diff --git a/doc/users_guide_examples.cpp b/doc/users_guide_examples.cpp
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+#include "boost/lambda/lambda.hpp"
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <iterator>
+
+#include <functional>
+
+void begin_section(std::string name) {
+  std::cout << "-------------------------------------------------------\n";
+  std::cout << name << '\n';
+  std::cout << "-------------------------------------------------------\n";
+  return;
+};
+
+void end_section() {
+  std::cout << "-------------------------------------------------------\n";
+  return;
+};
+
+template<class Test>
+void call_test(Test t, std::string name)
+{
+  begin_section(name);
+  t();
+  end_section();
+};
+
+void introduction() {
+
+  using boost::lambda::_1;
+
+  std::vector<int> a; a.push_back(1); a.push_back(2);
+  for_each(a.begin(), a.end(), std::cout << _1 << ' ');
+  std::cout << '\n';
+  return; 
+}
+
+void motivation() {
+
+  using std::vector;
+  using std::ostream_iterator;
+  using std::cout;
+  using std::bind1st;
+  using std::plus;
+
+  using std::transform;
+  using std::for_each;
+
+  vector<int> a; a.push_back(1); a.push_back(2);
+
+  transform(a.begin(), a.end(), ostream_iterator<int>(cout),
+          bind1st(plus<int>(), 1));
+  
+  using boost::lambda::_1;
+
+  cout << " = "; 
+
+  transform(a.begin(), a.end(), ostream_iterator<int>(cout), 1 + _1);
+  
+  cout << " = "; 
+
+  for_each(a.begin(), a.end(), cout << (_1 + 1));
+
+  std::cout << '\n';
+  return; 
+}
+
+int main() {
+
+  using std::cout;
+
+  call_test(introduction, "introduction");  cout << '\n';
+
+  call_test(motivation, "Motivation");  cout << '\n';
+
+  return 0;
+}