Destroying twenty common language learning myths -- Your mission, should you choose to accept it -- How to learn thousands of words quickly -- Immersion without buying a plane ticket -- Speaking from day one -- Tips for starting specific languages -- From fluency to mastery -- How to get mistaken for a native speaker -- Hyperpolyglot: when one is just not enough -- Free and cheap language learning 2.0

A new blueprint for fast language learning. Lewis argues that you don't need a great memory or "the language gene" to learn a language quickly, and debunks a number of long-held beliefs, such as adults not being as good of language learners as children. --