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24 alternatives to Brothers

The hidden history of the Kennedy years

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

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   Profiles in Courage▲62

   John F. Kennedy's Profiles in Courage

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Before the dawn▲66

   Recovering the lost history of our ancestors

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The WikiLeaks Files▲67

   The world according to US Empire

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   We the People▲63

   The second generation of Founding Fathers

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Dark Money▲67

   The hidden history of the billionaires behind...

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Gene▲64

   An Intimate History

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   First Women▲68

   The grace and power of America's first ladies

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Andy Grove▲76

   The life and times of an American

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Silent History▲60

    The story of a generation of unusual children

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    American Girls▲67

    Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    American Girls▲60

    Social media and the secret lives of teenagers

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Talk Like TED▲92

    The 9 public-speaking secrets of the world's top minds

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Understanding Media▲70

    The Extensions of Man

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Nonsense▲59

    The power of not knowing

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Muqaddimah▲56

    An introduction to history

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The President and the Big Boy Truck Book▲122

    A fun day in the life of our President (Children's book)

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Henry Ford▲65

    The life and work of Henry Ford

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Sons of Wichita▲55

    How the Koch brothers became America's most powerful dynasty

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood▲67

    Where the big ideas of the modern era came from

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies▲56

    The Real West

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Invisible Bridge▲66

    The fall of Nixon and the rise of Reagan

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The World of Vikings▲53

    Official companion book

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Red Mars▲74

    A future history of Martian colonization

    2015 · its alternatives →

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