+=item L<Manual::About> - Overview of the Project
+
+This document is a general introduction to Maypole: What it is
+(a framework for Web development), what it does (at the basic
+level, it converts a URL
+(e.g. C<http://www.mysite.com/product/display/12>) into a
+method call (i.e. "perform the C<display> method on item C<12>
+in the C<product> table") and then shows the result (here,
+presumably, a description of item C<12> in your product
+database)), and how it works (by MVC, a design paradigm in
+which each major aspect of an application's operation is
+handled by a different and totally separate system). Basic
+installation instructions are given. A sample Web
+application--the Beer database--is introduced, set up, and
+discussed. Finally, the path a Maypole request takes as it
+moves through the system is described.
+
+=item L<Manual::Model> - Model Classes *
+
+This document introduces the I<model class>, which controls
+the interaction between Maypole and your database. The use of
+"actions"--method calls that operate on your database--is
+discussed. Maypole's default model class is L<Class::DBI>,
+which basically creates a class for each table in your
+database and provides a variety of convenient methods for
+manipulating each table and its relations. It integrates very
+smoothly with Maypole's default L<view class|"Manual::View">,
+the L<Template> Toolkit.
+
+=item L<Manual::View> - View Classes *
+
+This document is an extensive discussion of Maypole's I<view
+class>, which takes the data produced by the model (see
+L<above|"Manual::Model">) and sends it through a templating
+system in order to produce output. It focusses chiefly on
+the L<Template> Toolkit, which is Maypole's default templating
+system, but discusses other possibilities.
+
+=item L<Manual::StandardTemplates> - Standard actions and templates *
+
+This document discusses the standard actions and templates
+that Maypole uses. The standard actions (method calls that
+operate on your database) include C<list>, which generates a
+paged list of a table suitable for browsing, and C<search>, which
+handles a search query and generates search results.
+
+The standard templates (which generate output for display on
+the Web) include C<list>, which displays the entries in a
+table, and C<search>, which displays the result of a search.
+
+You'll note that most actions are associated with templates.