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The Code Book: The Secret History of Codes and Code-Breaking William Dalrymple one of our most brilliantCombining impeccable history and intriguing stories of espionage and intellectual breakthroughs, this riveting bestseller, by the author of the popular science classic Fermat's Last Theorem, brings to life the secret world of cryptographers and code breakers from Ancient Egypt to the age of the internet.