<div><p>With the holiday season in full swing, Americans hit by the recession and unemployment are remembering "it's the thought that counts" and finding budget-friendly ways to give their loved ones gifts.</p><p>"People want to know how to manage the holiday on a budget without offending anyone. This ...

<div><p>Emily Post's book Etiquette, published in 1920, is a 900-page index to the behaviour and social worries of Americans. The index within the book is itself an object overstuffed with wonders. Scholars of indexing - even those who publish studies in the journal The Indexer - have yet to analyse its depth. Here are some ...