When Basic Books Group president and publisher Lara Heimert told her mom that she was going to work at the Hachette division's flagship imprint, back in 2005, she was elated. "My mother said, Oh, they ...

Before babies learn to use the language spoken in their home, they babble and coo, playing with sound. That's baby talk, and baby talk sounds similar the world over. Babbling and cooing are all part ...