Open the pages of To Your Good 91色情片 by Dr Thomas Stuttaford and you may
hear just a faint echo of Florrie Ford鈥檚 music hall song, 鈥淎 little of what you
fancy does you good鈥. The book is a well-chambered and decanted draught of
common sense. Miss Ford, however, was presumably not aware that a modest alcohol
intake can protect against strokes, clear the arteries and raise the sperm
count. It鈥檚 published just in time to wave at the anti-cakes-and-ale brigade at
Christmas. In all moderation, of course. Published by Faber & Faber,
拢7.99, ISBN 0571190952.
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