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24 alternatives to Black Hearts by Jim Frederick

A nonfiction tour de force from the Iraq War.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Black Hearts by Jim Frederick launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   War in Val D’Orcia▲55

   An Italian War diary 1943–1944

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Sympathizer: A Novel▲66

   One man's political beliefs and individual loyalties clash

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Youngblood▲71

   The moral complexity of war & its psychological toll

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   City on Fire: A novel ▲79

   Head-snapping ambition and heart-stopping power

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Battle Leadership▲56

   War is Human Life Amplified and Intensified

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Andy Grove▲76

   The life and times of an American

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Welcome to Braggsville: A Novel▲60

   Berkeley students take on a Civil War re-enactment

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Madness, Rack, and Honey▲61

   A book for anyone interested in the human heart

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   a16z Podcast: Teams, Trust, and Object Lessons▲89

   Management books are actually military books

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Good Soldier Svejk▲55

    Jaroslav Hašek's black satire, the inspiration for such work

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis▲68

    A civilized reference guide for an uncivilized election

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    A Little Life▲71

    An epic about love + friendship in the 21st century

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Under the Udala Trees▲66

    Love, faith, and turmoil in post-civil-war Nigeria

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Quest▲62

    Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Ender's Game▲93

    The enemy's gate is down

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Passionate State of Mind▲54

    An insightful collection of aphorisms

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Dark Territory▲69

    The Secret History of Cyber War

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    How to be black▲85

    The title says it all.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Gift of Fear▲65

    Survival Signals that Protect us from Violence

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Alliance▲93

    Reid Hoffman's latest book.

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The West Wing History Class - "A Proportional Response"▲77

    Part West Wing love-fest / part historical podcast

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The True Believer▲60

    Thoughts on the nature of mass movements

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Surrender Experiment ▲61

    Surrendering to life

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    A Man Without A Country by Kurt Vonnegut▲61

    A podcast about ilfe-changing books

    2016 · its alternatives →

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