Catch Me If You Can

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, Stan Redding

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When this book was originally published I was in college and got to meet the author. He gave a long talk and I found him fascinating.

Aims42 I had no idea there was a book 🤯 I loved this movie so much, will definitely keep an eye out for the book now 👍 13mo

Eggs Well done 👍🏼 13mo

TheSpineView @Aims42 I enjoyed the book a lot. 13mo

TheSpineView @Eggs 🤩 13mo

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CrowCAH

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, Stan Redding

#MoviesInMay #LeonardoDiCaprio

Fun heist movie where Hanks is trying to nab DiCaprio in the act. An oldie, but goodie!

Klou

Cortg I have this book but haven‘t read it. It was in my guest room, ended up at my parents, put in their moving sale and came back to me. I just read an article about how this could never have happened. I enjoyed the movie years ago and hope to read the book sometime. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/amp36338912/ca... True or not, I‘m in for a fun read! 3y

allureofbeauty I enjoyed this book back when I read it. 3y

TheSpineView Great book. I heard the author speak in 1981 when his book first came out. He was do interesting. 3y

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CrowCAH @Cortg that‘s quite the book journey! It must mean you need to read it! 😉 3y

CrowCAH @allureofbeauty awesome! Have you also seen the movie? 3y

CrowCAH @TheSpineView WOW that is super awesome! I bet he was, especially for coming up with such a fascinating story! 3y

allureofbeauty I have and I loved the movie. 3y

CrowCAH @allureofbeauty nice! It‘s either a hit or a miss with book adaptations. Or books off of movies. 3y

Klou I haven't seen this one yet. 3y

CrowCAH @Klou there are so many movies out there and other content to watch, it‘s amazing anything does! 3y

Klou @CrowCAH I do want to watch it at some point 3y

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TheEllieMo

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

Frank Abagnale Jr, was a well-known fraudster and confidence trickster, as portrayed in the film starring Leonardo DiCaprio. You need to be a #CharismaticCharacter to pull off the tricks he did.

#AuldLangReads @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great choice!! 4y

OriginalCyn620 Awesome choice! 4y

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squirrelbrain

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

#criminal

#lilithjuly

I very rarely watch films, never mind book adaptations, but I think this is one occasion where I preferred the film over the book... 😱

KarenUK, Cinfhen

TrishB I don‘t know the book or the film! I‘m not a big film watcher either! 5y

erzascarletbookgasm I didn‘t know there‘s a book but I did enjoy the film! 👍 5y

Cathythoughts I havnt seen it read. I think it was showing on an airplane I was on once ... but I remember being too tired to watch or read .... will look out for it though 👍🏻♥️ 5y

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Caroline2 I‘m a big film buff and I loved this one. 😍 5y

KarenUK Such a crazy story.... 5y

Cinfhen Leo!! 5y

Ash.on.the.line I preferred the film as well. 5y

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EmilieGR

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, Stan Redding

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Such a fascinating person! Reads like fiction

Megabooks

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

#TheChase is one of my favorite episodes. In it, the major aliens in the show and the Enterprise crew are in a race to gather DNA samples from various planets to put together to solve a puzzle.

I thought the message was positive, and it explained why all the aliens look similar 😉

One of my favorite chase-centered books & movies is Catch Me If You Can. It was one of my favorite pieces of nonfiction when I started reading again after vet school.

