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24 alternatives to Americanah

A powerful, tender story of race and identity

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Americanah launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Americanah▲70

   A richly told story set in today’s globalized world

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Chasing the Red, White, and Blue▲52

   A modern journey through America about inequality and hope

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Moral Tribes▲56

   Emotion, reason, and the gap between us and them

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Gene▲64

   An Intimate History

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Winning with Data▲64

   Transform Culture, Empower People, and Shape the Future

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Immigrants▲69

   Your country needs them

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents▲55

   Racial identity as an American-born kid with ethnic roots

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance▲66

    The story of Barack Obama

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Empire of the Summer Moon▲66

    Fascinating, vivid, and complex story of the "Old West"

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Everybody Matters▲64

    The power of caring for your people like family

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Road to Character▲73

    The deeper values that should inform our lives

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    White▲66

    Kenya Hara's attempt to explore the essence of "White"

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Train Dreams▲55

    An American epic in miniature

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Story▲83

    The classic guide to the fundamentals of storytelling

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Sympathizer: A Novel▲66

    One man's political beliefs and individual loyalties clash

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

    The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Social Animal▲69

    The hidden sources of love, character, and achievement

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Muqaddimah▲56

    An introduction to history

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    American Girls▲67

    Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    At the Edge of the Orchard▲67

    A drama of a pioneer family on the American frontier

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    American Girls▲60

    Social media and the secret lives of teenagers

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    We Need Diverse Books▲87

    Advocating and supporting non-majority narratives

    2014 · 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 →