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Searches match any part of a name: searching for Khan will also return Khanum or p smith will return "Peter Smith". The search engine searches for variant spellings too, so Abdu'l-Baha and Abdul-Baha and Abdu'l-Bahá return the same result.

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Try searching with and without apostophes: Bahai and Baha'i return different results. Our database has separate fields for Title and Subtitle. E.g., High Endeavors: Letters to Alaska will only show if you query High Endeavors or Letters to Alaska.

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4. Tags — search Tags

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6. Chronology — search by date or keyword

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