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We all learn at least one language as children. But what does it take to learn six languages...or seventy? In Babel No More, Michael Erard, "a monolingual with benefits," sets out on a quest to meet language superlearners and make sense of their mental powers. On the way he uncovers the secrets of historical figures like Italian cardinal Giuseppe Mezzofanti, who was said to speak seventy-two languages; Emil Krebs, a pugnacious German diplomat, who spoke sixty-eight languages; and Lomb Kat, a Hungarian who taught herself Russian by reading Russian romance novels.

Interviews and conversations with friends, clients and family that have really walked their path in exceptional ways. These recordings are for prosperity, to stop the details of these stories being lost in time. A record for themselves and their loved ones but also for anyone who would like to listen and learn about the exceptional lives of everyday people.