Catch Me If You Can: The Amazing True Story of the Youngest and Most Daring Con Man in the History of Fun and Profit! - Softcover

Abagnale, Frank W; Redding, Stan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0767905385 ISBN 13: 9780767905381

Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY), 2000

Synopsis

The uproarious, bestselling true story of the world's most sought-after con man, immortalized by Leonardo DiCaprio in DreamWorks' feature film of the same name, from the author of Scam Me If You Can.

Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was 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 college 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-including one from an airplane-make Catch Me If You Can an irresistible tale of deceit.

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Review:

"A book that captivates from first page to last."
--West Coast Review of Books

"Whatever the reader may think of his crimes, the reader will wind up chortling with and cheering along the criminal."
--Charlottesville Progress

"Zingingly told... richly detailed and winning as the devil."
--Kirkus Reviews

Book Description:

Now a major motion picture starring Leonardo Dicaprio and Tom Hanks.

About this edition

• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0767905385
• ISBN 13: 9780767905381
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304