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24 alternatives to A Sand County Almanac

The book that started an American nature writing revolution

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

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   Almanac▲66

   Knowledge that you might find helpful too.

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Landmarks▲53

   On the importance of language and landscape

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Poor Charlie's Almanack▲91

   The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Bird by Bird▲82

   Some instructions on writing and life

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Prosper!▲55

   How to create a world worth inheriting

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Be the Change▲53

   Saving the world with citizen science

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Old Way▲77

   A story of the first people

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Forest for the Trees▲76

   An editor's advice to writers

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    On The Origin Of Species▲20

    The classic that revolutionized the course of science

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Where Good Ideas Come From▲79

    The natural history of innovation

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789▲65

    Concise history of how the US Constitution came into being.

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Seeds of Change▲65

    How nature, respect, and education help change the world

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    On Writing Well▲67

    A classic piece on how to write better

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Infinite Resource▲72

    How we can innovate our way to solving climate change

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Gardens of the Moon▲60

    First of the Malazan books, 1999

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    On Writing Well▲69

    Classic on How to write Non-Friction

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    This Side of Paradise▲66

    F. Scott Fitzgerald's First Novel

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hamilton: The Revolution▲66

    Book version of the groundbreaking musical

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    If You Want To Write▲56

    A book about art, independence and spirit

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Guns of August▲61

    Classic book on the first month of The Great War

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    59 Illustrated National Parks▲99

    160-pages for the outdoorsy American history buff

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Herd▲66

    How to change mass behaviour by harnessing our true nature

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · its alternatives →

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