The shaking of hands is a natural reaction when meeting people. This book explores the idea that we have a tangible connection with people we never thought possible. Few of us ever personally meet the great, the good, the famous or indeed the infamous in our every day lives. This book encourages the reader to research into the chain of handshakes and will be amazed at the connection with the past albeit a celebrity or an historical figure. The idea of this pocket book is for the reader to make an on the spot record of handshakes received as it is too easy to forget.