“As Dan Russell travels the world, he is constantly observing and questioning. His trick is to discover the clues and then to know how to use searching techniques to solve the mystery. Every chapter is a fascinating journey where we learn interesting things about the world, and, incidentally, how to become master searchers ourselves.”
Don Norman, Professor and Director, Design Lab, University of California, San Diego; author of The Design of Everyday Things
“Everything you ever need to know about search, but that you never asked because you never thought these things were even possible."
Vint Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google since October 2005
“Dan Russell is the number one search expert in the world and here is a captivating book to help everyone learn how to search. It should be required reading in every classroom in the world. There is a reason he is in charge of 'User Happiness' at Google. Easily finding the information you want will make you happy and successful.”
Esther Wojcicki, Founder, Media Arts Program at Palo Alto High School; Vice Chair of Creative Commons; journalist for the Huffington Post
“From killer lakes to Mudejar stars, you'll learn the best ways to scratch your itch of curiosity. Russell shows how important research is and how to upgrade your research skills for the internet era.”
Matt Cutts, creator of the first family-safe filters for search engines at Google; staff member at the U.S. Digital Service
"The Joy of Search does offer a lively means of helping users to develop the thinking skills needed in strategically approaching available tools for solving an information problem."
Scholarly Kitchen
"Illuminating and gloriously wide ranging, the book leverages Russell's expertise to create a practical resource for power searchers and rookie Googlers alike that's also a pleasure to read."
Booklist
"Russell's tutorials are on a much higher plane but turn on the same basic principle of learning to treat the search engine as a tool that can at best assist the brain to address questions rather than effortlessly delivering an answer to your screen."
Inside Higher Ed
