{"product_id":"secret-messages-william-s-butler-9780684869988","title":"Secret Messages: Concealment Codes and Other Types of Ingenious Communication","description":"From the fall of Troy to interstellar messages by way of the Underground Railroad and Captain Midnight, \u003ci\u003eSecret Messages\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of ninety-five of the most interesting examples of code and concealed communications throughout history. \u003cbr\u003e Authors William S. Butler and L. Douglas Keeney have compiled a fascinating array of encrypted communications from a varied field. Many of these examples are from times of war, including the story of how a too simple code was the undoing of Benedict Arnold, and how Commander Jeremiah Denton blinked in Morse code to indicate that his North Vietnamese captors were torturing him. Others are more lighthearted, such as the creative use of hand signals by catchers and managers in modern baseball. And some selections offer a glimpse into how codes are used in everyday life, unbeknownst to most of us, in places like hospitals, police stations, and firehouses. \u003cbr\u003e Uncovering hidden layers, \u003ci\u003eSecret Messages\u003c\/i\u003e will amaze you with its new insights into history and how it has been shaped by cryptography. It also explores the future of encryption, where technology will enable vast amounts of information to be hidden within minuscule hosts such as human DNA, or the dot of an \"i.\" Full of stories of human creativity and ingenuity, \u003ci\u003eSecret Messages\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging book that will inspire and delight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William S. Butler, L. Douglas Keeney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0684869985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684869988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.72h x 5.80w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2000 pg. 1592\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/27\/2000 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2001 pg. 186","brand":"William S. Butler","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120032084223,"sku":"9780684869988","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c98a905e-6d82-4a66-b3e5-a40c9514a1af.jpg?v=1687412196","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/secret-messages-william-s-butler-9780684869988","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}