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24 alternatives to Andy Grove

The life and times of an American

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

1. 1
   The Road to Little Dribbling▲70

   Adventures of an American in Britain

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Folded Clock▲70

   Diary of a modern writer

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Booklights▲169

   Make America Read Again 📖

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Shape of Time▲62

   Remarks on the history of things

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Incognito▲70

   The secret lives of the brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Gene▲64

   An Intimate History

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Checklist Manifesto▲108

   How to get things right

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Bird by Bird▲82

   Some instructions on writing and life

   2015 · 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
    Understanding Media▲70

    The Extensions of Man

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Divide▲63

    American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    American Girls▲60

    Social media and the secret lives of teenagers

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    American Girls▲67

    Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Mindset▲84

    How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    As We Speak▲64

    How to Make Your Point and Have It Stick

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Andrew Carnegie▲119

    One of America's most successful businessmen

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Breaking Busy▲64

    How to find peace and purpose in a world of crazy

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Idea Makers▲53

    Personal Perspectives on the Lives & Ideas of Notable People

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Nonsense▲59

    The power of not knowing

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Essentialism▲80

    The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Wanderlust▲61

    A history of walking

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The 20's Chronicles▲54

    A guide on how to successfully navigate through life

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Minor King▲64

    American Fiction

    2016 · its alternatives →

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