- Published: 1 December 2010
- ISBN: 9781409045335
- Imprint: Transworld Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 336
Alpha Beta
Formats & editions
- Published: 1 December 2010
- ISBN: 9781409045335
- Imprint: Transworld Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 336
The story of how [the alphabet] came into being is a fascinating one and Man is the ideal writer to tell it. His scholarship seems boundless... he also has a journalist's ear for a story... straight out of Indiana Jones
Times Educational Supplement
Absorbing tale ... many surprises on the way.
Sunday Telegraph
A scholarly and fascinating history of the alphabet, from hieroglyphics to letters, and its dissemination from culture to culture and from past to present
The Times
Crisp, taut, and as clear as a bell ... a fascinating story with many a beguiling subplot along the way.
New Scientist