The Little Book of Languages: The US Top Twenty

This is a reference book for people who are interested in some quick facts and entertaining trivia for the twenty languages most commonly spoken in the United States, from English to Gujarati. It answers questions like: Which language did the first winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature write in? Where do words like "caffeine", "zombie" or "bungalow" come from? What is the relationship of Dari, Persian and Tajik? How many people speak Urdu in the United States?
Not written for linguists but for people who "just" have a passion for foreign languages this book will entertain and educate at the same time.