The Fons and Porter book, Quilter's complete guide, is my bible in the sewing room. If you can't get the copy with the spiral binding, take the soft cover book to Office Max or some such place. Back in the copy department they have a machine to cut the back of binding and insert a spiral binding. It is well worth the $5 or less to have this done. I also take pattern books to have this done, so they will open flat.