Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World <br/>By Nicholas Ostler <br/>Book review at <br/><a href='http://www.economist.com/books/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3738701' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://www.economist.com/books/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3738701</a> <br/><br/>Sounds interesting.