The Book of Joy
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Book of Joy canonical | 4 |
| Lasting Happiness in a Changing World | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T517667 — 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 Book of Joy Context triple: [Desmond Tutu, coAuthored, The Book of Joy]
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A.
Book of Blessings
The Book of Blessings is a liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church that contains the official rites and prayers for a wide variety of blessings for people, places, and objects.
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B.
A Way of Being
A Way of Being is a reflective book by humanistic psychologist Carl Rogers that explores his person-centered approach to therapy, relationships, and personal growth.
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C.
The Business of Happiness
The Business of Happiness is a book by entrepreneur and sports team owner Ted Leonsis that blends memoir and business advice to argue that true success comes from pursuing happiness, meaning, and service to others alongside financial achievement.
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D.
Mountains Beyond Mountains
Mountains Beyond Mountains is a nonfiction book by Tracy Kidder that chronicles the life and global health work of physician-anthropologist Paul Farmer.
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E.
Siete Leyes
Siete Leyes were a series of centralist constitutional reforms enacted in Mexico in 1836 that replaced the federal system with a more centralized government structure.
- 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 Book of Joy Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Book of Blessings
The Book of Blessings is a liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church that contains the official rites and prayers for a wide variety of blessings for people, places, and objects.
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B.
A Way of Being
A Way of Being is a reflective book by humanistic psychologist Carl Rogers that explores his person-centered approach to therapy, relationships, and personal growth.
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C.
The Business of Happiness
The Business of Happiness is a book by entrepreneur and sports team owner Ted Leonsis that blends memoir and business advice to argue that true success comes from pursuing happiness, meaning, and service to others alongside financial achievement.
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D.
Mountains Beyond Mountains
Mountains Beyond Mountains is a nonfiction book by Tracy Kidder that chronicles the life and global health work of physician-anthropologist Paul Farmer.
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E.
Siete Leyes
Siete Leyes were a series of centralist constitutional reforms enacted in Mexico in 1836 that replaced the federal system with a more centralized government structure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ self-help book ⓘ spiritual book ⓘ |
| aimsTo | offer practical guidance for cultivating joy ⓘ |
| author |
Dalai Lama
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Desmond Tutu ⓘ Douglas Abrams ⓘ |
| basedOn | a week-long dialogue between the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Dalai Lama
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Desmond Tutu ⓘ Douglas Abrams ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| editor | Douglas Abrams ⓘ |
| featuresPerson |
Dalai Lama
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surface form:
14th Dalai Lama
Desmond Tutu ⓘ |
| format |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy
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religion ⓘ self-help ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Buddhist
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Christian ⓘ |
| ISBN_10 | 0399185046 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
compassion
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forgiveness ⓘ gratitude ⓘ happiness ⓘ joy ⓘ resilience ⓘ spirituality ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| mediaType | text ⓘ |
| notableAward | New York Times bestseller status ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| pageCount | 368 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2016-09-20 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Avery
ⓘ
Penguin Random House ⓘ |
| setting |
Dharamshala
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surface form:
Dharamsala, India
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| subtitle |
The Book of Joy
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
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| targetAudience | general adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
ethical living
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finding lasting happiness amid suffering ⓘ inner peace ⓘ interfaith dialogue ⓘ |
| title | The Book of Joy self-link ⓘ |
| toldThrough | conversations ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Book of Joy Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Lasting Happiness in a Changing World