How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found

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How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found
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AuthorDoug Richmond
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Carol Publishing Group
Publication date
1985
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
ISBN 9780806515595

How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found is a how-to book by Doug Richmond, originally released in 1985.

Contents

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]

The Polish ambient music collective ‘How To Disappear Completely’ is named after the book. [3]

The title of 'How To Disappear Completely' by Radiohead was inspired by the book. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Fin Kennedy (2005) How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found, Nick Hern Books, London. ISBN   978-1-85459-964-3
  2. ↑ Alberge, Dalya (2024-03-08). "Teacher wins coveted prize for the play that theatres turned down". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  3. ↑ "Polish ambient collective How to Disappear Completely released 'Mer de Revs II'". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  4. ↑ Randall, Mac (2004). Exit Music: The Radiohead Story (2nd ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 180. ISBN   1-84449-183-8.
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