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24 alternatives to A Brief History of Seven Killings

Award winning book about the attempted killing of Bob Marley

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A Brief History of Seven Killings launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Ghettoside▲58

   A true story of murder in America

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway▲54

   Massacre of 69 that upended Norway + the trial that saved it

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Killing and Dying▲71

   This book will convert the literati to graphic novels

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Snow Crash▲127

   A virus, a drug, and a religion

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   On Fire▲63

   The 7 choices to ignite a radically inspired life

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Gift of Fear▲65

   Survival Signals that Protect us from Violence

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Incognito▲70

   The secret lives of the brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Story▲83

   The classic guide to the fundamentals of storytelling

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   BookBuster▲80

   Stumble upon an award winning book on a new tab

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Just Mercy▲55

    A story of justice and redemption

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sapiens▲185

    A brief history of humankind

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Surrender Experiment ▲61

    Surrendering to life

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Unleashing the ideavirus▲65

    Turn your ideas into epidemics

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    To Kill A Mockingbird▲71

    Pulitzer Prize winner, an American classic

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    A Night to Remember by Walter Lord▲99

    The classic account of the final of the Titanic

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    My Favorite Murder: Squad Gourds▲52

    The "My Way" killings in the Phillipines

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Minor King▲64

    American Fiction

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People▲102

    Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural▲65

    A must-read collection of bone-chilling horror stories.

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Red Notice▲59

    A true story of high finance, murder & justice

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Thug Kitchen▲73

    Eat like you give a f*ck

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789▲65

    Concise history of how the US Constitution came into being.

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Dead Rabbit Drinks Manual▲67

    Secret recipes and bar-room tales from two Belfast boys

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Andy Grove▲76

    The life and times of an American

    2015 · its alternatives →

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