Catch Me If You Can The Amazing True Story of the Most Extraordinary Liar in the History of Fun and Profit

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Publisher's Synopsis

I stole every nickel and blew it on fine threads, luxurious lodgings, fantastic foxes and other sensual goodies. I partied in every capital in Europe and basked on all the world's most famous beaches'. Frank W Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams and Ringo Monjo, was one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters and escape artists in history. In his brief but notorious career, Abagnale donned a pilot's uniform and co-piloted a Pan Am jet, masqueraded as a member of hospital management, practised law without a licence, 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 run - until the law caught up with him. Now recognised 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 aeroplane - make CATCH ME IF YOU CAN an irresistable tale of deceit.

About the Publisher

Mainstream Publishing

Mainstream was founded in Edinburgh in 1978 by Bill Campbell and Peter MacKenzie who continue to run the company. It is the leading non-fiction publishing house based in Scotland. With particular emphasis on memoir, true crime, sport, current affairs and health, the list features prominent names such as Nicholas Parsons, Gordon Brown, Hunter Davies, Sir Ian Botham, Shane Warne and Jan de Vries.

Book information

ISBN: 9781840187168
Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
Imprint: Mainstream Publishing
Pub date:
DEWEY: 364.163092
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 219
Weight: 164g
Height: 199mm
Width: 131mm
Spine width: 15mm