So many books, so little time. How do you decide what to read? Walking into a bookstore, a library, or looking online can be an intimidating and overwhelming experience, to say the least. With so many options and not knowing what's best for you, it's easy to just end up making an impulse buy or giving up on reading altogether. We barely spend as much time reading as we'd like, and then we often end up completely frustrated by what we chose to read. Besides the Bible is a guide to the really great books that you should read--ones that matter. Covering a wide array of subjects and authors, from Christian bookstore best sellers to classics of Christian history and more, you'll find yourself agreeing with some titles, shaking your head at others, and even shocked by a few. This isn't a dry catalog with dull summaries of books authored by a bunch of dead guys. Dan Gibson, Jordan Green, and John Pattison, along with an all-star team of today's most interesting Christian thinkers--including Donald Miller, Derek Webb, Phyllis Tickle, Steve Taylor, and William P. Young-- will re-ignite your love for reading or if you're a little lazy, give you enough information to make it seem like you're incredibly well read.

Every year thousands of tourists visit the spectacular city of Petra, the ancient capital of the Nabataean Empire. Here massive monuments have been carved out of the ancient Jordanian mountains. Hundreds of magnificent tombs looked down on a city complete with colonnaded streets, coliseums, baths, temples, gardens and pools. Who were the people who carved this city into the red rose, sandstone mountains of Arabia? Why did they hide their city in a cleft in the rock? Why did they come here and why did they leave this spectacular site? Today archeologists and historians are piecing together the answers to these puzzling questions. And as the pieces slowly fall together, a picture is emerging of a fascinating people who traveled from China to Rome, building an empire of incredible wealth and opulence. Discover the fascinating story and mystery that surrounds this ancient people: The Nabataeans. To learn more, visit http: //nabataea.net

"As featured in Cumbria's News & Star newspaper, on BBC Radio Cumbria and BBC Local Radio across the UK."]

In 1997 a factual website was born which British people around the world took to heart as a trusted, unbiased source of information.

That website was the BBC website.

Coincidentally, another factual website was born a few months earlier that year. British people around the world also took this website to heart as a trusted, unbiased source of information - to be honest that was bit daft, though, as it was only meant to be bit of fun.

This website was the GonMad Cumbrian Dictionary.

Now, to celebrate its 15th year online, The GonMad Cumbrian Dictionary is being made available in print.

The award winning*, tongue in cheek collection of Cumbrian words and phrases has been expanded and enhanced with more of the same daftness, a new 'phrase book' section and more.

You too can discover the delights of "Yat Lowpin'," spending your "cailo" on "peeve" and getting "gattered" on "Black Eye Friday." Or maybe sedately "traipsin'" the "fells" while it's coming down "yal watter."

Online readers have been asking for a print edition for years, and now it is finally available - bigger and better.

"*The GonMad Cumbrian Dictionary was awarded the Yahoo Internet Life 'Strange Site of the Day' in September 2001."