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24 alternatives to 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories

The Centennial Celebration of the Best American Series

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Andy Grove▲76

   The life and times of an American

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   See America▲67

   A celebration of our national parks & treasured sites

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Story▲83

   The classic guide to the fundamentals of storytelling

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Collecting Words▲60

   (Very) short (visual) stories

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Long Story Short: The Only Storytelling Guide You'll Ever Need▲62

   Use story to communicate more effectively and meaningfully.

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   A Million Miles in a Thousand Years▲62

   How I Learned to Live a Better Story

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Minor King▲64

   American Fiction

   2016 · minorking.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Birds of America▲61

   12 delightful short stories

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Shortly▲150

    Short stories from reddit based on how much time you have

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    The Complete Calvin & Hobbes▲65

    Literally the best

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Oxford History of Board Games▲73

    Investigates the myriad board games around the world

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Road to Little Dribbling▲70

    Adventures of an American in Britain

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Dubliners ▲58

    Short stories detailing life in 20th century life in Dublin

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    First Women▲68

    The grace and power of America's first ladies

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The 100▲78

    A ranking of the most influential persons in history

    2016 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

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    A Little Life▲71

    An epic about love + friendship in the 21st century

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    How to Write Short▲65

    Literary tools for crafting short, high-impact writing

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    How to Write Short▲67

    Word craft for fast times

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    A Short History of Nearly Everything▲66

    A fascinating look at the oldest and biggest questions huma…

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Swerve: How the World Became Modern ▲55

    The story of the greatest book discovery of all time

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    BookBuster▲80

    Stumble upon an award winning book on a new tab

    2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Speed Reading▲67

    The Comprehensive Guide To Speed Reading

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Pocket Guides - collection 3▲63

    A collection of our third Pocket Guide titles, available in…

    2015 · fivesimplesteps.com · its alternatives →

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