Megabooks #StarTrekSummerMay PS I‘m sorry #Liaisons was such an unpopular choice. Please don‘t watch tomorrow‘s episode #Violations if rape is a TW for you. 💜 5y

khooliha I don't think you need to feel bad about Liaisons! It falls in the weird realm of season 7, where sometimes episodes feel a little half-baked because of planning for the finale/Generations. I think it just needed a little more polish. 5y

khooliha As for Violations... the thing about it is that is a sadly typical episode for Deanna, who deserved better from the writers almost everytime they decided to make her the focus of the ep. 5y

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Megabooks @khooliha Yes, TNG had one of the worst final seasons of any Trek. I on the other hand, DS9‘s was pretty good. 5y

Megabooks @khooliha Marina was a better actress than the treatment she was given. I‘m glad DS9 and VOY had stronger female roles. 5y

khooliha @Megabooks Season 7 of TNG is really ueven, but anything with Lower Decks, All Good Things, and one of my favorite Trek guilty pleasures Genesis can't be all bad. I remember season 7 of DS9 feeling like a rollercoaster, though I'm not sure I could pinpoint why. 5y

khooliha @Megabooks Both Deanna and Beverly were let down by the writers and it's probably the number one thing I wish TNG did better. Imagine if they got the kind of writing Kira, Be'lanna, or Seven did! 5y

Megabooks @khooliha Agree on Lower Decks and Genesis! Just watching Michael Dorn tear up that mattress in Genesis was fun. 😝. I didn‘t love DS9 season 7 until I watched the episodes a second or third time. Now it has some of my fav episodes. I caught Covenant on TV the other day 👍🏻👍🏻! 5y

Megabooks @khooliha Yes! Yes! On the women of the 24th century Treks. 5y

Moodyreader ohhh i love star trek ❤️ 5y

Megabooks @Moodyreader awesome! I‘d love for you to join the photo challenge if you want. You can find it under this book. I‘m doing a different series each month. 😁👍🏻

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

AvidReader25 I‘m rewatching Star Trek TNG for the first time in years. So good! 5y

tournevis I like this episode too! 5y

tournevis @Megabooks Seconded 5y

tournevis @khooliha @Megabooks Not the writers' fault so much as Rick Berman's. The only reason there were better women characters in DS9 is Ira Behr and in VOY is Mulgrew herself (the fits she had to throw). Berman is a terrible sexist, racist and homophobic para-person. 5y

khooliha @tournevis Oh yeah, Berman is trash. I listened to the 50 Year Mission books and yelled WTF at a lot of his comments. By the end I was boo-ing. 5y

tournevis @khooliha If you get a chance to watch What We Left Behind (coming out next week) on DS9, the whole crew and Ira Behr spend a good third of it shitting on Berman, pardon my French. 5y

khooliha @tournevis I'm going to try to catch the doc in theaters! I'm very excited. 5y

tournevis @khooliha Me too! 5y

Megabooks @Avidreader25 I watched it on dvd 11 years after the last episode and fell in love again! 5y

Megabooks @tournevis @khooliha Yes, I‘ve been hearing about the doc a lot on twitter!! I want to see it. Rick Berman is trash. That‘s all there is! I googled “Rick Berman ruined Star Trek” back when I was doing a rewatch 10 years ago, and no one agreed. What?!??! And Jake and Nog aka the NoJake Consortium have a podcast now. Just FYI if you didn‘t know. 5y

khooliha @Megabooks I did not know that! It is Very Pertinent to my interests. 5y

tournevis @khooliha @Megabooks No gays in ST before Disco? Berman. Terry Farrell got fired? Berman. Seven of Nine? Played by his then girlfriend (Ryan hates him now too). Deanna Troy getting assaulted multiple times in cannon? Berman. He's trash. 5y

Megabooks @tournevis I thought Jeri dated Brannon Braga. And I thought Terry left to do Becker. Does she say something different in the doc? 5y

tournevis @Megabooks So Jeri did date Bragga. But things got “complicated“. Terry did not leave to do Becker. She was forced out because she asked for accommodations to do other work (that the other actors got) and getting fewer storylines, among other crap. So she was fired by Berman. Ira Behr is on record as saying he had not known about the crap she was subjected to and was told by Berman she left of her own volition. 5y

