Celebrities join Chelsea Pensioners in a 'Salute to Cooking'
06/10/2009
The Royal Hospital Chelsea, home to the famous, scarlet-coated Chelsea Pensioners, is to launch A Salute to Cooking, a brand new recipe book which has a front cover designed by satirical cartoonist, Gerald Scarfe CBE, a foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales and more than 100 favourite recipes contributed by a fantastic parade of celebrities from all walks of life.
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MT Bookshop Selection for August
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The Other Tudors - Henry VIII'S Mistresses and Bastards by Phillipa Jones £9. 99 New Holland
Everybody thinks they know the tale of King Henry VIII's wives: divorced, beheaded died; divorced, beheaded, survived. But behind this familiar story, lies a far more complex truth. This book brings together for the first time the 'other women' of King Henry VIII.
MT Bookshop selection for June
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'My father would not have wasted time reading -- a trait I have inherited from him.' The unmistakeable voice of Deborah Devonshire, the youngest of the Mitford sisters, rings out of this second volume of her occasional writings. As broad and eclectic as her long and eventful life, the pieces range from a ringside view of John F. Kennedy's inauguration and funeral, a valedictory for her local post office, the 1938 London season, Christmas at Chatsworth and the hazards of shopping for clothes when your eyesight is failing.
Enjoy 2-for-1 tickets for the Affordable Art Fair
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One of the liveliest and trendiest art-buying forums in the UK, the Affordable Art Fair (AAF) Spring Collection returns to Bristol with a host of hot buys for art-lovers.
Follow in the wake of "Two Women and A Boat"
Last July two intrepid women, Michelle Cornell and Hannah Shapiro, set off to 'test drive' France's waterways in a canal boat for Mature Times readers. They wanted to find out whether it was physically possible for older people to cope with the so-called 'easy-to manage locks' - which, unlike the UK, are either electronic or attended by a keeper.
Michelle told us what happened ...
MT Bookshop selection for April
Searching for Schindler — Thomas Keneally published by Hodder 8.99 April
The extraordinary tale of Oskar Schindler, the Aryan who saved hundreds of Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland, is now legendary, but as Tom Keneally reveals in this absorbing memoir, luck and the dogged persistence of one of 'Schindler's Jews' were vital in bringing it to the world's attention through his Booker Prize-winning novel, Schindler's Ark and the subsequent film, Schindler's List. Entertaining, inspiring and filled with anecdotes about the many people involved, from the survivors Keneally interviewed to Steven Spielberg and Liam Neeson, Searching for Schindler gives a revealing insight into a writer's mind and the creation of a modern classic. It also traces what happened in the decades after the war to Schindler, his wife, and the people they rescued -- including Leopold Pfefferberg, who made it his mission to repay his priceless debt to Schindler.
2-for-1 ticket offer for the Affordable Art Fair
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One of the liveliest and trendiest art-buying forums in the UK, the Affordable Art Fair (AAF) Spring Collection returns with a host of hot buys for art-loving Londoners.
New books for February
Holocaust Memorial Day not only reflects upon the atrocities of the Nazi treatment of Jews and other genocides; it is also a celebration of the strength of those who have taken a stand against hatred and prejudice. A number of new books have been published recently, exploring different aspects of the Holocaust, along with two major new films “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas” and “The Reader”.
MT Bookshop Offers for January
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To help while away those dark winter nights ahead, why not curl up in front of the fire with a good book? Below are just a few suggestions to whet yor appetite, with many more available on the MT Bookshop website.
This month's book offers and Book of the Month
Mature Times are delighted to announce their new Mail Order Bookshop. We have teamed up with a company based in Cornwall called Elite Fulfilment to offer an ‘any book in print service’ to all Mature Times Readers with free postage to the UK.
£5 off Taxcalc - your personal tax product
In response to the HMRC’s substantial and important changes to the self-assessment system , TaxCalc.com, the UK’s leading provider of tax software solutions has launched the TaxCalc 2008 range of Personal Tax Products .
Low cost audiobooks launched
A range of low-cost audiobooks has been launched, bringing classic books within the price range of more people.
Help keep your marriage on track with the 'Relationship Rescuers' - for free !
More people will start divorce proceedings this week than on any other time of the year. Christmas is being blamed for putting the nail in the coffin of many marriages and Relationship experts and divorce lawyers say this is their busiest time of year. In order to reverse this trend, renowned Relationship Couple and Authors Tony and Nicki Vee who are launching a new initiative called “Help Save a Million Relationships”.
Behind the scenes of Great British gardens – on DVD
Visiting Britain’s spectacular gardens is one of the greatest pleasures you can enjoy. But imagine what it would be like to make that visit in the company of the people who maintain those gardens.
Well now you can: Mature Times readers can take advantage of a special offer on four riveting DVDs that take you behind the scenes.
Hospice workers - the living angels in our midst
Often quiet, assuming, but utterly professional, hospice workers are our midwives from this life into whatever lies beyond. Now at last, someone has written a book encapsulating the work of hospices - as seen through the eyes of the people who work in them. Written by Ann Richardson, an Independent writer and researcher, 'Life In A Hospice' provides vivid, real-life accounts of hospice life .
