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Summary: Carpe Diem!! Just enjoy your life! Have fun.
Review: This is an extraordinary book. One of the funnest books I've ever read. This is kind of a book which you just can't put down and want more of. This book taught me what life is all about. Life is about having fun and enjoying every moment of it. Frank became anybody he wanted to be. He became, Pilot, Pediatrician, Lawyer, Professor of Sociology, FBI agent, Banker, Multi-millionaire....etc. The list goes on and on. He conned into anything he wanted to be. Truly exceptional human being. His IQ is estimated to be around 138-140. Near genius. His IQ really didn't matter because he just enjoyed what he loved doing. He didn't do it for the money but challenge. He describes the difference between Con artist and Thief and teaches you how to prevent from happening to you. I recommend this book to anyone who's traveling or reading for fun. This book makes you want to be Frank Abagnale. Not to mension that he had over 8 fake ID's. Only way to describe this book would be....It is like taking a summer vacation to the most advanturous and funnest places.
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Summary: Can't put it down
Review: The only negative criticism I have about this book is that it is so absorbing I just couldn't put it down until I was through. Yes, I mean literally. And because of it I had to postpone a project I was working on at the time.This book is written in a first person narrative and is presumably a true crime memoir. Sometimes the stories are so unbelievable that I must confess I was questioning if all was true. However, the book is so good and enjoyable that at the end I don't even care if the stories are 100% true or not. Then character, Frank with numerous aliases, is so lovable that you start feeling you want to invite him for a drink - at least I did. He is a con man, granted, but he is one of those that still care about the ethics of the scams he is perpetrating. Furthermore the author has a really good sense of humor and even if he wrote the text in the first person you never get a feeling that he brags about how smart he is. The book starts off with a scam (sorry, no details - I don't want to spoil the surprise) that leaves you wanting for more. Then the author takes you back a few years into his childhood. There is a short section that I considered a bit slow (as he is describing his childhood). But this passage is literally only a few pages long and then the book really picks up. At one point he gets caught and ends up in prison. By then Frank really becomes your friend and you really feel bad about the way they treated him in one of the prisons. Bottom line, if you like a good adventure story read this book.
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Summary: Congratulations Frank, then what?
Review: This story is a wild ride... Frank Abagnale Jr. certainly swindled his way around the world in outlandish style, taking advantage of loose corporate security and the naivete, gullibility and sheer stupidity of all manner of people. What it boils down to, though, is that here is an exceptionally smart guy with a tremendous nerve who believes he's somehow entitled to live a life he hasn't earned, at others' expense. What a waste. He's a liar, a cheat, and ultimately a hollow person because of it. The story is fun, but it left me with more pity than admiration for the author. It would definitely have been a better book had we been brought to its real conclusion... how did this character make his transition into productive life? Evidently he grew up eventually, but we don't get to learn about that part.
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Summary: Entertaining but.......
Review: Entertaining but i cant help but think he's telling a few porky pies (lies) in the book. As Chopper Read says, never let the truth get in the way of a good story!
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Summary: Wonder what would happen if you fell into temptation?
Review: When I first heard about "Catch Me If You Can" from a friend, I was not as interested as he thought I would be. He mentioned Abagnale's adventures of mischief, but I was not able to fully understand how addictive this book really was. I guess you could say that words could not describe the intensity of this book. I guarantee that, when you read this, you will have a smile on your face during many of the scenes in which Abagnale attempts the impossible. There is a temptation inside of all human beings to do what is labeled "wrong" in society. While most commonfolk avoid this temptation, Abagnale shows you how this temptation worked to his advantage when he pulled all the right strings. Imagine. There you are, being a good person, trying to abide by all of the laws that control you. Yet something inside of you wants action. Something inside of you is telling you to do something wrong, because you MIGHT get caught. Wonder what would happen if you fell into temptation? Don't miss out on this book. Please.
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Summary: I LOVED This Book
Review: A friend bought it for me for Christmas stating that I had to read it. I went home, opened it up, and found I could not put it down. It is thoroughly entertaining, and reads more like fiction than autobiography. The book covers the life of crime of Frank Abagnale, Jr. AKA about 10 different people involved in outrageous stings ranging from acting as Pan Am captain to pediatrician. It shows just how easy crime could be if someone were missing their frontal lobe. I was very entertained with the way this book haunted my own ethics. Amazingly, I found myself cheering for the criminal to get away with things. I loved seeing how he was caught on greater than three occasions, and yet managed to get away. If there is one downside, I would say that it is the abruptness with which the book ends. It cuts away before explaining how Frank was able to transition back to mainstream society. Alas, if you want to thoroughly entertain yourself while learning about a life in crime... buy this book. It is sure to delight.
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Summary: Amazing True Story
Review: Incredible story. I saw Frank Abagnale (author) tell this story at a business convention. He shared about one hour of it with us. I was so amazed by it, that I had to buy the book. I recommend this story to anyone that wants to read an entertaining, unbelievable, and true story.
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Summary: entertaining though badly written story of uncommon chutzpah
Review: This guy's writing is embarassing at times. His ghost writer -- or his ghost writer's editor -- ought to be able to do a little better than this. Perhaps they were deliberately shooting for the lowest common denominator for marketing reasons. It's nonetheless well worth reading. The narrator's exploits show you what remarkable feats you can pull off if you have enough brains, powers of observation, and chutzpah. He eases into different roles, posing as a practitioner of various professions, and in some cases even acquits himself so respectably that one wonders who the frauds are -- the "real" credentialed professionals or the impostor.
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Summary: Amazing, simply amazing
Review: They used to say Wayne Gretzky, the great hockey player, could sense his teammates and opponents moves a play or two before it actually happened and he acted accordingly. The same can be said for Frank Abagnale as he sensed everything that could happen as he perfected his crimes of passing bad checks and imposing as a pilot, doctor and lawyer. I'm surprised he got away as much as he did and was able to con as many people as he did. It's a great read, very fast and yeah, you fantasize yourself in his shoes. At least I did. One thing the book didn't touch on was how he got to his current occupation. I know the book was written in 1980 and re-released in 2000 but it would have been nice if we got an aftemath so to speak. I guess his latest book, The Art of the Steal will tell us more. I't on my list of reads.
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Summary: They say...
Review: ...that the truth is often stranger than fiction. I still havee a hard time believing that this masterpiece is a true story. I know people will go to any lengths to ignore abnormalities, but a lot of this seems ridiculous. I enjoyed every word!
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