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| Author | Doug Richmond |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Carol Publishing Group |
Publication date | 1985 |
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| ISBN | 9780806515595 |
How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found is a how-to book by Doug Richmond, originally released in 1985.
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.
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]
The Polish ambient music collective ‘How To Disappear Completely’ is named after the book. [3]
The title for Radiohead's song 'How to Disappear Completely', from their 2000 album Kid A , is a reference to Richmond.
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