The Roots We Share
100 Words That Bring Us Together
$34.83
- Hardcover
128 pages
- Release Date
21 October 2025
Summary
A follow-up title to the bestselling Roots of Happiness, this is a beautifully illustrated book from author, broadcaster and word expert, Susie Dent, highlighting 100 words and phrases from the English language and beyond that bring people together.
Susie Dent, bestselling author, broadcaster and word expert, is on a mission to find 100 words and phrases to bring people together. There are times when the world feels more divided than ever. But it is important to remember the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241717820 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241717825 |
| Author: | Susie Dent, Harriet Hobday |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Puffin |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 21 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 606g |
| Dimensions: | 237mm x 197mm x 18mm |
About The Author
Susie Dent
Susie Dent is a writer and broadcaster on language. She recently celebrated 25 years as the resident word expert on C4’s Countdown, and also appears on the show’s comedy sister 8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown. Susie comments regularly on TV and radio on words in the news. Susie answers notes and queries about words and phrases in weekly columns in the Radio Times and The Week Junior. She has written for the Independent on Sunday, the Telegraph, and the Times, and is the author of several books, including her latest, Dent’s Modern Tribes. She is a spokesperson for Oxford University Press, and has been a judge on the Costa Book Awards and on the Academy Excellence Awards. Susie regularly delivers key-note speeches to both small companies and major corporations on language and communication.
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