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24 alternatives to A Million Miles in a Thousand Years

How I Learned to Live a Better Story

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

1. 1
   Mastery▲97

   The journey of 1,000 miles begins with reading this book

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Wanderlust▲61

   A history of walking

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Old Way▲77

   A story of the first people

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Story▲83

   The classic guide to the fundamentals of storytelling

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Prosper!▲55

   How to create a world worth inheriting

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Meaningful▲69

   The story of ideas that fly

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Long Walk to Freedom ▲71

   The autobiography of Nelson Mandela

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Eat & Run▲68

   My Unlikely Journey To Ultramarathon Greatness

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    What I Talk About When I Talk About Running ▲73

    Views on life and long distance running.

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Meaningful: The Story of Ideas that Fly▲61

    Building ideas that make successful products

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    It's a Long Story: My Life▲71

    Willie Nelson's musical & personal life story

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    A Little Life▲71

    An epic about love + friendship in the 21st century

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Epic Content Marketing▲95

    How to Tell a Different Story, Break through the Clutter, a…

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The User’s Journey: Storymapping Products That People Love▲71

    How can we use story to improve quality of user engagement?

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Hero with a Thousand Faces▲88

    Understanding the universal hero journey across mythologies

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Landmarks▲53

    On the importance of language and landscape

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Breaking Busy▲64

    How to find peace and purpose in a world of crazy

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Knowledge▲62

    A too close to true novel

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Four Thousand Days▲70

    A journey from prison to business success

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Miracle of Morning Pages▲64

    Writing morning pages changed my life. Read it and do it.

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Microadventures▲91

    Ideas for local adventures for busy folk. 5 to 9 Adventures.

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Lost Art of Finding Our Way▲78

    Brings our own world into sharper view

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    How to Read a Book▲92

    The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →