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24 alternatives to At the Edge of the Orchard

A drama of a pioneer family on the American frontier

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. At the Edge of the Orchard launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Gene▲64

   An Intimate History

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   We the People▲63

   The second generation of Founding Fathers

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Against the Gods▲62

   The remarkable story of risk

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Gene: An Intimate History▲74

   A magnificent history of the gene

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Valley of the Gods▲65

   A Silicon Valley story

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   American Gods by Neil Gaiman▲87

   Shadow is a man with a past...

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Divide▲63

   American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Story▲83

   The classic guide to the fundamentals of storytelling

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    A Gap in Time▲54

    Jeanette Winterson’s retelling of Shakespeares Winter’s Tale

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    First Women▲68

    The grace and power of America's first ladies

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Children of Paradise: The Struggle for the Soul of Iran▲4

    The drama that shaped today’s Iran

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Morning Short: "In The Home Stretch" By Robert Frost▲53

    An amazing narrative poem about the relativity of time

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis▲68

    A civilized reference guide for an uncivilized election

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Siddhartha▲112

    Classic novel by Herman Hesse

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Understanding Media▲70

    The Extensions of Man

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Dark Places▲56

    Mystery novel that deals with class issues in rural America

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Serial Podcast▲177

    From This American Life, follow 1 story over a whole season

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Debt : The First 5,000 Years▲86

    David Graeber shows a stunning analysis of money's history

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Crossing - A Novel▲66

    A Travel Story About a Boy In Love

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Meaningful▲69

    The story of ideas that fly

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Civil Wars of Julia Ward Howe: A Biography▲61

    A pioneer who fought her own creative freedom & independence

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Darwin’s On the Origin of Species▲61

    A Picture Book Adaptation

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Nest▲61

    4 dysfunctional adult siblings work their way through life

    2016 · its alternatives →

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