Megabooks @tournevis Interesting. I want to watch the doc!!! I feel bad for Jeri. She‘s dated/married some bad men. (Jack Ryan sex club, anyone?) I‘m really glad Berman is not doing ST anymore. On the lighter side, I think it‘s adorable that Terri is married to Adam Nimoy. I hope they‘re happy. 5y

tournevis @Megabooks Me too. It's a good ending. In the US, I think that the only day the doc will be in theaters is 13 May. In Canada, you get a few more days. I saw theaters advertize it for 13, 15 and 18 May. My ticket is for the 18th. 5y

Megabooks @tournevis @khooliha new Nana Vistor interview https://sciencefiction.com/2019/05/08/exclusive-interview-nana-visitor-talks-sta.... And she‘s in a Lifetime movie this weekend! https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/killer-grandma I‘d be interested to see her as a grandmother!! 5y

tournevis @Megabooks Great interview! As for the movie, not in Canada, looks like. 5y

Megabooks @tournevis It was a great interview! Boo on the movie. I‘ve set up to record it. I love seeing fav ST actors in other roles. 5y

Cinfhen Wow!!! Lots of Trekkie talk!!!! When I see The Chase I think of my lovely friend @jenniferw88 💕💕😁 5y

Megabooks @Cinfhen We Trekkies definitely have opinions!! Have you seen the episode?? I think you put a dozen Trekkies in a room and you‘ll get six dozen ideas about the series, Trek in general, actors, producers, etc! It‘s a really vibrant community! 5y

Cinfhen I‘ve never seen a single episode or any of the films 🙈 can we still be friends?!?!!! 😘😘😘 5y

Megabooks @Cinfhen of course, my dear! 😘😘 It‘s never too late to become a Trekkie, though 😉😉🖖🏻🖖🏻 5y

Cinfhen Ha, you might just convert me 🧡 5y

jenniferw88 @Megabooks @Cinfhen funnily enough, there was a tweet a couple of weeks ago by one of the chasers about this episode and the definition of racism in it! Typically I can't find it now! 🤣🤣🤣 5y

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cjbooklover

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, Stan Redding

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Wow! This book was not something I thought I would enjoy, but I did in the end. This man is absolutely brilliant. It‘s amazing he got away with as much as he did! I chose this as my true crime book for my 2019 reading challenge. Thanks @jenniferajanes for helping me pick this book!

jenreads7 I‘m glad you enjoyed it. Now I need to read it! 5y

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Jschultzems

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

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Disclaimer: I listened to the audiobook. Having seen the movie years ago, I was curious about the book. A great listen, offering more factual information than the movie, and with a surprise ending. Highly recommend.

Rachel.Rencher

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, Stan Redding

so-so

This is definitely one of those occasions where the movie is better than the book (if you haven't seen it yet, I'd highly recommend it). Abagnale's story is insane regardless of what the movie portrays. I just couldn't get past the repetition, and his dialogue sounding like the script from Grease.

But really, how the heck does someone impersonate a pilot? I crack up if I tell a white lie.

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Rachel.Rencher

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, Stan Redding

Winston's like, "That's a great book you're reading. You know what's even more fun than reading? Fetch."

2BR02B How can you even say no to that charming grin? 6y

Rachel.Rencher @2BR02B I can't 😂 I'm multi- tasking now! 6y

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Rachel.Rencher

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, Stan Redding

Oh my gosh. It's only noon and it's been one hell of a day. So excited that I get to just relax and read this book for the rest of the day. Is it too early for wine? 😅 (Just kidding...kind of.)

Cathythoughts Enjoy 😉... 🍫🍷📚 (edited) 6y

plaidchuck Always wanted to read this to see what the movie may have left out! 6y

Rachel.Rencher @plaidchuck I'm only about 40 pages in, and it's already significantly different. I like it, though! 6y

Laura317 He spoke at a seminar I was at several years ago. He‘s amazing! 6y

Mae_1 Awesome copy - great cover. 6y

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erzascarletbookgasm

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

A semi-autobiography of a former con artist who describes his stories of criminal acts and astonishing escapes while being pursued by the FBI. It was adapted into a film in 2002.

