Beware that Psion sending you "educational" books through the post under plain wrappers, with titles like:-
"The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Bow-ties and Cravats - 101 ways to tie 'em"
"The Fisherman's Friend - 101 ways to tie Flies"
"Reef Knots - 101 Handy Knots for when you are stuck on a Reef"
"The Farmer's Friend - 101 uses for Binder Twine"
(Ed's note for townies - a Binder was a grain cutting machine pre-dating the Combined Harvester. The bound "sheaves" ejected were gathered together by hand into "stooks" for drying and later collection for threshing. Farmers commonly used the binding-twine for holding up their trousers, keeping gates shut, etc. The title confused Mr. P - he saw it and went "Ah!Ha! Bind-'er". The fact that it was on the top shelf in the newsagents was simply because he had run out of space on the bottom shelf.)
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