How to Locate Anyone Anywhere: Without Leaving Home [Paperback]

Ted L. Gunderson (Author), Roger McGovern (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1996

The revised edition of How to Locate Anyone, Anywhere, written by a successful private investigator, provides proven techniques that will enable you to conduct your own search. The reference features comprehensive listings of federal, state, and local agencies to aid you in finding a person's whereabouts, including birth parents of adoptees, chapters devoted to searching for missing children, an index of valid Social Security numbers, runaway hot lines, genealogical libraries and new material on using computers and the Internet.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Private investigator and former FBI agent Gunderson and writer McGovern provide a logical step-by-step guide to locating missing persons by mail or telephone. After an initial section on organization and motivation, they cover "some 300 different, responsible, and usually cooperative sources of information." Discussed are a few basic reference works, local, state and federal records, and miscellaneous sources such as ads and insurance and religious records. There are sections on missing children and adoptee searches, some useful addresses, and suggested content for letters. Books in Print lists several books on this topic published in the past four years, none of which were obtainable locally. So, while this is not unique, it is recommended as a good, solid source of its kind.
- Mary Jane Brustman, SUNY at Albany Libs.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Plume; Rev Upd Su edition (November 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0452277426
• ISBN-13: 978-0452277427
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.8 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,045 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Outdated - Not Current With Laws - Poor Material, May 19, 2010

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Robert O. Campbell (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Locate Anyone Anywhere Without Leaving Home (Hardcover)

This book is grossly outdated and should not be sold as an investigative resource or reference. The author references using pay phones of all things. It is not current with recent privacy laws, the internet, databases, etc. and makes no mention of these.

One chapter has no reference to finding people and is filled with personal safety tips. The title is misleading, even for it's day, which may have been in the 70's or 80's.

I should have checked the publication date before purchasing.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Addition to your investigative library, January 29, 2010

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Duffy Mono - See all my reviews

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This review is from: How to Locate Anyone Anywhere Without Leaving Home (Hardcover)

As a licensed Private investigator in Michigan, I find this book to help organize the starting stages of an investigation. I would recommend this book to any investigator or paralegal to help locate needed facts early in an investigation.

6 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOST NO MORE!, November 12, 2001

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"la_chameleon" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Locate Anyone Anywhere: Without Leaving Home (Paperback)

Ted Gunderson shines the light on any open surface for anyone looking for lost friends and family! " HOW TO LOCATE ANYONE ANYWHERE " details procedures for world wide location of anyone for genealogical or other uses. FEEL LOST AND ALONE NO MORE! Get your copy today.