{"product_id":"9781399820653","title":"Words for Life : To Boost Every Day of the Year (by Susie Dent)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhatever 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 of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, Susie Dent does and here are her greatest discoveries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom wabbit to dust bunnies, and from the strange history of arse to the best ways to describe moonlight, Words for Life offers a full year's supply of verbal vitamins guaranteed  to brighten and boost every day. Here you will learn of the Mother-in-Law's Dream as well as the Yuleshard, and discover expressions that can fix (or at least nail) the problems of modern life, whether dealing with unrequited love or unsatisfactory politicians, eating a whole packet of biscuits or forgetting someone's name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom starting January 1 with your best foot forward (qualtagh) to leaping happily into the unknown (with a drink in your hand) on 31 December, here is the perfect guide to ensure your best year yet - and 365 words you'll want to keep for life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49386391601379,"sku":"9781399820653","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1701\/6275\/files\/9781399820653.jpg?v=1783622781","url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.live\/products\/9781399820653","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}