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 ...
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.
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 ...
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. ;)
. “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...
I wish half stars were possible, because I'd give this one 4.5 stars overall.It took me longer to read than I expected, but Frank Abagnale intrigued me from the start. I've never seen the movie, but I'm definitely interested in seeing it now!
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake is all about how a 16 year old boy became the most daring con-man in US history. Over the course of 4 years, Frank had stolen millions of dollars and flown all over the world posing as a piolet for Pan-Am airlines. Oh, and did I mention he also po...
he certainly was a brilliant con man, and brilliant in general, but he is not a brilliant writer. still, this is a crazy story of his crime spree and a little on his capture. it makes for a quick, fun read (except for the womanizing and comments related).
The story of notorious conman Frank Abagnale Jr read by William Hope. Broadcast on:BBC Radio 7, 1:30pm Monday 9th August 2010Duration:15 minutesAvailable until:1:47pm Monday 16th August 2010Categories:Drama, Biographical, Crime
Catch Me If You Can is the story of Frank Abagnale, Jr - the most notorius white collar criminal in America. At the age of 16 he dropped out of school and started his criminal career by passing bad checks written on the savings account his father opened for him. The product of a broken home, he ha...
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