Baffling Cryptograms

By: Louise B. Moll

Take a trip around the world in search of the wisest sayings of people everywhere - that's the adventure promised in nearly 600 of the most challenging and rewarding cryptograms ever collected in one place. The codes aren't easy to break, but once you get the hang of it, you'll be hooked and clamoring for more.

Through these cryptograms, puzzlers will travel to twenty-nine different countries and cultures, including Africa, Brazil, China, England, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Sweden, and Turkey. Those who work the puzzles till they find the answers will learn valuable lessons to make them think, laugh, and discover the adventure of life: "Unity among the small makes the lion lie down hungry" (Africa); "A lawyer's advice is expensive, but it'll cost you more if you consult yourself" (American); "No one is too poor to help another, and no one too rich to need help" (Finland); "It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools" (Spain); "Even a stopped clock is right twice a day" (Yiddish).

You'll have loads of fun sharpening your detective skills as you decode these words of wisdom from around the world.

Cover design by Jim Sharpe

128 pages, 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

Paperback isbn 0806939842