book suggestion: thieves, famous heists, etc

[iamme]

i just got done watching Ocean's 11 and 12 and i'm in the mood for some reading. any recommendations on great heist stories? non-fiction would be best.

 

[iamme]

:beer:

 

[Nikamichi]

:beer:

 

[overst33r]

man, if jay and silent bob made a book, that would be great!

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: iamme
i just got done watching Ocean's 11 and 12 and i'm in the mood for some reading. any recommendations on great heist stories? non-fiction would be best.

Sorry for the nef, but I've always found myself interested in things after I've seen them in movies/televesion. But once I actually come to research it, I always lose interest.

I just hope that's not the case for you, or you'd be wasting money on a book.

Anyways, :beer:

 

[Looney]

Read the book?

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Bringing Down the House
Busting Vegas

Both books about the MIT blackjack guys. Not exactly "Heist" books but... kind of. Both are very good.

Actually, anything by Ben Mezerich is good.

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: LoKe

Originally posted by: iamme
i just got done watching Ocean's 11 and 12 and i'm in the mood for some reading. any recommendations on great heist stories? non-fiction would be best.

Sorry for the nef, but I've always found myself interested in things after I've seen them in movies/televesion. But once I actually come to research it, I always lose interest.

I just hope that's not the case for you, or you'd be wasting money on a book.

Anyways, :beer:

Same here, gl though.. go to wikipedia and read about that (boston?) art robbery where they never got caught and stole a whole bunch (it was interesting)
edit: or you could watch office space

 

[stan394]

Catch me if you can?

 

[kranky]

Originally posted by: stan394
Catch me if you can?

That's the one I was going to recommend. I've read it, you'll like it.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: kranky

Originally posted by: stan394
Catch me if you can?

That's the one I was going to recommend. I've read it, you'll like it.

Yup. Good book.

 

[stan394]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: kranky

Originally posted by: stan394
Catch me if you can?

That's the one I was going to recommend. I've read it, you'll like it.

Yup. Good book.

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i liked the latter part where he described his life in prison

 

[myusername]

Great Train Robbery. Crichton's work has been downhill since.
For humor, try anything by Donald E. Westlake

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: myusername
Great Train Robbery. Crichton's work has been downhill since.

Beat me to it. Yep, excellent book. Maybe the only book Crichton has ever come up with a decent ending for, the rest fall apart at the end.

 

[iamme]

thanks, guys

 

[sygyzy]

Bringing Down the House and Catch Me If You Can are both great books, better than their on screen counterparts.