The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames
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*The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames* is a nonfiction biography that chronicles the career and assassination of CIA officer Robert Ames, exploring his pivotal role in Middle East diplomacy and intelligence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames Context triple: [Kai Bird, notableWork, The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames]
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Keeper of the Seals
The Keeper of the Seals is a historic French government office traditionally held by the Minister of Justice, responsible for the custody and use of the Great Seal of France and associated legal and ceremonial functions.
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (novel)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 1974 Cold War espionage novel by John le Carré that follows retired intelligence officer George Smiley as he hunts for a Soviet mole inside the British Secret Service.
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C.
A Man Called Intrepid
A Man Called Intrepid is a popular 1976 non-fiction book by William Stevenson that chronicles the World War II espionage activities of British spymaster William Stephenson and the Allied intelligence network he led.
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D.
The Fifth Estate
The Fifth Estate is a 2013 biographical thriller film that dramatizes the rise of WikiLeaks and its controversial founder Julian Assange.
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E.
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl is a television miniseries adaptation of John le Carré’s spy novel, featuring Florence Pugh as a young actress drawn into an intricate Israeli intelligence operation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames Target entity description: *The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames* is a nonfiction biography that chronicles the career and assassination of CIA officer Robert Ames, exploring his pivotal role in Middle East diplomacy and intelligence.
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A.
Keeper of the Seals
The Keeper of the Seals is a historic French government office traditionally held by the Minister of Justice, responsible for the custody and use of the Great Seal of France and associated legal and ceremonial functions.
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B.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (novel)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 1974 Cold War espionage novel by John le Carré that follows retired intelligence officer George Smiley as he hunts for a Soviet mole inside the British Secret Service.
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C.
A Man Called Intrepid
A Man Called Intrepid is a popular 1976 non-fiction book by William Stevenson that chronicles the World War II espionage activities of British spymaster William Stephenson and the Allied intelligence network he led.
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D.
The Fifth Estate
The Fifth Estate is a 2013 biographical thriller film that dramatizes the rise of WikiLeaks and its controversial founder Julian Assange.
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E.
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl is a television miniseries adaptation of John le Carré’s spy novel, featuring Florence Pugh as a young actress drawn into an intricate Israeli intelligence operation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biography
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book ⓘ nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Kai Bird ⓘ |
| awarded |
Edgar Award
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surface form:
Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime
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| basedOn |
archival research
ⓘ
interviews ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
U.S. intelligence operations in the Middle East
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back-channel diplomacy with Palestinian leaders ⓘ |
| describes |
assassination of Robert Ames
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career of Robert Ames ⓘ |
| focusesOnEvent |
1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut
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surface form:
1983 United States embassy bombing in Beirut
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| genre |
biography
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nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780307889751 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Lebanon
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Palestine Liberation Organization ⓘ United States foreign policy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Central Intelligence Agency
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Middle East ⓘ Robert Ames ⓘ diplomacy ⓘ intelligence ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed portrayal of Robert Ames’s role in Middle East diplomacy
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integration of biography and geopolitical history ⓘ |
| pages | approximately 400 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2014 ⓘ |
| publisher | Crown ⓘ |
| setIn |
Lebanon
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Middle East ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| subjectOccupation |
CIA officer
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intelligence officer ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1970s
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Cold War ⓘ early 1980s ⓘ |
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Subject: The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames Description of subject: *The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames* is a nonfiction biography that chronicles the career and assassination of CIA officer Robert Ames, exploring his pivotal role in Middle East diplomacy and intelligence.
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