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24 alternatives to A World in Disarray

American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A World in Disarray launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Shock Doctrine▲62

   The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century▲5

   Today, our political order faces new threats

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Sovereign Individual▲77

   Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Anarchy, State, and Utopia▲63

   A foundational text in libertarian thought

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Without Their Permission▲91

   How the 21st Century Will Be Made, Not Managed

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Utopia Experiment▲103

   An attempt to live life as if global society collapsed

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   On Tyranny▲5

   Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Met Society▲3

   New Ideas for US Foreign Policy

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Predictably Irrational▲96

    The hidden forces that shape our decisions

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism▲56

    How machines effect humans in our hyperconnected world

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Misfit Economy▲81

    Innovation on the fringe...

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

    The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    We Need Diverse Books▲87

    Advocating and supporting non-majority narratives

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    What "Disruption" Really Means▲152

    An illustrated explanation, from Hardbound

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Ender's Game▲93

    The enemy's gate is down

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Myth of the Strong Leader▲70

    Political leadership in the modern age

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Look to Windward▲70

    After war, the future still faces major turmoil

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Exposed: Desire and Disobedience in the Digital Age▲62

    Digital Transparence and Expository Society

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    1984▲95

    A prophecy of the future and rebellion against police states

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    But What If We're Wrong?▲62

    Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Alone Together▲71

    Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The End of Jobs▲98

    Money, meaning and freedom without the 9-to-5

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Cyber War▲65

    The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It

    2017 · its alternatives →

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