This book is very helpful in finding books on the Samaritans. It gives you the list of books by author in alpha. It also gives you key to subject index of topics and also includes short title index. This book is a must for anyone wishing to learn more of the Samaritans who do live in the land of Israel today. This book entails as much information from books to manuscripts to magazine articles and referances to library stock. This book includes not only English but many various languages. enjoy!