Catch Me If You Can
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Catch Me If You Can
Frank Abagnale
4 people recommended it in 4 threads, 2015–2018.
What people on Hacker News said
Fun autobiographies: Ghost in the Wires (Kevin Mitnick), iWoz (Steve Wozniak), Catch me if you can (Frank Abagnale), Just for Fun (Linus Torvalds), Elon Musk, Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
All these are fantastic and very intelligent autobiographies by the very awesome people.
Fun autobiographies: Ghost in the Wires (Kevin Mitnick), iWoz (Steve Wozniak), Catch me if you can (Frank Abagnale), Just for Fun (Linus Torvalds), Elon Musk, Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
I read that one and Catch Me If You Can as a young teen both really captured my imagination, something about the thrill of the hunt intersecting with lives in modern society that I could recognize.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Favorite nonfiction books of 2018? 2018 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What are your favorite non-fiction books of all time? 2018 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What book have you given as a gift? 2016 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Which book are you reading these days? 2015 · 1 recommendation