Empires of the Word

Nicholas Ostler's Empires of the Word is rather different from other books of linguistics that I've read. Make no mistake, it is a book of linguistics; though Ostler rarely dips into the technical jargon of the field, he does not hesitate to do so when appropriate. But Ostler approaches the field in a rather new way. (He is not alone in this approach; he mentions, in the text and the bibliography, several other authors following the same track. But it was new to me.)

( Imperial Languages )

Choices, Choices

It's been a while since the last time I posted something about music. I'm kind of in the mood to do another, but I'm dithering over who to write about. The choices are Bob Seger, Sophie B. Hawkins, and Mary Hopkin. Does anyone have a preference, or should I just roll the dice?