How to Find Out Anything · From Extreme Google Searches to Scouring Government Documents, a Guide to Uncovering Anything About Everyone and Everything

In *How to Find Out Anything,* master researcher Don MacLeod explains how to find what you're looking for quickly, efficiently, and accurately--and how to avoid the most common mistakes of the Google Age.

Not your average research book, *How to Find Out Anything* shows you how to unveil nearly anything about anyone. From top CEO's salaries to police records, you'll learn little-known tricks for discovering the exact information you're looking for. You'll learn:

-How to really tap the power of Google, and why Google is the best place to start a search, but never the best place to finish it.

-The scoop on vast, yet little-known online resources that search engines cannot scour, such as refdesk.com, ipl.org, the University of Michigan Documents Center, and Project Gutenberg, among many others.

-How to access free government resources (and put your tax dollars to good use).

-How to find experts and other people with special knowledge.

-How to dig up seemingly confidential information on people and businesses, from public and private companies to non-profits and international companies.

Whether researching for a term paper or digging up dirt on an ex, the advice in this book arms you with the sleuthing skills to tackle any mystery.