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Cracking Codes and Cryptograms For Dummies

Denise Sutherland Mark Koltko-Rivera

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For Dummies
16 October 2009
The fast and easy way to crack codes and cryptograms

Did you love Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol? Are you fascinated by secret codes and deciphering lost history? Cracking Codes and Cryptograms For Dummies shows you how to think like a symbologist to uncover mysteries and history by solving cryptograms and cracking codes that relate to Freemasonry, the Knights Templar, the Illuminati, and other secret societies and conspiracy theories.

You'll get easy-to-follow instructions for solving everything from the simplest puzzles to fiendishly difficult ciphers using secret codes and lost symbols.

Over 350 handcrafted cryptograms and ciphers of varying types Tips and tricks for cracking even the toughest code Sutherland is a syndicated puzzle author; Koltko-Rivera is an expert on the major symbols and ceremonies of Freemasonry

With the helpful information in this friendly guide, you'll be unveiling mysteries and shedding light on history in no time!

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Imprint:   For Dummies
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 213mm,  Width: 142mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   318g
ISBN:   9780470591000
ISBN 10:   0470591005
Pages:   336
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Foreword ix Introduction 1 Part I: Code and Cryptogram Strategies 7 Chapter 1: Clueing You In about Codes and Cryptograms 9 Chapter 2: Cracking the Codes 21 Part II: Secret Stories, Codes, and Cryptogram Puzzles 47 Chapter 3: Solving Three Conspiracies 49 Chapter 4: Letter Substitution Cryptograms 95 Chapter 5: Number Substitution Cryptograms 123 Chapter 6: Symbol Substitution Cryptograms 155 Chapter 7: Caesar / Shift Ciphers 177 Chapter 8: Masonic Ciphers 197 Chapter 9: Rail Fence Ciphers 219 Chapter 10: Keyboard Codes 235 Chapter 11: Assorted Ciphers 251 Chapter 12: Anagrams and Cryptic Clues 261 Chapter 13: Double Level Puzzles 269 Part III: Hints and Answers to the Cryptos and Codes 277 Chapter 14: Hints to Help Crack the Cryptograms and Puzzles 279 Chapter 15: Answers to All Cryptograms and Puzzles 295 Appendix: Historical Background to the Conspiracy Stories 323  

Denise Sutherland is a syndicated puzzle author. Her puzzles appear in a range of publications, including the Reader's Digest Mind Stretchers series, and she is the author of Word Searches For Dummies. Mark E. Koltko-Rivera, PhD, is a 32degree Freemason and expert on the major symbols and ceremonies of Freemasonry. Using this expertise, he analyzed prepublication clues to uncover and blog about key elements of The Lost Symbol. He co-hosts the weekly podcast Masonic Central.

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