I’m not a linguist, very far from it. Still, languages fascinate me. I like to see how language works, how words change during the time, and how they morph moving from one language to another.

So I read a lot of popular books on linguistics and languages. Authors like David Crystal and Gaston Dorren are among of my favorite. They and some others do the hard job of making boring scientific topics appealing to the broad audiences.

With no further due, here’s my list of top 5 fascinating books on languages with my ultra-short reviews.