Failure Is an Option: An Attempted Memoir
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Failure Is an Option: An Attempted Memoir is a comedic autobiographical book by actor and comedian H. Jon Benjamin, reflecting on his life and career through humorous stories and self-deprecating essays.
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| Failure Is an Option: An Attempted Memoir canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23442577 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Failure Is an Option: An Attempted Memoir Context triple: [H. Jon Benjamin, hasPublished, Failure Is an Option: An Attempted Memoir]
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The Tale of the Man Who Was Too Lazy to Fail
The Tale of the Man Who Was Too Lazy to Fail is a humorous science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein about a man whose extreme laziness drives him to engineer brilliantly efficient solutions to avoid work.
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The Happy Failure
"The Happy Failure" is a short story by American author Herman Melville, typically noted for its darkly comic exploration of invention, ambition, and disappointment.
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This Is Not a Pity Memoir
"This Is Not a Pity Memoir" is a candid, darkly humorous memoir by screenwriter Abi Morgan about navigating her partner’s severe illness and its impact on their family and her own life.
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Handbook for an Unpredictable Life
"Handbook for an Unpredictable Life" is a candid memoir by actress and activist Rosie Perez that chronicles her turbulent childhood, rise in Hollywood, and journey toward healing and self-acceptance.
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You’re Not Doing It Right (memoir)
"You’re Not Doing It Right" is a comedic memoir by Michael Ian Black that blends sharp humor with candid reflections on marriage, parenthood, and adulthood.
- 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: Failure Is an Option: An Attempted Memoir Target entity description: Failure Is an Option: An Attempted Memoir is a comedic autobiographical book by actor and comedian H. Jon Benjamin, reflecting on his life and career through humorous stories and self-deprecating essays.
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A.
The Tale of the Man Who Was Too Lazy to Fail
The Tale of the Man Who Was Too Lazy to Fail is a humorous science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein about a man whose extreme laziness drives him to engineer brilliantly efficient solutions to avoid work.
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B.
The Happy Failure
"The Happy Failure" is a short story by American author Herman Melville, typically noted for its darkly comic exploration of invention, ambition, and disappointment.
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C.
This Is Not a Pity Memoir
"This Is Not a Pity Memoir" is a candid, darkly humorous memoir by screenwriter Abi Morgan about navigating her partner’s severe illness and its impact on their family and her own life.
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D.
Handbook for an Unpredictable Life
"Handbook for an Unpredictable Life" is a candid memoir by actress and activist Rosie Perez that chronicles her turbulent childhood, rise in Hollywood, and journey toward healing and self-acceptance.
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E.
You’re Not Doing It Right (memoir)
"You’re Not Doing It Right" is a comedic memoir by Michael Ian Black that blends sharp humor with candid reflections on marriage, parenthood, and adulthood.
- F. None of above. chosen
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