Shuffle refuses to play tracks in numerical order - help!

I use my Shuffle to listen to audiobooks.
If the audiobook tracks are numbered Track 1, Track 2 .... Track 15 (say), then it insists on playing them in the following order:
Track 1
Track 10 to Track 15 (!!!)
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
etc
This can ruin a good book and cause great confusion!!
How can I get the Suffle to play the tracks in numerical order?
PC Windows XP

Thanks, Michael.
For a while, I just could not see how to rename the tracks in iTunes.
I now know how to do it.
* Select the song you want to edit, then choose File > Get Info.
* Click Info.
* Make changes to the song information
* Click OK.
I shall try this.
I'm also going to see if 'Copy to Play Order' makes any difference.
Thanks.

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