Just about everyone has heard of Esperanto, which was nothing less than one man&amp;#8217;s attempt to bring about world peace by means of linguistic solidarity. And every <i>Star Trek</i> fan knows about Klingon, which was nothing more than a television show&amp;#8217;s attempt to create a tough-sounding language befitting a warrior race with ridged foreheads. But few people have heard of Babm, Blissymbolics, and the nearly nine hundred other invented languages that represent the hard work, high hopes, and full-blown delusions of so many misguided souls over the centuries.<br /> <br /> In <b>In The Land of Invented Languages</b><i>,</i> author Arika Okrent tells the fascinating and highly entertaining history of man&amp;#8217;s enduring quest to build a better language. Peopled with charming eccentrics and exasperating megalomaniacs, the land of invented languages is a place where you can recite the Lord&amp;#8217;s Prayer in John Wilkins&amp;#8217;s Philosophical Language, say your wedding vows in Loglan, and read <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> in Lojban.<br /> <br /> A truly original new addition to the booming category of language books, <b>In The Land of Invented Languages</b> will be a must-have on the shelves of all word freaks, grammar geeks, and plain old language lovers.