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The Falcon and the Snowman
The Falcon and the Snowman: A True Story of Friendship and Espionage | Robert Lindsey
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This fascinating account of how two young Americans turned traitor during the Cold War is an absolutely smashing real-life spy story (The New York Times Book Review). At the height of the Cold War, some of the nations most precious secrets passed through a CIA contractor in Southern California. Only a handful of employees were cleared to handle the intelligence that came through the Black Vault. One of them was Christopher John Boyce, a hard-partying genius with a sky-high IQ, a passion for falconry, and little love for his country. Security at the Vault was so lax, Boyce couldnt help but be tempted. And when he gave in, the fate of the free world would hang in the balance. With the help of his best friend, Andrew Daulton Lee, a drug dealer with connections south of the border, Boyce began stealing classified documents and selling them to the Soviet embassy in Mexico City. It was an audacious act of treason, committed by two spoiled young men who were nearly always drunk, stoned, or bothand were about to find themselves caught in the middle of a fight between the CIA and the KGB. This Edgar Awardwinning book was the inspiration for the critically acclaimed film starring Timothy Hutton and Sean Penna true story as thrilling as any dreamed up by Ian Fleming or John le Carr. Before Edward Snowden, there were Boyce and Lee, two of the most unlikely spies in the history of the Cold War.
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The song 'This Is Not America' was a collaboration between jazz fusion band Pat Methany Group and David Bowie released in 1984. It was used as the theme tune to the movie The Falcon and The Snowman starring Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton and based on the book by Robert Lindsey.
The book is the true story of a military contractor and his drug pusher friend who become spies for Russia. A great film and an equally good book.

Cathythoughts Sounds interesting 👍 7y
Marchpane I went down a bit of a rabbit hole today reading about this. There is an Australian connection - before I knew it I was reading Hansard reports from the 1980s 🤓 7y
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TrishB @Marchpane lol 😀 Spongebob yesterday - Hansard reports today !! 7y
drokka I'd forgotten about this one. That film was so impactful in the 80s. 7y
minkyb I definitely remember the film. 7y
Mamashep That movie was an eye opener for me. 7y
Cinfhen Awesome history lesson...never saw the film but I remember it being a big deal 7y
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