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24 alternatives to Atlas Shrugged

Story about capitalism, free markets, ethics and morality

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

1. 1
   Netocracy▲56

   The new power elite and life after capitalism

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Saving Capitalism▲57

   For the many, not the few

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Anarchy, State, and Utopia▲63

   A foundational text in libertarian thought

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Paul Rand: Conversations with Students▲69

   Paul Rand's words and thoughts on varied topics

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell▲60

   Carlo doesn't remember (Capitalism requires capitalization)

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The End of Jobs▲98

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

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   For God, Country, and Coca-Cola▲67

   America's socio-economic history through the "glass"

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Naked Economics▲103

   A book about economics that won’t put you to sleep

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The End of Money▲84

    The coming cashless society

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Cosmopolis▲66

    The hidden agenda of modernity

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Freakonomics▲97

    A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Sacred Economics ▲60

    "No longer is money an exception to impermanence"

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Accidental Superpower▲67

    A contrarian assessment of American power

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Divide▲63

    American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism▲56

    There is no such thing as a free market

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    My Life and Work▲65

    The business philosophy of one of Henry Ford

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future▲67

    Information technology will transform capitalism

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Whither the World: The Political Economy of the Future▲54

    What's the future?

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Truth, Errors, and Lies: Politics and Economics in a Volatil▲56

    Politics and Economics of the Future

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Investors and Mana▲68

    Curated and aggregated investor letters from Buffet and team

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    A History of Silicon Valley▲71

    The greatest creation of wealth in the history of the planet

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Sympathizer: A Novel▲66

    One man's political beliefs and individual loyalties clash

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Nudge▲83

    Improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness

    2015 · its alternatives →

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