Catch Me If You Can: The Amazing True Story of the Youngest and Most Daring Con Man in the History of Fun and Profit! -- Frank W. Abagnale, Paperback

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.

Author: Frank W. Abagnale, Stan Redding
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: 08/01/2000
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.12h x 5.16w x 0.68d
ISBN: 9780767905381

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.2
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 69907 / Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/01/2000 pg. 78
Entertainment Weekly 08/11/2000 pg. 74

About the Author
A former professional impostor, Frank W. Abagnale is one of the world's most respected authorities on the subjects of forgery and secure documents. A world-renowned consultant for more than twenty-five years, he lectures at the FBI's Financial Crimes Unit and is a secure-document expert for the Standard Register Company and other high-security printers around the world.