I remember when libraries prided themselves on their information desk. You could call up the local public library and ask, say, “What is the maximum air speed velocity of an African swallow?” and someone would rush to provide you with a definitive answer. As school children we spent countless hours looking up “facts” in the reference section of the library.

We all knew the World Book Encyclopedia was easier to read, but if you wanted the absolute truth, you had to use the Encyclopaedia Britannica. We may have been na?ve, but there was a certainty about the printed word. Not total brainless acceptance, but if it was in the reference section of the library, then it probably spoke the truth. In fact, most nonfiction books could be expected to have a modicum of veracity about them.

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