Blake Barry J.: Secret Language: Codes, Tricks, Spies, Thieves, and Symbols
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: This book is about language that is designed to mean what it does not seem to mean. Ciphers and codes conceal messages and protect secrets. Symbol and magic hide meanings to delight or imperil. Languages made to baffle and confuse let insiders talk openly without being understood by those beyond the circle. Barry Blake looks at these and many more. He explores the history and uses of the slangs…