Those in the know, will tell you that you build ITIL around your business, not the other way around. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. After all ITIL is a recommended framework of best practice, not mandatory.
So, it's confusing to read the message being given here. Build your IT department around ITIL using the enclosed approach and templates, etc. I was further confused by the constant comparisons to Ancient Egypt.
Not the strongest book in the complementary suite, especially given it was released in 2008.
Sorry Malcom, but in comparing this book to your excellent 2010 release "ITIL Lite", the latter is a clear winner.