The Lonely Guy's Book of Life
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The Lonely Guy's Book of Life is a humorous self-help-style book by Bruce Jay Friedman that offers wry, satirical advice on coping with solitude and urban single life.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Lonely Guy's Book of Life canonical | 2 |
| The Lonely Guy series | 1 |
| The Lonely Guy’s Book of Life | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3641111 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Lonely Guy's Book of Life Context triple: [Bruce Jay Friedman, notableWork, The Lonely Guy's Book of Life]
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A.
My Life as a Man
My Life as a Man is a 1974 novel by Philip Roth that explores themes of identity, authorship, and the complexities of male-female relationships through a metafictional structure.
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B.
The Life
"The Life" is a song by Alicia Keys from her debut studio album "Songs in A Minor."
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C.
Appointment with Life
"Appointment with Life" is a classic Egyptian film starring Faten Hamama, recognized as one of the significant works in mid-20th-century Arabic cinema.
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D.
The Man Who Found Himself
The Man Who Found Himself is an early 20th-century American silent film drama produced by the Vitagraph Company of America.
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E.
A Regular Guy
A Regular Guy is a novel by American author Mona Simpson that explores family dynamics, identity, and the emotional complexities surrounding a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and his estranged daughter.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Lonely Guy's Book of Life Target entity description: The Lonely Guy's Book of Life is a humorous self-help-style book by Bruce Jay Friedman that offers wry, satirical advice on coping with solitude and urban single life.
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A.
My Life as a Man
My Life as a Man is a 1974 novel by Philip Roth that explores themes of identity, authorship, and the complexities of male-female relationships through a metafictional structure.
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B.
The Life
"The Life" is a song by Alicia Keys from her debut studio album "Songs in A Minor."
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C.
Appointment with Life
"Appointment with Life" is a classic Egyptian film starring Faten Hamama, recognized as one of the significant works in mid-20th-century Arabic cinema.
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D.
The Man Who Found Himself
The Man Who Found Himself is an early 20th-century American silent film drama produced by the Vitagraph Company of America.
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E.
A Regular Guy
A Regular Guy is a novel by American author Mona Simpson that explores family dynamics, identity, and the emotional complexities surrounding a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and his estranged daughter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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humor book ⓘ self-help parody ⓘ |
| about |
romantic relationships
ⓘ
social isolation ⓘ |
| author | Bruce Jay Friedman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Bruce Jay Friedman ⓘ |
| genre |
humor
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satire ⓘ self-help ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
coping with loneliness
ⓘ
dating ⓘ self-deprecating humor ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ |
| hasTone |
satirical
ⓘ
wry ⓘ |
| influencedWork | The Lonely Guy ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
adults
ⓘ
single men ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
loneliness
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single life ⓘ solitude ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Lonely Guy series
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linked to:
The Lonely Guy's Book of Life
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| workExampleOf | comic self-help manual ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Lonely Guy's Book of Life Description of subject: The Lonely Guy's Book of Life is a humorous self-help-style book by Bruce Jay Friedman that offers wry, satirical advice on coping with solitude and urban single life.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Lonely Guy's Book of Life
linked to: The Lonely Guy's Book of Life