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24 alternatives to A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning
The story of the Baudelaire orphans
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Nightmares!▲72The 1st in a trilogy where Charlie's stuck in his nightmares
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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New and re-written short stories from Stephen King
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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"On what slender threads do life and fortune hang"
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The first book of the Witcher series
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Short stories by Neil Gaiman. Different and Captivating!
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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A world of time travel and disruption.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Adventures of an American in Britain
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Like Nir Eyal's "Hooked" but with more pictures, and evil.
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The history behind one of the most dangerous numbers
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The story of a generation of unusual children
2015 · thesilenthistory.com · its alternatives →
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Awesome animated book for young readers
2016 · books.apple.com · its alternatives →
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The first book on customer service disruption
2016 · jaybaer.com · its alternatives →
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Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Health, wealth, and the origins of inequality
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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