How to Find Lost Objects

by Professor Solomon

Amusing yet practical, this ingenious book provides a complete strategy for locating lost objects, including tips for the most effective search, common mistakes to avoid, and inspiring examples from Sherlock Holmes, Edgar Allan Poe, Freud, Zen Buddhism, and Professor Solomon's dentist. Photos; illustrations.

Genres: Self Help

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

A magician with a degree in English from Harvard, Professor Solomon is also a findologist—an expert at finding lost objects. As such, he has appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” National Public Radio’s “What Do You Know?” and other shows. He was seen in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation documentary “Lost and Found.”

His Twelve Principles were featured by Family Circle magazine as their “Great Idea” of the month.

His method for finding lost objects has been compared with that of Sherlock Holmes and Lord Peter Wimsey.

Reviews

[Heidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book, when followed properly, really works!

[Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I did wonder what to rate the book. The five stars won in the end. The Professor has a list of “Twelve Principles” that he recommends for finding lost objects. Most of them make sense.
My purchase of the book was made with the purpose of verifying if I could, in fact, find two important items I had lost. That was something I was skeptical of after reading the first few pages. But, within five minutes of applying a few of those principles, I found my items!
Not only that. Professor Solomon is a very funny person and I enjoyed myself very much. He also includes wise sayings, humorous drawings, and a really dumb and funny sequence of photos.
The book only has 144 pages making it a quick read. How to Find Lost Objects should be in every home's library!

[Shrabanee Khatai · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book on such a trivial thing? I also thought at first until I read it. Isn't it amazing that people can do research on basically anything and make thesis and even articles from that? Prof. Solomon is not telling something new...whatever he's told about we already do that. He's just provided names to our doings. Such a chilled and happy and grin-provider book.

[Julia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Goofy, endearing and comforting.
Thanks, Baltimore, for keeping it silly!

[Raven · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Dad gave me this book and I thought that it was joke. He was serious; he was tired of me freaking out because I couldn't find things. Anyway after reading this book I learned a lot. Now I always sit down and relax instead of searching frantically.

It's a nice little quick read that certainly improve your life if you are anything like me. Now if only my husband would read it...

[Laura Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

For the kind of thing it is, it is a great one of those. It is a short article padded out to be book length yet the tips on finding lost things are also truly useful. I read this book a while back and filed it in the back of my mind and had occasion to look for it again. I had to buy a copy because the interlibrary loan system had only one copy which was marked as "missing."

[Evelina | AvalinahsBooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

all i can say is.. LOL. extremely cute.

[BookBec · Rating 4 out of 5]

Both very practical and often silly. Very good for those who tend to freak out when something's "lost," with advice for how to search thoughtfully and effectively.

[Michael]

One of the most important books I've ever read. It seems corny as anything. But the main point is golden: if you take a systematic approach to looking for lost objects, you will almost always be more successful than your gut reaction of "looking everywhere".