A Salute to Cooking - Celebrity Recipes in Aid of the Chelsea Pensioners release date
“Take a large amount of the nation’s favourite people, stir in delicious recipes – result – a wonderful cook book”.
As Joanna Lumley’s assessment would suggest, A Salute to Cooking – a new hardback recipe book published in aid of the scarlet-coated Chelsea Pensioners – has all the ingredients of success.
With over 100 recipes contributed by celebrities, politicians, business moguls and super-chefs everywhere, the resultant mêlée of mouth-watering dishes and succulent snacks is as diverse a bunch of recipes as you’re likely to find sandwiched between two covers and sometimes say as much about the people who contributed them as about the dishes themselves.
Recipes range from the comforting fodder of Boris Johnson’s Cheese on Toast, Joanna Lumley’s elegant Sephardic Orange Cake and James Martin’s sophisticated White Chocolate, Whisky and Croissant Butter to the Duke of Edinburgh’s game contribution of BBQ’d Grouse Stuffed with Haggis. With a cover designed by satirical cartoonist Gerald Scarfe CBE and other contributors including Jamie Oliver, Dame Judi Dench and Jeremy Clarkson, the book looks set to become a modern classic.
Founded in 1682 to care for old and injured soldiers, the Royal Hospital Chelsea is home to some 300 pensioners who have served as soldiers in the British Army with the average age of a Chelsea Pensioner being 83. All proceeds donated from sales of the book will go towards updating the current living accommodation which presently consists of windowless, nine foot square ‘berths’ into modern study bedrooms with en-suite facilities.
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BBC Audiobook: The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Shadow People release dates
The investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith and company return in this exclusive BBC Audiobook – this time on a camping trip in Snowdonia.
Disaster strikes as the friends find themselves stranded in the wilds and then realise that a shadowy figure is watching their every move. Equally perturbing, Rani appears to be in two places at one time and what are the dark secrets hidden in the nearby cave?
Written by Scott Handcock and narrated by Elisabeth Sladen who plays Sarah Jane in the CBBC TV adventure series, this gripping audio book is released on 8th October. You could be one of the first to find out the truth about the Shadow People.
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Amazon Kindle DX
The new Amazon Kindle DX just got bigger!
Specifically designed to support conventional books and magazines, its panoramic display of 9.7” facilitates the reading broadsheets. With clear text, sharp images and 16 shades of gray, the experience is just like browsing through a real newspaper and the Kindle can hold up to 3,500 in its memory with a library of more than 300,000 books at your fingertips.
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Sony Touchscreen Reader
If you need persuading that eReaders are the books of the future, the Sony Touchscreen Reader is the one to make you change your mind.
With a memory that stores around 350 books and a backlight for nocturnal reading after lights out, it’s also possible to turn the page at the swipe of a finger.
Smaller than a slim paperback, the Touchscreen Reader allows you to take a complete library with you wherever you go. Now there’s no need to run out of reading material when you’re on holiday and unable to access an English bookshop.
With thousands of books available to buy online from Waterstone’s, you can download them to your PC and transfer to your Sony Reader. Thousands more electronic books can be stored with a Sony Memory Stick Duo or SD memory card. A facility to book mark and magnify is also available and a long life battery means you could read War and Peace five times over before you have to recharge.
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Stieg Larsson Release Date
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest is the third and final novel in the million-selling Millennium Trilogy by the late Swedish writer Stieg Larsson. Published posthumously in Swedish in 2007 it will be published in English in October 2009.
The novel is a direct sequel to The Girl Who Played with Fire, and will feature most of the same characters from the first two novels. Salander plots revenge against the man who tried to kill her, and against the government institutions that very nearly destroyed her. But it is not a simple campaign. Salander is under close supervision in Intensive Care, and is set to face trial for three murders and one attempted murder on her release. With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, Salander must not only prove her innocence, but identify and expose those corrupt politicians that have allowed the vulnerable to become victims of abuse and violence.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest is released into English on 1st October.
