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37 produkter
Death Writ Large
The unmissable new Sunday Times bestselling Oxford-based linguistic murder mystery from leading lexicographer and star of Countdown, Susie Dent
Av Susie Dent
Häftad, 2026
189 kr
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The brand-new Sunday Times bestselling linguistic mystery from Countdown's resident lexicographer, Susie Dent, set in the city of Oxford'A MUST-READ' Woman's Own'A CLEVER, TWISTY MYSTERY' Good Housekeeping'BRILLIANT, GRIPPING, UNPUTDOWNABLE' Kate Williams'A COMPELLING MURDER MYSTERY PUNCTUATED BY …
Guilty by Definition
The instant Sunday Times bestselling linguistic mystery from Britain's wordsmith, Susie Dent
Av Susie Dent
Häftad, 2025
130 kr
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THE BESTSELLING RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICKA TAKE A BREAK BOOK CLUB SELECTION A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING GOOD BOOKS READER FAVOURITE'ONE OF THE FINEST MYSTERIES I HAVE EVER READ'Rob Rinder, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Trial'A TANTALISING MYSTERY FOR WORD SLEUTHS AND CRIME FANS ALIKE'Janice …
Words for Life
To Boost Every Day of the Year
Av Susie Dent
Inbunden, 2025
210 kr
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Whatever you need, Susie Dent has a word for it. Do you know the name for someone who loves reading in bed, or what a binfluencer does? How about the medieval invention of Lubberland as a place for lazy teenagers, or the story of Mayday as a request for help? Lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen …
Interesting Stories about Curious Words
From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings
Av Susie Dent
Häftad, 2024
174 kr
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Join Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best RED HERRINGS, COCK AND BULL STORIES and NINE-DAY WONDERS in the English language.Who was SWEET FANNY ADAMS?What's the dramatic true …
Word Perfect
Etymological Entertainment Every Day
Av Susie Dent
Häftad, 2022
174 kr
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'Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language' Pam Ayres'Susie Dent is a national treasure' Richard OsmanWelcome to a year of wonder with Susie Dent, lexicographer, logophile, and longtime queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner.From the real Jack the Lad to the …
Per definition skyldig
Av Susie Dent
Inbunden, 2026
258 kr
Kommande
Ett anonymt brev levereras till redaktionen för ett prestigefullt lexikon i Oxford och det står snart klart att det inte rör sig om en vanlig fråga om ord. Brevet antyder att ett visst datum är kopplat till ödesdigra händelser. Är det även ett förtäckt hot mot någon av de som arbetar där? För …
Roots of Happiness
100 Words for Joy and Hope from Britain’s Most-Loved Word Expert
Av Susie Dent
Inbunden, 2023, 6-9 år
208 kr
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"I enjoyed this so much. As a pessimistic lover of words, this was both comforting and heart-warming. I always think that learning about etymology is a way to appreciate the secret code of the world, and Susie is the perfect guide and companion and lexical cheerleader." - Stig Abel"Susie Dent's way …
Guilty by Definition
Av Susie Dent
Inbunden, 2025
379 kr
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"A TANTALISING MYSTERY FOR WORD SLEUTHS AND CRIME FANS ALIKE" -Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal "A NATIONAL TREASURE" - Richard Osman She knew there'd be ghosts in Oxford, she just didn't think they'd make their way to the dictionary. Oxford, England. After a decade abroad, Martha …
Words for Life
To Boost Every Day of the Year
Av Susie Dent
E-bok, 2025
91 kr
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Whatever you need, Susie Dent has a word for it. Do you know the name for someone who loves reading in bed, or what a binfluencer does? How about the medieval invention of Lubberland as a place for lazy teenagers, or the story of Mayday as a request for help? Lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen …
Guilty by Definition
The instant Sunday Times bestselling linguistic mystery from Britain's wordsmith, Susie Dent
Av Susie Dent
Inbunden, 2024
215 kr
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THE BESTSELLING RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICKA TAKE A BREAK BOOK CLUB SELECTION A GOODHOUSEKEEPING GOOD BOOKS READER FAVOURITE'ONE OF THE FINEST MYSTERIES I HAVE EVER READ'Rob Rinder, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Trial'A TANTALISING MYSTERY FOR WORD SLEUTHS AND CRIME FANS ALIKE'Janice …
How to Talk Like a Local
A National Phrasebook from the author of Word Perfect
Av Susie Dent
Häftad, 2011
137 kr
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'Susie Dent is a national treasure' RICHARD OSMAN'Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language' PAM AYRES__________________________________________Would you be bewildered if someone described you as radgy?Do you know how to recognise a tittamatorter?And would you …
What Made The Crocodile Cry?
101 questions about the English language
Av Susie Dent
E-bok, 2009
202 kr
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The Blackout Crew have a song with the title ''Put a donk on it'' - but what is a ''donk''? Which ending came first: ''-ise'' or ''-ize''? Where does the idea of a ''white elephant'' come from? Who decides on the collective noun for something? And what is it that made the crocodile cry? Sparkling …
What Made The Crocodile Cry?
