Research Books For Professionals
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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