For those who have never dipped their toes into the singular world of Glen Baxter, this is the moment of truth. For those already addicted, relief is at hand.

In this new volume great issues of the day are tackled boldly and head-on.

Corduroy and its tragic implications, the truth about group therapy and guacamole, the sinster rise in th enumber of quiche self-help groups, the resurgence of woad and distressing new developments in the field of marquetry are but a sampling of the subjects confronted.

Glen Baxter's earlier works inlude Atlas, The Impending Gleam, Jodhpurs in the Quantocks, The Billiard Table Murders, Return to Normal, and Glen Baxter's Gourment Guide.