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Sourcebooks

BRB's Guide to County Court Records
Michael Sankey

Congressional Staff Directory, Spring 2010: Members, Committees, Staffs, Biographies (Congressional Staff Directories)
CQ Editors

Headquarters USA 2012
Omnigraphics

The Manual to Online Public Records: The Researchers Tool to Online Resources of Public Records and Public Information
Michael L. Sankey, Cynthia Hetherington

Political Corruption in America: An Encyclopedia of Scandals, Power, and Greed
Mark Grossman

State Legislative Sourcebook 2010: A Resource Guide to Legislative Information in the Fifty States
Lynn Hellebust, Kristen Hellebust

The Almanac of American Politics, 2010
Michael Barone, Richard E. Cohen, and Jackie Koszczuk

The Almanac of the Unelected 2011: Staff of the U.S. Congress
Bernan Press

The Criminal Records Manual, 3rd Edition: Criminal Records in America: A Complete Guide to Legal, Ethical, and Public Policy Issues and Restrictions
Larry Henry, Derek Hinton

The Sourcebook to Public Record Information 10th Edition: The Comprehensive Guide to County, State & Federal Public Records Sources
Peter Weber (Editor), Michael Sankey

Toll-Free Phone Book USA 2012: A Directory of Toll-Free Numbers for Businesses and Organizations Nationwide
Omnigraphics

Washington Information Directory, 2011-2012
CQ Press

Washington Representatives: 2011 Spring Edition
Columbia Books Inc


Online Researching

Find Info Like a Pro, Vol. 2: Mining the Internet's Public Records for Investigative Research
Carole A. Levitt, Mark E. Rosch

Google Power: Unleash the Full Potential of Google
Chris Sherman

Internet Searches for Vetting, Investigations, and Open-Source Intelligence
Edward J. Appel

Information Trapping: Real-Time Research on the Web
Tara Calishain

Introduction to Online Company Research
Chris Dobson

Librarian's Guide to Online Searching
Suzanne S. Bell

Mastering Online Research: A Comprehensive Guide to Effective and Efficient Search Strategies
Maura Shaw

Research on Main Street: Using the Web to Find Local Business and Market Information
Marcy Phelps

Searching and Researching on the Internet and the World Wide Web 5th Edition
Karen Hartman, Ernest Ackermann

The Craft of Research, Third Edition (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams

The Expert's Guide to Internet Search & Research: How to Do Awesome Professional Level Internet Searches for Personal & Business Success!
Eric Popkoff

The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook: A Guide for the Serious Searcher, 3rd Ed.
Randolph Hock

The Invisible Web: Uncovering Information Sources Search Engines Can't See
Chris Sherman and Gary Price

The Manual to Online Public Records: The Researchers Tool to Online Resources of Public Records and Public Information
Michael Sankey, Cynthia Hetherington

The Oxford Guide to Library Research
Thomas Mann

The Skeptical Business Searcher: The Information Advisor's Guide to Evaluating Web Data, Sites, and Sources
Robert Berkman, Reva Basch

The United States Government Internet Directory
Peggy Garvin (Editor)

Web of Deceit: Misinformation and Manipulation in the Age of Social Media
Anne P. Mintz (Editor)


Investigative Books

An Introduction to Internet-Based Financial Investigations
Kimberly Goetz

Business Background Investigations: Tools and Techniques for Solution Driven Due Diligence
Cynthia Hetherington

Digital Assassination: Protecting Your Reputation, Brand, or Business Against Online Attacks
Richard Torrenzano, Mark Davis

Financial Investigation and Forensic Accounting, 3rd Ed.
George A. Manning

The Financial Numbers Game: Detecting Creative Accounting Practices
Charles W. Mulford, Eugene E. Comiskey

Forensic Accounting and Fraud Investigation for Non-Experts, 3rd Ed.
Howard Silverstone, Michael Sheetz

How to Do Financial Asset Investigations, 4th Ed.
Ronald L. Mendell

Just The Facts: Investigative Report Writing, 4th Ed.
Michael Biggs

The Public Record Research Tips Book: Insider Information for Effective Public Record Research
Michael Sankey

The Art of Access: Strategies for Acquiring Public Records
David Cuillier, Charles Davis

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Private Investigating, 2nd Ed.
Steven Kerry Brown

The Investigator's Little Black Book 3
Robert Scott

The Investigative Reporter's Handbook: A Guide to Documents, Databases and Techniques
Brant Houston


Political Books

C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy
Jeff Sharlet

Feasting on the Spoils: The Life and Times of Randy "Duke" Cunningham, History's Most Corrupt Congressman
Seth Hettena

Parties, Interest Groups, and Political Campaigns, 2nd Ed.
Matthew J. Burbank, Ronald J. Hrebenar, Robert C. Benedict

Media Politics: A Citizen's Guide, 2nd Ed.
Shanto Iyengar

The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down
Andrew Young

The Soprano State: New Jersey's Culture of Corruption
Bob Ingle, Sandy McClure

The Whole Damn Deal: Robert Strauss and the Art of Politics
Kathryn J. McGarr