How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found
1985 book by Doug Richmond
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How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found is a how-to book by Doug Richmond, originally released in 1985.
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| Author | Doug Richmond |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Carol Publishing Group |
| Publication date | 1985 |
| Publication place | United States |
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| ISBN | 9780806515595 |
Summary
The book is a guide on starting a new identity. It includes chapters on planning a disappearance, arranging for new identification, finding work, establishing credit, pseudocide (creating the impression of one's own death), and more. The book recommends a method of disappearing by assuming the identity of a dead person with similar vital statistics and age, and also includes a section on avoiding paper trails which, due to the age of the book, may no longer be relevant or useful.
Adaptations
A play inspired by the book was released in 2005[1] by Fin Kennedy, about a man wanting to disappear, which won the John Whiting Award.[2]
In popular culture
The Polish ambient music collective How To Disappear Completely is named after the book.[3]
The title of the Radiohead song "How to Disappear Completely" off their album Kid A (2000) was inspired by the book.[4]
