Tells—in great detail—how to secure and interpret one’s FBI files. “Too many Americans, deluded by the immense size and anonymity of modern civilization, have not yet realized that they actually live in a small town whose mayor for over 50 years was J. Edgar Hoover.” Chapters include: “The FBI Filing System,” “The FBI and the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts,“ and “How To Send for FBI Files.“ Informative and instructive, with samples of the many types of dossier pages that can be received. Includes sample letters: “Appeal of Deletions or Witholdings” and “Request to Amend Records.” GR

Publisher: Eden
Paperback: 226 pages

Copy of a Treasury investigator’s handbook (Sources of Information) showing all the places to hunt for incriminating dirt on a perpetrator. Chapters include “Information From Persons,” “Records of Business and Financial Institutions” and “Sources of Information in the Federal Government.” Hundreds of sources listed. GR

Publisher: Eden
Paperback: 47 pages
Illustrated

“Surviving without a salary is not the denial of work’s importance. Quite the contrary. It is the celebration of work—real work—as a human act whose value is intrinsic, irrespective of its value in the consumer marketplace. We do our work in our own small way, not because Mammon pays us, but because it makes us human.” The author interweaves the philosophy of his “conserver lifestyle” with practical advice on exit strategies, debts, taxes, freelance work, casual employment, buying at auctions, cutting costs, and other methods for getting out and staying out of the 9-to-5 trap. SS

Publisher: Eden
Paperback: 232 pages
Illustrated

“A citizen’s guide to using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974 to request government records.” Spells out the scope of these two historic acts, then explains which one is best for the reader’s needs. Chapters include: “What Records Can Be Requested Under the FOIA?”; “Requirements for Agency Response”; and “Reasons Access May Be Denied.” Also “Making a Privacy Act Request for Access”; and “Administrative Appeal Procedures for Denial of Access.” Includes a sample request form and a list of Federal Information Centers. GR

Publisher: Eden
Paperback: 65 pages

This is a copy of the document prepared by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General. “The object of this publication is to provide a general understanding of the Social Security Number (SSN) issuance process, how individuals attempt to subvert it and misuse SSNs, and what experience has shown with respect to the investigation of these criminal activities . . . . a reference tool that will provide the investigator with insight into the SSN issuance system and an idea of how violations have been identified and established in past cases. GR

Publisher: Eden
Paperback: 82 pages
Illustrated