{"product_id":"9781635579253","title":"The Book of Lost Languages","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER ONLY AND WILL BE RELEASED ON 19 JANUARY \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e2027\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAn Epic Quest to Decipher the Past\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting, puzzle-packed journey, filled with pathos and humor, through the decoding of ancient languages, unlocking the secrets of history and the workings of the human mind.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn 1799, a lieutenant in Napoleon’s army accidentally stumbled upon an engraved rock near the Egyptian port city of Rosetta. The Rosetta Stone, as it came to be called, became the key that allowed archaeologists and linguists to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs, finally unlocking one of the world’s most enigmatic ancient languages.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBut Egyptian hieroglyphs are only one of more than a dozen ancient scripts we meet in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Lost Languages\u003c\/i\u003e. Polymath and endangered-language expert Daniel Harbour takes us on an adventure of discovery through the most extraordinary language decipherments in history: from the eighteenth century effort by a French clergyman to unlock the Palmyrene and Phoenician languages; to the Imperial court of China’s use of engraved human remains known as “dragon bones” to decipher Old Chinese; to the Russian-led decoding of Mayan glyphs during the Cold War.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFeaturing puzzles throughout that help readers learn the code-breaking techniques behind this art,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Lost Languages\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ereveals the beguiling artistry behind some of the greatest puzzles ever created. Harbour weaves an utterly gripping story of the very texture of ancient life on earth.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Harbour, Daniel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48199949418750,"sku":"9781635579253","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/1532\/4335\/files\/The_Book_of_Lost_Languages.png?v=1779766569","url":"https:\/\/wanderingraccoonbooks.com\/products\/9781635579253","provider":"Wandering Raccoon Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}