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24 alternatives to An Inaccurate History of Advertising

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. An Inaccurate History of Advertising launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Fooled By Randomness ▲105

   The hidden role of chance in life and markets

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2. 2
   Confessions of an Advertising Man▲78

   "The Bible" for the 1960s ad generation, but still relevant

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Marketing School - Breaking Down Retargeting▲64

   Turn all those people who said no into yes

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   Everything Is Bullshit▲86

   A Book by Priceonomics: The greatest scams on Earth revealed

   2014 · priceonomics.com · its alternatives →

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   The Weekly Squeak - Pitching your Idea to the Press▲58

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   Too Big To Know▲70

   Rethinking Knowledge Now That the Facts Aren't the Facts

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Why Are We Yelling?▲143

   A book about the art of productive disagreement.

   2019 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Cognative Biases For Entreprenurers▲77

   Learn about identifying and overcoming cognative biases

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Creativity For Sale▲113

   An honest book about entrepreneurship & making money online

   2014 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Art of Writing Advertising▲62

    Conversations with Masters of the Craft

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Triblio▲57

    Science for the art of content marketing.

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    The 22 immutable laws of branding▲68

    A classic from 2002 - still very valid and a must read

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Predictably Irrational▲96

    The hidden forces that shape our decisions

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Misbehaving▲62

    The making of behavioral economics

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea▲58

    The history behind one of the most dangerous numbers

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    How to create an authentic brand

    2015 · barnesandnoble.com · its alternatives →

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    Spurious Correlations▲59

    Correlation does not equal causation

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Art Of Selling Online▲104

    Persuade the toughest clients and win new prospects

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned▲61

    The myth of the objective

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Fake News: The Game▲123

    A game of facts & falsehoods

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    I Am Not A Salesperson▲85

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    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Hacking Sales (Book)▲93

    The Playbook For Building a High Velocity Sales Machine

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    On Bullshit▲76

    Why bullshitters are more dangerous than liars.

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    Marketing High Technology▲68

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