The Power Broker
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The Power Broker is Robert A. Caro’s landmark biography of urban planner Robert Moses, renowned for its exhaustive research and incisive examination of political power and city-building in 20th-century New York.
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| The Power Broker canonical | 6 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Power Broker Context triple: [Time magazine Top 100 non-fiction books since 1923, hasPart, The Power Broker]
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A.
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B.
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C.
The Lessons of Power
The Lessons of Power is a political memoir by former French president François Hollande reflecting on his years in office and the exercise of presidential authority.
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D.
The Art of the Deal
The Art of the Deal is a 1987 business memoir and self-help book in which Donald Trump outlines his deal-making philosophy and recounts key episodes from his real estate career.
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E.
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Power Broker Target entity description: The Power Broker is Robert A. Caro’s landmark biography of urban planner Robert Moses, renowned for its exhaustive research and incisive examination of political power and city-building in 20th-century New York.
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A.
Corridors of Power
Corridors of Power is a 1982 hard rock album by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, showcasing his virtuosic playing and melodic songwriting.
-
B.
The Executive
The Executive in Bangladesh is the branch of government responsible for implementing and enforcing laws, headed by the President and the Prime Minister along with the Council of Ministers.
-
C.
The Lessons of Power
The Lessons of Power is a political memoir by former French president François Hollande reflecting on his years in office and the exercise of presidential authority.
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D.
The Art of the Deal
The Art of the Deal is a 1987 business memoir and self-help book in which Donald Trump outlines his deal-making philosophy and recounts key episodes from his real estate career.
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E.
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room is a 2005 documentary film that investigates the rise and catastrophic collapse of the Enron Corporation and the corporate fraud behind it.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biography
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book ⓘ |
| author | Robert A. Caro ⓘ |
| awarded | Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
displacement caused by urban renewal
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role of public authorities in governance ⓘ use of unelected power ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Robert Moses’s control of public authorities
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Robert Moses’s rise to power ⓘ construction of highways and bridges ⓘ impact on New York City neighborhoods ⓘ relationship between democracy and bureaucracy ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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non-fiction ⓘ political biography ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
classic of investigative biography
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influential study of political power ⓘ landmark work on American urbanism ⓘ |
| influenced |
biographical writing style
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political science discourse on power ⓘ urban studies scholarship ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Robert Moses ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Al Smith
ⓘ
Fiorello H. La Guardia ⓘ
surface form:
Fiorello La Guardia
Nelson Rockefeller ⓘ Robert Moses ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed endnotes
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exhaustive research ⓘ incisive analysis of power ⓘ influence on understanding of urban politics ⓘ |
| pages | ~1200 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
New York City
ⓘ
New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
|
| structure | single-volume biography ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
early 20th century
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mid-20th century ⓘ |
| topic |
20th-century New York
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city-building ⓘ infrastructure development ⓘ political power ⓘ public works ⓘ transportation policy ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
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Robert A. Caro
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