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24 alternatives to A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

redefines both family and narrative for the 21st century

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Sparks of Genius▲64
Thinking Tools of the World's Most Creative People
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Black Swan▲80
The impact of the highly improbable
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
3
Madness, Rack, and Honey▲61
A book for anyone interested in the human heart
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Future Crimes▲62
A harrowing deep dive into the dark underbelly of tech
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Dark Matter of the Mind▲67
The Culturally Articulated Unconscious
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Youngblood▲71
The moral complexity of war & its psychological toll
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Superforecasting▲79
From one of the world’s most highly regarded social scientis
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation▲61
How to harness the collective genius of the people
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Metamorphosis▲63
One of the seminal works of fiction by Franz Kafka
2016 · amazon.in · its alternatives →
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Strangers Drowning▲54
Grappling with impossible idealism, drastic choices, and th…
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Unlimited Self▲63
Destroy limiting beliefs, and uncover inner greatness
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
The Millennial Reincarnations▲62
An examination of the modern millennial psyche like no other
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The House of Stone▲71
Anthony Shadid's moving reflections on war, family, hope
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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East of Eden▲61
The intertwined destinies of two families
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Power of Myth▲68
The impact of the themes and symbols of ancient narratives
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
Infinite Home: A Novel▲60
An unlikely mix of people bond to form a quasi family
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
The Creativity Challenge▲63
"A go-to read for the creative genius in every one"
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Death of a Naturalist▲63
Nobel Prize Winning Poem about Childhood, Identity, and Work
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Morning Short: "In The Home Stretch" By Robert Frost▲53
An amazing narrative poem about the relativity of time
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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Critical Path▲60
how humanity found itself in its current situation
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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10:04▲65
Metafiction by a genius grant winner
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Meaningful▲69
The story of ideas that fly
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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JR.▲55
William Gaddis' other masterpiece.
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Distracted Mind▲72
Ancient brains in a high-tech world
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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