Alpha Beta: How 26 Letters Shaped the Western World
by John Man
Praise for Alpha Beta This book comes at the perfect moment as we rediscover the importance in early reading of cracking the alphabetic code. The story of how that code came into being is a fascinating one, and Man is the ideal writer to tell it. Times Educational Supplement A richly absorbing exploration, from B.C.
Release Date:
July 12, 2001
