Secret Language: Codes, Tricks, Spies, Thieves, and Symbols by Barry J. Blake
English | 25 Mar. 2010 | ISBN: 0199579288 | 314 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
English | 25 Mar. 2010 | ISBN: 0199579288 | 314 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
This book is about language designed to mean what it does not seem to mean. Ciphers and codes conceal messages and protect secrets. Symbol and magic hide meanings to imperil or delight. Languages made to baffle and confuse let insiders talk openly without being understood by those beyond the circle.