Catch me if you can

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TRUE CRIME/MEMOIR W The uproarious, bestselling true story of the world's most r sought-after con man Currently in development as a DreamWorks feature film I stole every nickel and blew it on fine threads, luxurious lodgings, fantastic íoxes, and other sensual goodies. I parti ed in every capital in Europe and basked on all the world's most famous beaches. Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Róbert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Róbert 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 hospitál, practiced law without a license, passed himself off as a college sociology professor, and cashed over $2.5 millión 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... Tovább

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TRUE CRIME/MEMOIR W The uproarious, bestselling true story of the world's most r sought-after con man Currently in development as a DreamWorks feature film I stole every nickel and blew it on fine threads, luxurious lodgings, fantastic íoxes, and other sensual goodies. I parti ed in every capital in Europe and basked on all the world's most famous beaches. Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Róbert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Róbert 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 hospitál, practiced law without a license, passed himself off as a college sociology professor, and cashed over $2.5 millión 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. "A book that captivates from first page to last." -WestCoastReviewof Books "Whatever the reader may think of his crimes, the reader will wind up chortling with and cheering along the criminal." -CharlottesvilleProgress "Zingingly told . . . richly detailed and winning as the devil." -KirkusReviews Vissza