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BBC Audiobooks: Dr Who: The Day of the Troll release dates
Fans of the popular science fiction series, Doctor Who will be delighted to discover that a new audio-exclusive title is being released on October 8th. Based on the acclaimed programme; Doctor Who: The Day of the Troll has been written especially for audio by Simon Messingham and is narrated by Dr Who actor David Tennant. The audiobook lasts for two hours and is available on two CDs.
When Doctor Who arrives on Earth in the year 2073 to attend the “greatest party ever held in the Solar System” according to the guide, he discovers instead that the planet has become a desolate wasteland crippled by famine and starvation. Although scientists are struggling to replant crops and bring the earth back to life, their work is interrupted when the owner of the research facility Karl Baring, disappears in the depths of the night. The only person who could shed light on the affair, Baring’s sister Katy, who witnessed the snatch, is now in deep catatonic shock.
With the help of scientists at The Grange Dr Who tries to unravel the mystery in what becomes a race against time. Something deadly is lurking under the bridge and stealing people away and he has to find out who or what it is before it kills again …
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BBC Audiobooks: Sarah Jane Adventures: The White Wolf release dates
Another exclusive audiobook from the BBC based on the hit series, Sarah Jane, her son Luke and her friends continue their adventures in The White Wolf.
When Sarah Jane receives a letter from an old friend, there’s just one thing confusing her – she doesn’t remember who the friend is. As she and her friends explore the village of Wolfenden they attempt uncover the secret of the white wolf that is carved on the hillside. It’s something to do with alien abduction but exactly what remains to be seen.
Based on the popular CBBC TV series, The White Wolf is written by Gary Russell and narrated by Elisabeth Sladen from the cast of the TV show. Lasting for one hour on one CD, the release date of The White Wolf is 8th October.
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Final Crisis Release Date
Final Crisis written by Grant Morrison with awesome artwork by JG Jones, is a seven part comic book limited series and this summer all seven parts are bound into one hardback volume.
Over the years, Earth’s greatest heroes have triumphed over evil time and time again. But now comes an evil force nothing can stand against – Darkseid, and the awesome, terrible Anti-Life Equation – and the heroes have already lost! It begins with the death of Orion, a god from space – and suddenly Superman is gone, Batman captured, Wonder Woman turned evil, the Martian Manhunter murdered, and time and space fracturing. Only a secret from the beginning of humanity can save existence as we know it.
Final Crisis is released on 24th July.
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The Gladiator Release Date
The Gladiator is the new full on action novel featuring Roman army officers Macro and Cato written by Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Scarrow.
While centurions Macro and Cato are returning to Rome from a harrowing campaign against the Parthians, their transport ship is almost capsized by a tidal wave. They barely make it to the port of Matala in Crete where they are stunned to find a devastated town. An earthquake has struck the island, destroying its cities and killing thousands. In the chaotic aftermath, large bands of the island’s slaves begin to revolt and local bandits, taking advantage of the slave rebellion, urge the Cretans to overthrow the Roman administration. With many of the island’s troops either killed or wounded during the earthquake, the governor of the province calls on Macro and Cato for help. Can they move swiftly enough to counter the rebellion before it sweeps the Romans from the island?
The Gladiator is released 20th August.
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Ant and Dec Release Date
Ant and Dec – Ooh! What a Lovely Pair: Our Story is the long awaited biography of one of the UK’s all time favourite comedy duos. This year sees them celebrating 20 years in show business together and it all started on the children’s TV show, Byker Grove, set in Newcastle Upon Tyne, all those years ago.
Ooh! What a Lovely Pair details their showbiz journey, from those early PJ and Duncan days to hosting I’m a Celebrity in the Australian jungle with all of the ups and downs, but mainly ups and a host of awards and accolades in between.
Ant & Dec – Ooh! What a Lovely Pair will be released on 24th September.
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