The mother tongue - bill bryson

I just finished this book The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson. It is not a new release. It was written back in the 90's but I just stumbled across it during a visit to Vancouver back in the summer. It is a book about the history of the English language. Sound dry? No. It is a highly entertaining and readable volume. It is packed (packed) with great stories and histories of how the English language got to be the way it is.