYLES BRANDRETH'Tantalisting.' THE ECONOMIST'The perfect way to pass the time.' BBC SCIENCE FOCUS.
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The Language Lover's Puzzle Book: Perple_ing Le_ical Patterns to Unmi_ and Ve_ing Synta_ to Outfo_ (Alex Bellos Puzzle Books)
Published by The Experiment, 2021
ISBN 10: 1615198040 ISBN 13: 9781615198047
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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The Language Lover's Puzzle Book (Paperback)
Published by The Experiment LLC, New York, 2021
ISBN 10: 1615198040 ISBN 13: 9781615198047
Language: English
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Whether youre a crossword solver, cryptogram fan, Scrabble addict, or Sudoku savant, The Language Lovers Puzzle Book is guaranteed to tease your brain and twist your tongue. Puzzle master Alex Bellos begins in Japan, where we can observe some curious counting: boru niko = two balls tsuna nihon = two ropes uma nito = two horses kami nimai = two sheets of paper ashi gohon = five legs ringo goko = five apples sara gomai = five plates kaba goto = five hippos Now, how do the Japanese say nine cucumbers?* a) kyuri kyuhon b) kyuri kyuko c) kyuri kyuhiki d) kyuri kyuto Bellos finds the intrigueand the human elementin 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 beyondits a globe-trotting, time-traveling celebration of language. *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)! 100 wonder-filled word puzzles that thrill and tantalize with the beauty, magic, and weirdness of world language Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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The Language Lover's Puzzle Book
Published by The Experiment LLC, US, 2021
ISBN 10: 1615198040 ISBN 13: 9781615198047
Language: English
Paperback. Condition: New. Whether you're a crossword solver, cryptogram fan, Scrabble addict, or Sudoku savant, The Language Lover's Puzzle Book is guaranteed to tease your brain and twist your tongue. Puzzle master Alex Bellos begins in Japan, where we can observe some curious counting: boru niko = two balls tsuna nihon = two ropes uma nito = two horses kami nimai = two sheets of paper ashi gohon = five legs ringo goko = five apples sara gomai = five plates kaba goto = five hippos Now, how do the Japanese say "nine cucumbers"?* a) kyuri kyuhon b) kyuri kyuko c) kyuri kyuhiki d) kyuri kyuto 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 beyond-it's a globe-trotting, time-traveling celebration of language. *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)!
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The Language Lover's Puzzle Book
Published by Guardian Faber Publishing, 2021
ISBN 10: 1783352191 ISBN 13: 9781783352197
Language: English
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
US$ 16.53
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Add to basketPAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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The Language Lover's Puzzle Book
Published by Guardian Faber Publishing, 2021
ISBN 10: 1783352191 ISBN 13: 9781783352197
Language: English
Condition: New.
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The Language Lover's Puzzle Book: Perple_ing Le_ical Patterns to Unmi_ and Ve_ing Synta_ to Outfo_ (Paperback or Softback)
Published by Experiment 11/9/2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1615198040 ISBN 13: 9781615198047
Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Language Lover's Puzzle Book: Perple_ing Le_ical Patterns to Unmi_ and Ve_ing Synta_ to Outfo_ 1.1. Book.
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The Language Lover's Puzzle Book: Lexical perplexities and cracking conundrums from across the globe
Published by Guardian Faber Publishing, 2021
ISBN 10: 1783352191 ISBN 13: 9781783352197
Language: English
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Brand New. main edition. 416 pages. 7.80x5.08x0.98 inches. In Stock.
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The Language Lover's Puzzle Book: Lexical perplexities and cracking conundrums from across the globe
Published by Guardian Faber Publishing, 2021
ISBN 10: 1783352191 ISBN 13: 9781783352197
Language: English
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
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The Language Lover's Puzzle Book
Published by The Experiment LLC, US, 2021
ISBN 10: 1615198040 ISBN 13: 9781615198047
Language: English
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: New. Whether you're a crossword solver, cryptogram fan, Scrabble addict, or Sudoku savant, The Language Lover's Puzzle Book is guaranteed to tease your brain and twist your tongue. Puzzle master Alex Bellos begins in Japan, where we can observe some curious counting: boru niko = two balls tsuna nihon = two ropes uma nito = two horses kami nimai = two sheets of paper ashi gohon = five legs ringo goko = five apples sara gomai = five plates kaba goto = five hippos Now, how do the Japanese say "nine cucumbers"?* a) kyuri kyuhon b) kyuri kyuko c) kyuri kyuhiki d) kyuri kyuto 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 beyond-it's a globe-trotting, time-traveling celebration of language. *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)!
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The Language Lover's Puzzle Book: Lexical perplexities and cracking conundrums from across the globe
Published by Guardian Faber Publishing, 2021
ISBN 10: 1783352191 ISBN 13: 9781783352197
Language: English
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
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Add to basketPaperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. 350.
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The Language Lover's Puzzle Book
Published by Guardian Faber Publishing, 2021
ISBN 10: 1783352191 ISBN 13: 9781783352197
Language: English
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The Language Lover's Puzzle Book: Lexical perplexities and cracking conundrums from across the globe
Published by Guardian Faber Publishing, 2021
ISBN 10: 1783352191 ISBN 13: 9781783352197
Language: English
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Language Lover's Puzzle Book : Lexical Perplexities and Cracking Conundrums from Across the Globe
Published by Guardian Faber Publishing, 2021
ISBN 10: 1783352191 ISBN 13: 9781783352197
Language: English
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United Kingdom
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Language Lover's Puzzle Book : Lexical Perplexities and Cracking Conundrums from Across the Globe
Published by Guardian Faber Publishing, 2021
ISBN 10: 1783352191 ISBN 13: 9781783352197
Language: English
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
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The Language Lover's Puzzle Book: A World Tour of Languages and Alphabets in 100 Amazing Puzzles (Alex Bellos Puzzle Books)
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
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