In an earlier posting I wondered: “Is it a sign of something when, on
picking up a book, you go looking for your own name in the index?”
I’m delighted to learn that there is actually a name for this act: the Washington Read.
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In an earlier posting I wondered: “Is it a sign of something when, on
picking up a book, you go looking for your own name in the index?”
I’m delighted to learn that there is actually a name for this act: the Washington Read.

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Mr. Derbyshire is a former contributing editor of National Review.
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