101 questions about the English language
Av Susie Dent
E-bok, 2009
151 kr
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The Blackout Crew have a song with the title ''Put a donk on it'' - but what is a ''donk''? Which ending came first: ''-ise'' or ''-ize''? Where does the idea of a ''white elephant'' come from? Who decides on the collective noun for something? And what is it that made the crocodile cry? Sparkling …
What Made The Crocodile Cry?
101 questions about the English language
Av Susie Dent
Häftad, 2009
149 kr
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The Blackout Crew have a song with the title 'Put a donk on it' - but what is a 'donk'? Which ending came first: '-ise' or '-ize'? Where does the idea of a 'white elephant' come from? Who decides on the collective noun for something? And what is it that made the crocodile cry?Sparkling with insight …
Roots of Happiness
100 Words for Joy and Hope from Britain’s Most-Loved Word Expert
Av Susie Dent
E-bok, 2023, 6-9 år
170 kr
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"I enjoyed this so much. As a pessimistic lover of words, this was both comforting and heart-warming. I always think that learning about etymology is a way to appreciate the secret code of the world, and Susie is the perfect guide and companion and lexical cheerleader." - Stig Abel"Susie Dent's way …
Roots of Happiness
100 Words for Joy and Hope from Britain’s Most-Loved Word Expert
Av Susie Dent
Ljudbok, 2023
124 kr
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Brought to you by Penguin. Susie Dent, bestselling author, broadcaster and word expert, is on a mission to find light in the deepest, darkest corners of our language. It takes just a short browse through the dictionary to spot how it is filled with negative words. But Susie has searched far and …
Roots We Share
100 Words That Bring Us Together
Av Susie Dent
Inbunden, 2025
208 kr
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Susie Dent, bestselling author, broadcaster and word expert, is on a mission to find 100 words and phrases that bring people together.There are times when the world feels more divided than ever. But it is important to remember the things that unite rather than divide us. Susie has searched far and …
Roots We Share
100 Words That Bring Us Together
Av Susie Dent
E-bok, 2025
170 kr
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Susie Dent, bestselling author, broadcaster and word expert, is on a mission to find 100 words and phrases that bring people together.There are times when the world feels more divided than ever. But it is important to remember the things that unite rather than divide us. Susie has searched far and …
Roots We Share
100 Words That Bring Us Together
Av Susie Dent
Ljudbok, 2025
118 kr
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Brought to you by Penguin. Susie Dent, bestselling author, broadcaster and word expert, is on a mission to find 100 words and phrases that bring people together. There are times when the world feels more divided than ever. But it is important to remember the things that unite rather than divide us. …
Interesting Stories about Curious Words
From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings
Av Susie Dent
E-bok, 2023
51 kr
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Join Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown ''s Dictionary Corner, on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best RED HERRINGS, COCK AND BULL STORIES and NINE-DAY WONDERS in the English language. Who was SWEET FANNY ADAMS? What''s the dramatic …
Words for Life
To Boost Every Day of the Year
Av Susie Dent
Häftad, 2026
152 kr
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Whatever you need, Susie Dent has a word for it. Do you know the name for someone who loves reading in bed, or what a binfluencer does? How about the medieval invention of Lubberland as a place for lazy teenagers, or the story of Mayday as a request for help? Lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen …
How to Talk Like a Local
A National Phrasebook from the author of Word Perfect
Av Susie Dent
E-bok, 2010
170 kr
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'Susie Dent is a national treasure' RICHARD OSMAN'Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language' PAM AYRES__________________________________________Would you be bewildered if someone described you as radgy?Do you know how to recognise a tittamatorter?And would you …
Dent's Modern Tribes
The Secret Languages of Britain
Av Susie Dent
E-bok, 2016
44 kr
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Did you know that . . . a soldier''s biggest social blunder is called jack brew - making yourself a cuppa without making one for anyone else? That twitchers have an expression for a bird that can''t be identified - LBJ (the letters stand for L ittle B rown J ob)? Or that builders call plastering …
Dent's Modern Tribes
The Secret Languages of Britain
Av Susie Dent
Häftad, 2017
152 kr
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Did you know that . . . a soldier's biggest social blunder is called jack brew - making yourself a cuppa without making one for anyone else? That twitchers have an expression for a bird that can't be identified - LBJ (the letters stand for Little Brown Job)? Or that builders call plastering the …
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (20th edition)
Av Susie Dent
Inbunden, 2018
476 kr
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'This is, in fact, not what you were looking for; but it's much more interesting' Terry PratchettMuch loved for its wit and wisdom since 1870, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable takes you on a captivating adventure through its trademark blend of language, culture, myth and legend. Nowhere else …
Word Perfect
Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year
Av Susie Dent
E-bok, 2020
72 kr
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''Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language'' Pam Ayres '' Susie Dent is a national treasure'' Richard Osman Welcome to a year of wonder with Susie Dent, lexicographer, logophile, and longtime queen of Countdown''s Dictionary Corner. From the real Jack the Lad to …
Words from the Heart
An Emotional Dictionary
Av Susie Dent
Häftad, 2024
152 kr
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'MAGIC' JO BRAND'HAPPIFYING' STEPHEN FRY'SUSIE DENT IS A NATIONAL TREASURE' RICHARD OSMANWhether it's the distress of a bad haircut (AGE-OTORI) or longing for the food someone else is eating (GROAKING), the pleasure found in other people's happiness (CONFELICITY) or the shock of jumping into icy …
