diff --git a/workbook.go b/workbook.go
index b0aa076..fd655e5 100644
--- a/workbook.go
+++ b/workbook.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"unicode/utf16"
+	"golang.org/x/text/encoding/charmap"
 )
 
 //xls workbook type
@@ -160,12 +161,17 @@ func (wb *WorkBook) parseBof(buf io.ReadSeeker, b *bof, pre *bof, offset_pre int
 	}
 	return
 }
-
+func decodeWindows1251(enc []byte) string {
+    dec := charmap.Windows1251.NewDecoder()
+    out, _ := dec.Bytes(enc)
+    return string(out)
+}
 func (w *WorkBook) get_string(buf io.ReadSeeker, size uint16) (res string, err error) {
 	if w.Is5ver {
 		var bts = make([]byte, size)
 		_, err = buf.Read(bts)
-		res = string(bts)
+		res = decodeWindows1251(bts)
+		//res = string(bts)
 	} else {
 		var richtext_num = uint16(0)
 		var phonetic_size = uint32(0)
diff --git a/xls.go b/xls.go
index b425fc3..bc44581 100644
--- a/xls.go
+++ b/xls.go
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ func OpenReader(reader io.ReadSeeker, charset string) (wb *WorkBook, err error)
 			for _, file := range dir {
 				name := file.Name()
 				if name == "Workbook" {
-					book = file
+					if book == nil {
+						book = file
+					}
+					//book = file
 					// break
 				}
 				if name == "Book" {