Bøger af Alan Brooke

I am excited to introduce my latest creation: the ultimate "Heart Healthy Cookbook for Women Over 60!" Designed with the needs of vibrant women like you in mind, this cookbook is a culinary journey tailored to enhance your heart health while delighting your taste buds. Nourishing Recipes for Every Palate: Inside, you'll find a carefully curated collection of easy-to-follow recipes, brimming with flavors that cater specifically to the discerning tastes of women over 60. From hearty soups and wholesome salads to delectable main courses and guilt-free desserts, our cookbook offers a diverse array of dishes that nourish your body and soul. Caring for Your Heart, Deliciously: Each recipe is crafted with heart health as a top priority. I collaborated with nutritionists and chefs to ensure that every dish is packed with essential nutrients, low in sodium, and cholesterol-friendly. Indulge in mouthwatering meals without compromising your health. Simple & Stress-Free Cooking: I understand the importance of convenience in your bustling life. That's why this cookbook features recipes that are both time-efficient and beginner-friendly. Whether you're a seasoned chef or just starting your culinary journey, you'll find joy in preparing these heart-healthy delights. Fresh Ingredients, Bright Flavors: Embrace the goodness of fresh, locally sourced ingredients. This cookbook celebrates the natural flavors of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins. Experience the pleasure of wholesome eating without sacrificing taste. Take the first step toward a healthier heart and a more flavorful life. Order your copy of the "Heart Healthy Cookbook for Women Over 60" today and embark on a culinary adventure that celebrates your vitality. Here's to your heart's health and happiness! Warm regards, Alan Brooke

In this book, author Alan Brooke highlights the historic gates of the City of London: Cripplegate, Aldgate, Aldersgate, Bishopsgate, Ludgate, Newgate and Moorgate. Originating in Roman times, they remained until they were all demolished between 1760 and 1767. Blue plaques mark six of their sites, and a bishop's mitre on a building shows where Bishopsgate once stood. This book examines the history of the gates, with chapters devoted to each one. A shorter section offers a summary of some of the water gates on the River Thames, including Billingsgate and Bridge Gate, where goods were unloaded from ships. Additionally, there were pedestrian-only gates such as Tower Gate and the postern gate at the Tower of London. There were also the Bars, the most famous of which is Temple Bar, which can still be seen at Paternoster Square. Illustrated throughout with archive material, photographs of present-day locations and a map, Gates of the City of London provides an important addition to the many books on London's rich and diverse history.

The Making of London will interest newcomers wishing to know about London's past but even those familiar with its history are likely to find something new in its pages.

Based on hundreds of first-person and historical accounts, Shadows in the Steam is a unique collection of mysterious happenings, inexplicable events and spine-chilling tales, all related to the railways.

Why don't people take more notice of bollards? How often do they stop to look at a coal-hole cover? Why are pub signs largely ignored and Royal Warrants on shops scarcely noticed? Such a grievous situation is about to change with the publication of this, the first book dealing specifically with London Street Furniture. It examines the unconsidered trifles which can be found in bewildering diversity around the streets particularly of the older parts of central London but also elsewhere in the Metropolis. These items help us to understand the growth of London and provide pointers and fascinating insights into its economic and social development as well as the changes in science and technology it has witnessed. Knowing something about street furniture makes a walk around London far more interesting.

On the south bank of the Thames and demarcated by Blackfriars and Tower Bridges lies the district known as Bankside, the Borough and Southwark. Its origin was in a Roman settlement nestling around the southern end of London Bridge, until the eighteenth century the only bridge across the Thames in London. Being separated only by the Thames from the City of London and outside the City's jurisdiction, it developed as a place for bawdy and disreputable entertainment and leisure - including the Globe Theatre made famous by performing William Shakespeare's plays. It was an area also sought out for its 'stews' which were some of London's most notorious brothels where every taste could be catered for. Borough High Street contained proportionately more inns and taverns than anywhere else in Britain - and some were immortalised by Chaucer and Dickens. The George alone survives to give some idea of what these ancient hostelries were like. From a time when London was a collection of discrete districts and villages, here is the long history of Bankside, the metropolis's disreputable and licentious yet vibrant, cosmopolitan underbelly.

London: The Executioner's City