Babel No More

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• Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners

  The ability to speak multiple unrelated foreign languages fluently counts among a short list of showstopping talents, like the ability to play a Bach fugue or fly a helicopter (assuming one isn't a harpsichordist or pilot by profession). It impresses ... (read full critics)

  barnesandnoble published on Thu, 9 Feb 2012

• Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners

  The ability to speak multiple unrelated foreign languages fluently counts among a short list of showstopping talents, like the ability to play a Bach fugue or fly a helicopter (assuming one isn't a harpsichordist or pilot by profession). It impresses ... (read full critics)

  barnesandnoble published on Thu, 26 Jan 2012

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  Interesting and a rare topic, but quite bored...

  I read about this book from the Economist (31 Dec 2011), started reading it a week ago. It's an interesting topic but rarely discussed in such full details, so I give it 3 stars.

  The book was, however, loosely organized, it's like reading an overly detailed private diary of a curious journalist sea ... (continue)

  I read about this book from the Economist (31 Dec 2011), started reading it a week ago. It's an interesting topic but rarely discussed in such full details, so I give it 3 stars.

  The book was, however, loosely organized, it's like reading an overly detailed private diary of a curious journalist searching for a hyperpolyglot.

  No wonder so few people want to write about this topic, because it's really boring.

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• English Books
• Others 320 Pages
• ISBN-10: 1451628250
• ISBN-13: 9781451628258
• Publisher: Free Pr
• Pub date: Jan 10, 2012
• Also available as: eBook

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