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24 alternatives to A Short History of Nearly Everything

A book about life, the universe and everything

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

1. 1
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2LA
   Life – A timeline of important events in (your) life▲268

   2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Origin of (Almost) Everything▲64

   From the Big Bang to Belly-Button Fluff

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Homo Deus▲105

   A Brief History of Tomorrow

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Light▲58

   A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Book of Everyone▲125

   A personalized book about anyone you want in 40 seconds

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Einstein▲6

   His Life and Universe

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Short▲354

   The reading list for busy people

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The History of Everything▲296

   Explore events from the BigBang to the birth of the Internet

   2018 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Small Demons▲62

    A graph of every person, place, and object in every book

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood▲67

    Where the big ideas of the modern era came from

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Stephen Hawking's Pocket Universe▲91

    Bringing ‘A Brief History of Time’ to a whole new generation

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Universe of Us▲61

    Planets, stars, constellations, and mesmerizing poetry.

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Homo Deus▲8

    A Brief History of Tomorrow

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    What is Fire?▲134

    An illustrated explanation, from Hardbound

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Names of the Nothing▲4

    Philosophy, Ontology, Metaphysics

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Life 3.0▲92

    Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Captivology▲120

    Capture attention for your products and ideas (book)

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Time Travel: A History▲63

    A meditation on exploring time, travel, and technology

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Essentialism▲80

    The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Book of Life▲139

    The Bible for how to live in the 21st century

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Darwin’s On the Origin of Species▲61

    A Picture Book Adaptation

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Origin of Species▲81

    Charles Darwin's theory of evolution

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

    The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

    2017 · 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 →