| The
completely revised version of The Extreme Searcher's Guide is a
practical handbook that shows you how to make the most of the leading Internet
search tools. Whether you're a new Web user or an experienced online
searcher, it will help you find Web-based information more efficiently
and effectively than ever.
"Extreme searcher " Randolph
(Ran) Hock -- internationally respected Internet trainer and authority
on Web search engines -- offers straightforward advice designed to help
you get immediate results. Ran not only shows you what's "under the
hood" of the major engines, but explains their relative strengths and weaknesses,
reveals their many (and often overlooked) special features, and offers
tips and techniques guaranteed to get results.
Ran explains
How search engines work
What information sources they
cover
How frequently they're updated
How to structure a successful
search
Advanced search options
Overlap of retrieval between
engines
Directories, special features
and add-ons, and much more!
As a bonus to readers,
a Web site which provides updates to the book is maintained at extremesearcher.com |
250pp/softbound
ISBN 0-910965-47-1
Regular Price—$24.95
Sale Price—$19.95
Add $3.95 shipping and handling for the first book and
$3.25 for each additional book.
If you are an "extreme searcher"
-- or just want to search like one, this is the only guide to Web search
tools you'll ever need! |