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Catch Me If You Can - Frank W. Abagnale, Stan Redding
Catch Me If You Can
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Winner of AudioFile Earphones AwardCatch Me If You Can is the true story of Frank W. Abagnale—alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo—one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history. In his brief but notorious criminal career, Abagnale... show more
Winner of AudioFile Earphones AwardCatch Me If You Can is the true story of Frank W. Abagnale—alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo—one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history. In his brief but notorious criminal career, Abagnale donned a pilot's uniform and copiloted a Pan Am jet, masqueraded as the supervising resident of a hospital, practiced law without a license, passed himself off as a sociology professor, and cashed over $2.5 million in forged checks—all before he was twenty-one. Known by the police of twenty-six foreign countries and all fifty states as "The Skywayman," Abagnale lived a sumptuous life on the lam—until the law caught up with him.Now recognized as the nation's leading authority on financial foul play, Abagnale is a charming rogue whose hilarious, stranger-than-fiction international escapades and ingenious escapes make Catch Me If You Can an irresistible tale...
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Format: ebook
ISBN: 9780767915601 (0767915607)
Publisher: Broadway Books
Pages no: 227
Edition language: English
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Misericordia
Misericordia rated it
5.0 Catch Me If You Can: The True Story Of A Real Fake
Q: One of the New York cops who’d worked hardest to catch me read the report and snorted. “This head doctor’s gotta be kiddin‘ us,” he scoffed. “This phony rips off several hundred banks, hustleshalf the hotels in the world for everything but the sheets, screws every airline in the skies, including ...
UnaTiers
UnaTiers rated it
5.0 A fun read
Most criminals aren't amusing or endearing but Abagnale is both. He takes you through his life of avarice and greed and almost makes you believe there are no pitfalls. I wish it was fiction, but it wasn't. Still, nicely written and engaging.
Book Which I Have Done Read Them
Book Which I Have Done Read Them rated it
4.0 Catch Me If You Can: The True Story Of A Real Fake
Ok, so the author is completely morally reprehensible - listeners need to put that aside to get though this audiobook! The longer this tale went on, the more I began shake my head and laugh as scheme after scheme seemed to fall into place for the author. Can it all possibly be 100% true? Apparently ...
Dancing Words
Dancing Words rated it
5.0 Catch Me If You Can: The True Story Of A Real Fake
A captivating and action packed book. It made me feel that I was Frank's partner in crime. This just shows that confidence is the key. Also picked up a few pointers along the way. ;)
Anna in Nerdvana
Anna in Nerdvana rated it
3.0 Catch Me If You Can
. “This phony rips off several hundred banks, hustles half the hotels in the world for everything but the sheets, screws every airline in the skies, including most of their stewardesses, passes enough bad checks to paper the walls of the Pentagon, runs his own goddamned colleges and universities, ma...
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