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24 alternatives to American Kingpin

The Epic Hunt for the Mastermind Behind the Silk Road

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

1. 1
   American Kingpin▲88

   The epic hunt for the mastermind behind the Silk Road

   2017 · americankingpin.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Cartel▲62

   "An epic, gritty south-of-the-border Godfather for our time"

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hacking Sales (Book)▲93

   The Playbook For Building a High Velocity Sales Machine

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Mr Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream ▲56

   The extraordinary inside story of an American icon

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Andrew Carnegie▲119

   One of America's most successful businessmen

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Innovator's Dilemma▲202

   The seminal business book

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Chasebook▲111

   Product Hunt for books

   2015 · chasebook.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tuxedo Park : A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret ▲73

   Palace of science that changed the course of World War II

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story▲71

   The most compelling & in-depth investigation into Bitcoin

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Screw the Valley▲82

    A coast-to-coast tour of America’s new tech startup culture

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sons of Wichita▲55

    How the Koch brothers became America's most powerful dynasty

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Robber Barons▲60

    American capitalists who seized economic power

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Puzzleskill▲109

    Book recommendations from industry leaders

    2019 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The House of Morgan▲57

    An American danking dynasty and the rise of modern finance

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    How to Kill a Unicorn▲81

    How the world's hottest innovation factory builds bold ideas

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Narco-nomics▲63

    How to run a drug cartel

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Ghost In The Wires▲65

    Adventures as the world's most wanted hacker

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Jacked▲71

    The outlaw story of Grand Theft Auto

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Quest▲62

    Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Future Crimes▲64

    Inside the Digital Underground

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The PayPal Wars▲63

    Battles with eBay, the Mafia, and the Rest of Planet Earth

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Ice Man▲80

    Confessions of a Mafia contract killer

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Booksrocket▲65

    The smart way to find the latest books published

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Uncommon Stock▲59

    A startup tech thriller

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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