Here is the first archaeological evidence of the truth of the gospel stories to emerge in modern times. Unique about this site, is that it contains archaeological evidence that comes to us from the very time of the personalities & events described in the Gospels. For here is the largest ritual bathing pool ever found in the Jerusalem area, found indeed in the village where John the Baptist was born, showing unmistakable signs of ritual use in the first century AD & containing the earliest ever Christian art, depicting John the Baptist as well as the three crosses of the crucifixion.

By using the forensic techniques available to the modern archaeologist Gibson
- a working field archaeologist of the highest credentials
- & his international team of experts will be able to draw information from the drawings, pottery, coins, bones, remains of a ritual fire, pieces of cloth etc found in the cave &, by matching these up with the contemporary literary sources, allow them to shed light on each other. This is a unique opportunity to build up a picture of the very first Christians, how they lived & even what they believed. As Gibson writes: ' By fitting together all the new archaeological facts with the basic historical information that has been available (sometimes even buried) in scholarly literature for a long time



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Has Posh got thinner? What's the latest on Britney? Who's getting together & who's splitting up? Every Tuesday, two million eager readers snatch up their br&-new copy of Heat, ready to devour the latest gossip about the celebs.

But there's one question everyone's desperate to know
- what are the celebs really like? Who's got the craziest demands & the biggest entourage at a photo shoot? Do any of them eat normally? Who's nice, who's nasty, who's a demanding diva & who's just plain weird.

One man has the answer, Mark Frith turned Heat into the biggest celebirty mag in the country. Cheeky, funny & never fawning, Heat was a new source of celeb info when it started in 2000. & Marks' been there since the beginning, from his first interview with Posh to the rise & fall of Jade & Big Brother, through to Britney's tragic descent from sexpot to being sectioned.

From Kate Moss & Paris Hilton to Amy Winehouse & Cheryl Cole
- in green rooms & VIP lounges, celebrities have confided in Mark & have been highly indiscreet in his presence.

Now, for this first time, Mark is opening up his diaries. & no one is safe.









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When Mark Frith was told to make Heat the next big women's weekly, he dived headlong into the insanity of the celebrity world, ...

Celebrity is this decade's biggest obsession, & one person has had a ringside seat for the whole thing. As editor of celebrity bible Heat, Mark Frith has had more access to celebrities than anyone else. & now, for the first time, he's opening up his diaries
- & no one is safe.

Addictive listening, this is the story of the inexorable rise of this thing called celebrity, crammed with previously unheard of stories from the likes of Victoria & David Beckham, Kate Moss, Pete Doherty, Amy Winehouse, Britney Spears, Cheryl Cole, Jordan, Will Young, Teri Hatcher, & more.

In 2000, Mark was tasked with turning around the fortunes of an entertainment magazine that was just two months away from closure. He did it
- by sweet-talking Victoria Beckham into giving him an interview & stealing a Robbie Williams exclusive from another magazine & essentially inventing the now familiar mix of celebrity photos, confessionals, rumour & gossip. As celebrity obsession took hold of the nation sales of Heat topped 500, 000 a week.

Heat was there for the incredible rise & fall of Big Brother, & started the Size Zero debate. Tony Blair even agreed to appear topless in their pages. In green rooms & VIP lounges celebrities have confided in Mark, hurled abuse at him & have been highly indiscreet in his presence.

The Celeb Diaries is the exposé of the celebrity world.









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Who is the Downing of Downing Street? What did the first illuminated adverts in Piccadilly Circus advertise? Was Oliver Cromwell actually Welsh? Questions like these & many more are answered in this, the first ever miscellany from the editors of BBC History Magazine.

The Celebrated Pedestrian

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James Redfield's The Celestine Prophecy is an extraordinary, life-changing book. Perhaps you, like millions of readers, ...

There is currently a huge resurgence of interest in genealogy & in searching out one's roots. People are keen to delve back to early civilisations from which family ancestors came, hence the fascination with all things Celtic. Drawn from legend, place names, mythology & history, Celtic names reflect the magic & charm of the isles they come from: Irel&, Wales, Scotl&, Cornwall, & even Spain & Italy.

This unique, enchanting guide draws on Celtic history & culture to provide expectant parents with over 2, 500 beautiful, one-of-a-kind Celtic names. Divided by sex with Gaelic spellings & name variations, as well as the origins & meanings of names, The Celtic Baby Names Book is a fun, comprehensive guide to Celtic names.

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