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1) Paperback Book Where the Money Is: True Tales from the Bank Robbery Capital of the World by W. W. Norton & Company. Where the Money Is, is a collection of true stories featuring some of the most unusual and thought provoking crimes in what is described by the author as The Bank Robbery Capital of the World - Los Angelinos, the City of Angels.
Charting the rise of street gangs, hardcore villains, down and out debutantes, sheer opportunists, muscle-bound psychopaths, and brilliantly sophisticated tunnelers, Where The Money Is, is a breathtaking rocket trip of the world of bank robbery as seen through the eyes of the former head of the FBI Bank Robbery division, William Rehder.
A hugely entertaining, dynamite whirlwind speed ride, Where The Money is, is a fascinating insight into a world that, for the majority of us, is simply the subject of movies and TV. Written in a wonderfully accessible style with the vigour, sensitivity, and passion of a man whose life´s mission has been to make the world a better place, Where the Money Is is totally and utterly enthralling right down to the mind blowing final chapter.
Non judgemental in his assessment of the motives for bank robbery, Rehder´s masterpiece is a comprehensive and refreshingly objective take on a world of crime and for the first time I was disappointed that the author didn´t go into more detail about himself (most of these types of books seem to be screaming "ME ME MEEEE, look how great I am and how I had to struggle!!! Not the case with Where The Money Is) but of course that´s because he has the humility to recognise that the these stories are about a bigger picture than just one person. I would love to meet this man. Praise too, to Gordon Dillow.
It´s clear that there´s respect there for some of these people - perhaps the ones who ended up in the criminal world through unfortunate circumstances beyond their own control, but there´s also a sense of duty that is from the heart of a true hero.
My one and only criticism was that once I´d read it I wanted more. If this book was 50 times as big, it still wouldn´t be enough. William Rehder´s Where The Money Is is amazing. I can´t praise it enough, because I was blown away by it.
¤ 2) Paperback Book Where the Money Is: True Tales from the Bank Robbery Capital of the World by W. W. Norton & Company. Outstanding. Truly one of the best true crime books I have ever read. I felt like I was sitting having a beer with the authors and they were talking to me as a friend and sharing an inside view on bank robbery in LA. Funny, with "cop talk" and a tremendous amount of insight into the characters involved - cops and criminals. Definitely tells you about the who,how, and why, and it is FASCINATING. I was riveted after just the first few pages and looked forward to every minute I could grab to read it. And just to make sure I didn´t miss a thing, I´m going to open it back to the first page and start all over again. I really can´t convey what a good book this is.... I highly recommend it.¤ 3) Paperback Book Where the Money Is: True Tales from the Bank Robbery Capital of the World by W. W. Norton & Company. A fascinating look into the minds of the robbers as well as the F.B.I. Agents and LAPD Officers who pursue and catch them. It is trite to say, but neither I nor my wife could put this down. Having lived in LA at the time of some of these cases, I found that this book was a great look behind the scenes and headlines of some of the most riveting true crime tales in that ever seedy and sorted town. Buy this book !¤ 4) Paperback Book Where the Money Is: True Tales from the Bank Robbery Capital of the World by W. W. Norton & Company. A very entertaining read on several different bank robberies in the L.A. metro area. Rehder and Dillow have a very humorous and witty tone to their writing and it makes for a fast read.¤ 5) Paperback Book Where the Money Is: True Tales from the Bank Robbery Capital of the World by W. W. Norton & Company. in our media-saturated audio-visual age when most shows are crime dramas or reality shows (there should be a law prohibiting some of those shows), it comes as a welcome relief to read this live-action real-life tale about one very good guy (natch, the FBI co-author), and many bad guys who rob banks. You can learn more from this anecdotal-laced memoir than a years´s worth of law & order episodes. I felt that I got good education about how banks operate and foil thiefs. I got an equally good education on how the FBI tracks down their sticky finger prey. All the action takes place in L.A. which is the bank robbery capital of the world. You can take that to the bank...¤ 6) Paperback Book Where the Money Is: True Tales from the Bank Robbery Capital of the World by W. W. Norton & Company. "With the style and pacing of a good novel...should become a standard in the genre."—Publishers Weekly FBI Special Agent William J. Rehder, the man CBS News once described as "America´s secret weapon in the war against bank robbers," chronicles the lives and crimes of bank robbers in today´s Los Angeles who are as colorful and exciting as the legends of long ago. The mild-mannered antiques dealer who robbed more banks than anyone else in history. The modern Fagin who took a page out of Dickens and had children rob banks for him. The misfit bodybuilders who used a movie as a blueprint for a spree of violent robberies. In a fast-paced, hard-edged style that reads like a novel, Where the Money Is carries us through these stories and more—all within a pistol shot of Hollywood, all true-life tales as vivid as anything on the big screen.¤ Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 15-Oct-2008, 039332575X9780393325751, 450-170-5X0-280-990-500-8 
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