Almost all books come with indexes in the back. These sections identify the most frequently-used words in the book, and list the pages those words appear on. Authors (generally) do not create these ...
It’s hard to believe, but the humble index—expediter of searches, organizer of concepts— prompted outcries as it became more widespread: If one has an index, why would anyone read a book? Alarms “were ...
Dennis Duncan’s entertaining and informative “Index, A History of the” moves from the 13th-century origins of the form to the world of digital search engines. By Jennifer Szalai When you purchase an ...
When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Margalit Fox INDEX, A HISTORY OF THE A Bookish Adventure From Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital ...
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