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24 alternatives to American Ulysses

A Life of Ulysses S. Grant

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

1. 1
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Gene▲64

   An Intimate History

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   A Complete Biography of Alexander Hamilton▲64

   A Complete Biography of Alexander Hamilton

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The President and the Big Boy Truck Book▲122

   A fun day in the life of our President (Children's book)

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Andrew Carnegie▲119

   One of America's most successful businessmen

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   BUSH▲63

   America’s greatest living biographer takes on W

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Gene: An Intimate History▲74

   A magnificent history of the gene

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Homo Deus▲105

   A Brief History of Tomorrow

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Ljoy▲81

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   2018 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood▲67

    Where the big ideas of the modern era came from

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Greatest▲92

    My Own Story (Muhammad Ali Autobiography)

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    My Life & Work: An Autobiography by Henry Ford▲70

    How Ford got into business, and how he succeeded (big time)

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies▲56

    The Real West

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    HistoryMaps▲84

    Learn History Visually

    2021 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    ...▲2

    ...

    2021 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Bird by Bird▲82

    Some instructions on writing and life

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Feynman Genius▲62

    The Life and Science of Richard Feynman

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Booklights▲169

    Make America Read Again 📖

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The End of Jobs▲98

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

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Walt Disney▲75

    The triumph of the American imagination

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Battle Leadership▲56

    War is Human Life Amplified and Intensified

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Idea Makers▲53

    Personal Perspectives on the Lives & Ideas of Notable People

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Booknshelf – Discover great books on different topics▲89

    2017 · booknshelf.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    As We Speak▲64

    How to Make Your Point and Have It Stick

    2016 · its alternatives →

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