The Reporter's Handbook, An Investigator's Guide to Documents and Techniques

New York: St. Martins Press, 1983. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (17.95). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Useful reference for anyone thinking about or pursuing any career that involves any sort of investigation. Tells how to follow the paper trail. From the Dust Jacket: "Based on the principal that an investigative reporter ought to know how things are supposed to work before she or he can understand a source's information on how things do work. The Reporter's Handbook shows how to find and use the wealth of vital background information available in the public record. locating and describing over 500 documents showing you how to investigate individuals and institutions. Locates and details more than five hundred important documents in both the private and government sectors of the public domain. The Reporter's Handbook also explains how to investigate individuals and institutions, get background on a business, obtain recently declassified government documents, file a Freedom of Information Act request, investigate politicians, use driver's license, voter registration, birth, court, and tax records, obtain bankruptcy information, tap into worker health and safety records, scrutinize legislative voting records and court decisions, and much more." Index. Original brown boards. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. xxxviii, 504pp .…