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 ...

Earlier today, I solicited comments about the value of book indexes. The responses were overwhelming: readers like them! Here are a smattering of the emails: Regarding book indexes, I still use them, ...

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 ...

I always find myself in the index. Not in the traditional sense, of course; not under D. But just in the index, rooting around, reading across the text, hunting, tracking, losing threads and making ...

Host Scott Tong speaks with Dennis Duncan, author of "Index, a History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age." The new book explores the development of those things ...

Dinah Tronu, who runs Hawsey's Book Index in Warrington with her sister, said her favorite book is the Bible. For a while, she thought she was named after the tragic Dinah in the Old Testament. "She ...