The Great Failure: A Bartender, A Monk, and My Unlikely Path to Truth
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The Great Failure: A Bartender, A Monk, and My Unlikely Path to Truth is a memoir by writer and Zen practitioner Natalie Goldberg that explores her complex relationships, spiritual journey, and the nature of truth through personal stories of disillusionment and insight.
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| The Great Failure: A Bartender, A Monk, and My Unlikely Path to Truth canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Great Failure: A Bartender, A Monk, and My Unlikely Path to Truth Context triple: [Natalie Goldberg, hasWritten, The Great Failure: A Bartender, A Monk, and My Unlikely Path to Truth]
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The Road to Wellville
The Road to Wellville is a 1994 satirical comedy film about Dr. John Harvey Kellogg’s eccentric health spa in early 20th-century Michigan, directed by Alan Parker and starring Anthony Hopkins, Bridget Fonda, and Matthew Broderick.
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B.
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big is a self-help and personal development book that blends humor, autobiography, and practical advice on success, written by cartoonist and creator of Dilbert, Scott Adams.
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The Man Who Couldn't Beat God
"The Man Who Couldn't Beat God" is a silent-era American film produced by the Vitagraph Company of America, likely centered on themes of fate, morality, and the limits of human will.
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The Monk of Mokha
The Monk of Mokha is a nonfiction book by Dave Eggers that chronicles the true story of a young Yemeni American’s quest to revive Yemen’s coffee industry amid civil war and personal danger.
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E.
The Book of Joy
The Book of Joy is a spiritual and philosophical work that captures conversations between the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu about finding lasting happiness amid life’s challenges.
- 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)
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Target entity: The Great Failure: A Bartender, A Monk, and My Unlikely Path to Truth Target entity description: The Great Failure: A Bartender, A Monk, and My Unlikely Path to Truth is a memoir by writer and Zen practitioner Natalie Goldberg that explores her complex relationships, spiritual journey, and the nature of truth through personal stories of disillusionment and insight.
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A.
The Road to Wellville
The Road to Wellville is a 1994 satirical comedy film about Dr. John Harvey Kellogg’s eccentric health spa in early 20th-century Michigan, directed by Alan Parker and starring Anthony Hopkins, Bridget Fonda, and Matthew Broderick.
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B.
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big is a self-help and personal development book that blends humor, autobiography, and practical advice on success, written by cartoonist and creator of Dilbert, Scott Adams.
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C.
The Man Who Couldn't Beat God
"The Man Who Couldn't Beat God" is a silent-era American film produced by the Vitagraph Company of America, likely centered on themes of fate, morality, and the limits of human will.
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D.
The Monk of Mokha
The Monk of Mokha is a nonfiction book by Dave Eggers that chronicles the true story of a young Yemeni American’s quest to revive Yemen’s coffee industry amid civil war and personal danger.
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E.
The Book of Joy
The Book of Joy is a spiritual and philosophical work that captures conversations between the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu about finding lasting happiness amid life’s challenges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | memoir ⓘ |
| about |
Natalie Goldberg
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a Zen monk ⓘ a bartender ⓘ |
| author | Natalie Goldberg ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| explores |
healing from disillusionment
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the impact of betrayal ⓘ the limits of spiritual authority ⓘ the nature of truth ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
complex relationships
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emotional honesty ⓘ personal failure ⓘ spiritual teachers ⓘ |
| genre | memoir ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
Zen practitioner
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writer ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | nonfiction ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
confessional
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introspective ⓘ narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Zen practice
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disillusionment ⓘ insight ⓘ personal relationships ⓘ spiritual journey ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adult readers
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readers interested in memoirs ⓘ readers interested in spirituality ⓘ |
| theme |
family relationships
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forgiveness ⓘ search for truth ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ spiritual disillusionment ⓘ spiritual practice ⓘ teacher-student relationships ⓘ truth and illusion ⓘ |
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Subject: The Great Failure: A Bartender, A Monk, and My Unlikely Path to Truth Description of subject: The Great Failure: A Bartender, A Monk, and My Unlikely Path to Truth is a memoir by writer and Zen practitioner Natalie Goldberg that explores her complex relationships, spiritual journey, and the nature of truth through personal stories of disillusionment and insight.
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The Great Failure: A Bartender, A Monk, and My Unlikely Path to Truth
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