The Real Deal: My Life in Business and Philanthropy

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book memoir

The Real Deal: My Life in Business and Philanthropy is the memoir of financier and former Citigroup CEO Sanford I. Weill, chronicling his rise on Wall Street and his extensive philanthropic endeavors.

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Label	Occurrences
The Real Deal: My Life in Business and Philanthropy canonical	2
My Life in Business and Philanthropy	1

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Target entity: The Real Deal: My Life in Business and Philanthropy
Context triple: [Sanford I. Weill, notablePublication, The Real Deal: My Life in Business and Philanthropy]

A. The Giving Pledge
The Giving Pledge is a philanthropic campaign that encourages the world’s wealthiest individuals and families to commit the majority of their wealth to charitable causes during their lifetimes or in their wills.
B. Beyond Business (memoir)
Beyond Business is a memoir by Lord Browne of Madingley, the former CEO of BP, reflecting on his life, leadership, and experiences in the global energy industry.
C. The Real Deal
The Real Deal is the nickname of Evander Holyfield, the former undisputed world boxing champion renowned for his achievements in the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions.
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.
E. All In: An Autobiography
All In: An Autobiography is the memoir of tennis legend and equality advocate Billie Jean King, chronicling her groundbreaking sports career and lifelong fight for social justice.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: The Real Deal: My Life in Business and Philanthropy
Target entity description: The Real Deal: My Life in Business and Philanthropy is the memoir of financier and former Citigroup CEO Sanford I. Weill, chronicling his rise on Wall Street and his extensive philanthropic endeavors.

A. The Giving Pledge
The Giving Pledge is a philanthropic campaign that encourages the world’s wealthiest individuals and families to commit the majority of their wealth to charitable causes during their lifetimes or in their wills.
B. Beyond Business (memoir)
Beyond Business is a memoir by Lord Browne of Madingley, the former CEO of BP, reflecting on his life, leadership, and experiences in the global energy industry.
C. The Real Deal
The Real Deal is the nickname of Evander Holyfield, the former undisputed world boxing champion renowned for his achievements in the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions.
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.
E. All In: An Autobiography
All In: An Autobiography is the memoir of tennis legend and equality advocate Billie Jean King, chronicling her groundbreaking sports career and lifelong fight for social justice.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ memoir ⓘ
author	Judith Rodin ⓘ Sanford I. Weill ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
describes	Sanford I. Weill's career on Wall Street ⓘ Sanford I. Weill's philanthropic activities ⓘ Sanford I. Weill's role at Citigroup ⓘ
focusesOn	charitable giving ⓘ corporate leadership ⓘ rise in the financial industry ⓘ
genre	autobiography ⓘ business memoir ⓘ
hasNotablePersonMentioned	Citigroup ⓘ Sanford I. Weill ⓘ surface form: Sandy Weill
hasTheme	corporate mergers and acquisitions ⓘ entrepreneurship ⓘ leadership in finance ⓘ personal philanthropy ⓘ
intendedAudience	readers interested in business ⓘ readers interested in philanthropy ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	Sanford I. Weill ⓘ Wall Street ⓘ finance industry ⓘ philanthropy ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
narrativePerspective	first-person ⓘ
publicationDate	2006 ⓘ
publisher	Time Warner Book Group ⓘ surface form: Warner Business Books
subjectOccupationOfProtagonist	bank executive ⓘ financier ⓘ
subtitle	The Real Deal: My Life in Business and Philanthropy self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: My Life in Business and Philanthropy
timePeriodCovered	early 21st century ⓘ late 20th century ⓘ
title	The Real Deal: My Life in Business and Philanthropy self-link ⓘ

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