is three millimeters thick the top 11 comprises a substantially circular disc 11 u2032 with a projection which lies in the plane of the disc 11 u2032 and extends away from the centre of the disc 11 u2032 the top 11 has a lower surface which is flat the upper surface of the circular disc 11 u2032 is shaped to form the hat of the u201c mr man u201d the base 12 comprises a substantially circular disc 12 u2032 with a projection 15 which lies in the plane of the circular disc 12 u2032 and extends away from the centre of the circular disc 12 u2032 the base 12 has an upper surface which is flat the bottom surface of the circular disc 12 u2032 is shaped to form two feet for the u201c mr man u201d which also acts as a pedestal on which the book 10 can stand the projections 15 on the top 11 base 12 and pages 13 are such that when the pages 13 are stacked between the base 12 and the top 11 a planar edge surface 18 is formed by the edges of the projections 15 of the top 11 base 12 and pages 13 a binding material 14 is attached to the planar edge surface 18 formed by the projections 15 to form the spine of the book the binding material 14 is a piece of fabric which is glued to the planar edge surface.