diff --git a/sample-book.pdf b/sample-book.pdf
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diff --git a/sample-book.tex b/sample-book.tex
index eb95dec..d08cca8 100644
--- a/sample-book.tex
+++ b/sample-book.tex
@@ -727,8 +727,6 @@ option will revert to \LaTeX's \textsc{toc} design.
 \index{class options|)}
 
 
-\chapter{Debug Stuff}
-
 
 %%
 % The back matter contains appendices, bibliographies, indices, glossaries, etc.
diff --git a/sample-handout.pdf b/sample-handout.pdf
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diff --git a/sample-handout.tex b/sample-handout.tex
index 3d8309f..415ac25 100644
--- a/sample-handout.tex
+++ b/sample-handout.tex
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ This style provides \textsc{a}- and \textsc{b}-heads (that is,
 \Verb|\section| and \Verb|\subsection|), demonstrated above.
 
 If you need more than two levels of section headings, you'll have to define
-them yourself at the moment;\sidenote{See see ``\nameref{sec:defining-sections}'' on
+them yourself at the moment;\sidenote{See the ``\nameref{sec:defining-sections}'' on
 page~\pageref{sec:defining-sections} for help with defining more heading
 levels.} there are no pre-defined styles for anything below a
 \Verb|\subsection|.  As Bringhurst points out in \textit{The Elements of
diff --git a/tufte-common.sty b/tufte-common.sty
index 5fb3310..6bcc0c3 100644
--- a/tufte-common.sty
+++ b/tufte-common.sty
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@
 \DeclareOption{bidi}{\setboolean{@tufte@loadbidi}{true}}
 \DeclareOption{nobidi}{\setboolean{@tufte@loadbibi}{false}}
 
+%%
+% `nohyper' option -- loads the bidi package for bi-directional text
+
+\newboolean{@tufte@loadhyper}
+\setboolean{@tufte@loadhyper}{true}
+\DeclareOption{hyper}{\setboolean{@tufte@loadhyper}{true}}
+\DeclareOption{nohyper}{\setboolean{@tufte@loadhyper}{false}}
+
 % FIXME: should probably specify options not supported like Mittelbach's aipproc.cls
 
 \DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{\@tufte@class}}
@@ -149,13 +157,16 @@
 %%
 % Load the `hyperref' package.  We will set more options later.
 % TODO Set nice defaults for hyperref options
-\ifthenelse{\boolean{@tufte@xetex}}
-  {\RequirePackage[hyperfootnotes=false,xetex]{hyperref}}
-  {\RequirePackage[hyperfootnotes=false]{hyperref}}
-
-\hypersetup{%
-  pdfborder = {0 0 0},
-  bookmarksdepth = section,
+\ifthenelse{\boolean{@tufte@loadhyper}}{%
+  \ifthenelse{\boolean{@tufte@xetex}}
+    {\RequirePackage[xetex]{hyperref}}
+    {\RequirePackage{hyperref}}
+  \hypersetup{%
+    pdfborder = {0 0 0},
+    bookmarksdepth = section,
+    hyperfootnotes=false,
+  }%
+}{%
 }
 
 %%
@@ -359,7 +370,7 @@
   \ifthenelse{\isempty{#1}}%
     {\renewcommand{\plaintitle}{\thanklesstitle}}% use thankless title
     {\renewcommand{\plaintitle}{#1}}% use provided plain-text title
-  \hypersetup{pdftitle={\plaintitle}}% set the PDF metadata title
+  \ifthenelse{\boolean{@tufte@loadhyper}}{\hypersetup{pdftitle={\plaintitle}}}{}% set the PDF metadata title
 }
 
 \def\@author{}% default author is empty (suppresses LaTeX's ``no author'' warning)
@@ -373,7 +384,7 @@
   \ifthenelse{\isempty{#1}}
     {\renewcommand{\plainauthor}{\thanklessauthor}}% use thankless author
     {\renewcommand{\plainauthor}{#1}}% use provided plain-text author
-  \hypersetup{pdfauthor={\plainauthor}}% set the PDF metadata author
+  \ifthenelse{\boolean{@tufte@loadhyper}}{\hypersetup{pdfauthor={\plainauthor}}}{}% set the PDF metadata author
 }
 
 \renewcommand*{\date}[1]{%