The book is 'nowhere to be found'. = The book is 'nowhere to be seen'. = The book is 'nowhere in sight'.
We got lost 'in the middle of nowhere'. [=in a place far away from other people, houses, etc.]
They live 'miles from nowhere'. [=they live in a place that is very far from other people]
(..) Then I was not promoted for my merits? I only made you inspector because I needed someone... ...who would quietly get nowhere until I was ready... ...to take over the case myself. I was trying to catch a killer. You were trying... You were trying to become a hero. Well, you will be stripped... (..)2006 The Pink Panther
(..) - What? - An incompetent. An unimaginative, by-the-book, low-level incompetent... ...who will plod along, getting nowhere... ...with the media watching his every step. And while he is getting nowhere... ...I will put together the finest team of investigators in France... (..)2006 The Pink Panther