I am sure there are many ways. My current nomination is “Encyclopedia”.
In my desire to understand Islam I have begun trying to read through the Hadith. In one of my introspective moments I wondered what the encyclopedia could tell me. When I used to try to get my middle school students to do research for term papers I limited their use of encyclopedias but tried to get across they were useful for getting a short overview of a topic. That was all I hoped for. I was to be sadly disappointed.
There was no article on the Hadith. It is possible I could have consulted the index that comes with the set and find a page it was mentioned under another topic but I wanted a quick result not a drawn out adventure.
I have an encyclopedia on my shelf that I picked up free. It has a well known name. I guess it was another example of getting what you pay for.
homo unius libri
Opus 2026-226: How Do You Spell “Useless”?
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