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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You have never read a book like this before...

The Celestine Prophecy contains secrets that are currently changing our world.

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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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Probably the oldest known spiritual discipline, shamanism is the timeless art of living in harmony with creation, providing a universal system to work with today, whatever our religion or spiritual affiliation may be. A reflection of a living tradition with a supremely practical approach to life, it teaches skills for living & ways to utilize latent abilities which we all possess. Celtic Shamanism derives from the native traditions of North-West Europe. The shamanic contribution of the Celts & their predecessors has been overlooked until recently, & is one of the last shamanic traditions to be explored. While it shares common elements with American, Australian & Siberian teachings, it derives entirely from Celtic source material. The Celtic Shaman offers a varied & easily followed plan of self-tuition for anyone interested in Celtic mythology & the Western mysteries. ...