Here is the captivating story of humankind’s enduring quest to build a better

language-and overcome the curse of Babel. Just about everyone has heard of

Esperanto, which was nothing less than one man’s attempt to bring about world

peace by means of linguistic solidarity. And every Star Trek fan knows about

Klingon. But few people have heard of Babm, Blissymbolics, Loglan (not to be

confused with Lojban), and the nearly nine hundred other invented languages

that represent the hard work, high hopes, and full-blown delusions of so many

misguided souls over the centuries. With intelligence and humor, Arika Okrent

has written a truly original and enlightening book for all word freaks, grammar

geeks, and plain old language lovers.