I seem to be in a mood for Leonardo DiCaprio today.🤔

#coolbooks #outlaws

Linsy

Linsy Are you ever not in the mood for Leo? 6y

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KimM

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

so-so

If you can get past the narcissism and misogyny this is a pretty interesting and entertaining read.

Peddler410 I liked the movie. 6y

JHSiess The movie is great. 6y

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KimM

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

#audiostitching at the lake. 💚💚💚

JHSiess Wow, I used to cross-stitch all the time but haven't for years. 6y

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britt_brooke

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

✨ DEAL ✨

This is a great #nf read, you guys. Much more in depth than the movie (which was very good).

#ebookdeal #stackit #snagit

Megabooks Enjoyed this one. 6y

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Nitpickyabouttrains

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Just listened to this as an audiobook and it was super fun. Frank does some amazing things, playing all the systems and people he encounters. He comes off as smart and confident, even after all his machinations fall apart.

LinaLovesLit This is one of my favorite movies. I should read it! 6y

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Sammidnightsun

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Just brilliant

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Sammidnightsun

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

This should be good

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Gina

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

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krl.nah

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, Stan Redding

"A man's alter ego is nothing more than his favorite image of himself" -Stan Redding

#catchmeifyoucan
#frankwilliamabagnale

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JTRobertson

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, Stan Redding

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I've seen the movie, and finally decided to pick up the book (audio). This was a really fun read, and I found myself laughing and just shaking my head in amazement at everything he got away with -- and at such a young age.

The only nitpick I have is that the story ended quite abruptly, and didn't go into his post-criminal life at all. I wanted to know where he went afterward, and while I could have found it online, I wish it'd been in the text.

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Ash.on.the.line

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

Frank Abagnale was a total slippery person. He slipped through cops and FBI's fingertips for years. Cashing bad checks. Passed himself off as a pilot, doctor, lawyer, and a teacher. All before he was 30!
I think he qualifies for #slipperypeople
#roctober

(Photo credit: google) Leo looks great 😂

KathyWheeler I haven‘t read the book but I loved the movie. 7y

Ash.on.the.line @KathyWheeler the book has more detail but I enjoyed the movie too! Leo and Tom did a great job! 😄 7y

Cinfhen Awesome choice 🥇 7y

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Audiobookhead

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Great audio book. It was a lot of fun I was rooting for Frank quickly. The narration was really good. The only thing I didn't care for was how abruptly it it ended. I would have liked to hear about how he was approached to be a security consultant.

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Ash.on.the.line

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

so-so

Finally finished this after sitting on my shelf forever! Super interesting read about a guy who was a genius con artist and didn't even graduate high school. I loved reading about the adventures of Frank but I felt some information was repeated a lot and some chapters could have been cut down while still being interesting! Now should I watch the movie?

DivineDiana Yes! The movie is a fun romp! Leo! 7y

Ash.on.the.line @DivineDiana I'm going to have to now! 😁 7y

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britt_brooke

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

Frank Abagnale wanted - and pretended - to be several different professionals in order to con companies out of money. This book is 🔥🔥🔥. Highly recommend it! The movie is excellent, too. #Wannabe #90sInJuly

Cinfhen, Robothugs

Robothugs Perfect choice! 7y

erzascarletbookgasm I've only watched the movie and liked it :) 7y

abbiereadsbooks Frank Abagnale was my brother's grad school commencement speaker! He's so fascinating. 7y

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Cinfhen Such a good one 😍haven't read the book but the movie was awesome 7y

Pruzy I concur 7y

britt_brooke @Robothugs Thanks! 7y

britt_brooke @erzascarletbookgasm @Cinfhen I watched the movie first and loved it! The book has a lot more detail (of course) and is definitely worth the read. Fascinating story! 7y

britt_brooke @abbiereadsbooks That's awesome!! 7y

britt_brooke @Pruzy 😁🙌🏻 7y

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