<p>Do they still use a custom book for the Harvard Book Prizes? It used to be a chronology of world history – somewhat confusingly organized, but incredibly useful as a quick reference for finding dates and figuring out which Hapsburgs married each other and what the sides were in the War of Spanish Succession. I swear, my Harvard Prize Book is, after the OED and an atlas, the most consulted reference work in my house, even though it cuts off around 1950.</p>