Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages by Gaston DorrenMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Chances are, no matter how much or little you enjoy languages, you will learn a lot from this book.
Having said that, the choice of the most popular languages leaves a feeling of inadequacy, in that too many languages are left by the wayside. Granted, the discussions on why these languages become widespread is interesting (ie the difference between Dutch and Portuguese), although more could have been said on that as well, and how the less widespread languages differ, etc.
My favorite quote: "The German Case System is in annoyingly good health"
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