The Light We Carry
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The Light We Carry is a 2022 nonfiction book by Michelle Obama that offers personal reflections and practical wisdom on resilience, hope, and navigating uncertainty.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Light We Carry canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T78556 — 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 Light We Carry Context triple: [Michelle Obama, notableWork, The Light We Carry]
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A.
The Backbone of Night
"The Backbone of Night" is an episode of the science documentary series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" in which Carl Sagan explores humanity’s evolving understanding of the Milky Way and our place in the universe.
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B.
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a comic fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams featuring the eccentric holistic detective Dirk Gently as he becomes entangled with Norse gods and bizarre supernatural events in modern-day London.
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C.
Stories That Matter
Stories That Matter is the guiding motto of the Peabody Awards, emphasizing their focus on honoring impactful and socially significant storytelling in media.
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D.
Star of the Sea
Star of the Sea is a traditional Marian title that invokes the Virgin Mary as a guiding and protective figure for Christians, especially sailors and travelers.
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E.
Light of the World
Light of the World is a Christian title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes his role as the divine source of spiritual truth, guidance, and salvation for humanity.
- 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 Light We Carry Target entity description: The Light We Carry is a 2022 nonfiction book by Michelle Obama that offers personal reflections and practical wisdom on resilience, hope, and navigating uncertainty.
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A.
The Backbone of Night
"The Backbone of Night" is an episode of the science documentary series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" in which Carl Sagan explores humanity’s evolving understanding of the Milky Way and our place in the universe.
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B.
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a comic fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams featuring the eccentric holistic detective Dirk Gently as he becomes entangled with Norse gods and bizarre supernatural events in modern-day London.
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C.
Stories That Matter
Stories That Matter is the guiding motto of the Peabody Awards, emphasizing their focus on honoring impactful and socially significant storytelling in media.
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D.
Star of the Sea
Star of the Sea is a traditional Marian title that invokes the Virgin Mary as a guiding and protective figure for Christians, especially sailors and travelers.
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E.
Light of the World
Light of the World is a Christian title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes his role as the divine source of spiritual truth, guidance, and salvation for humanity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Michelle Obama ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstEditionPlace | New York City ⓘ |
| followUpTo | Becoming ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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nonfiction ⓘ self-help ⓘ |
| hasCompanionWebsite | https://michelleobamabooks.com ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audio CD
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasNarrator | Michelle Obama ⓘ |
| hasParatext |
acknowledgments
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discussion guide ⓘ introduction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
coping with change
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finding strength in vulnerability ⓘ identity ⓘ leadership ⓘ marriage and partnership ⓘ parenting ⓘ power of connection ⓘ |
| isbn10 | 0593237463 ⓘ |
| isbn13 | 9780593237465 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | E909.O24 ⓘ |
| marketingCategory | #1 New York Times bestseller ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Michelle Obama ⓘ |
| oclcNumber | 1334087813 ⓘ |
| pageCount | 336 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2022-11-15 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Crown Publishers
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surface form:
Crown Publishing Group
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| setting | contemporary United States ⓘ |
| subject |
anxiety
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community ⓘ gender ⓘ hope ⓘ public life ⓘ race in the United States ⓘ resilience ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ uncertainty ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general adult readers ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 2020s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Light We Carry Description of subject: The Light We Carry is a 2022 nonfiction book by Michelle Obama that offers personal reflections and practical wisdom on resilience, hope, and navigating uncertainty.
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