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24 alternatives to Burning Man: The World's Biggest Playground

The first children's book about Burning Man.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Burning Man: The World's Biggest Playground launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Bushcraft 101▲54

   A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   What is Fire?▲134

   An illustrated explanation, from Hardbound

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Alex Masters SEO▲67

   The world's first children's picture book on SEO

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Time to Burn▲57

   The (unofficial) electronic reference for Burning Man

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Tappity▲248

   World's largest library of interactive lessons for kids

   2020 · tappityapp.com · its alternatives →

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   iBurn▲103

   Offline Map, Camps, Art and Events for Burning Man

   2014 · iburnapp.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The President and the Big Boy Truck Book▲122

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

   2017 · buzzfeed.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Dadnamics- Arctic Land▲54

    Future of kids' books

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The First Billion Is the Hardest▲59

    Reflections on a life of comebacks & America's energy future

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Neon Fever Dream▲80

    A dark secret hides in the swirling dust of Burning Man

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Energy: A Beginner's Guide▲57

    Understand energy's place in both past & present society

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Nomad by Matthew Mather▲61

    Something massive is coming... And it's heading for Earth.

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Nothing Left Behind▲7

    Burning Man by Anders Overgaard

    2017 · andersovergaard.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    The Infinite Resource▲72

    How we can innovate our way to solving climate change

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Deep Survival▲62

    Science + storytelling to explain the mysteries of survival

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Playing at the World▲54

    A history of simulating wars, people & fantastic adventures

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Landmarks▲53

    On the importance of language and landscape

    2016 · penguin.co.uk · its alternatives →

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    Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning▲56

    A new interpretation of Hitler's frightening worldview

    2015 · bookshop.org · its alternatives →

21. 21
    City on Fire: A novel ▲79

    Head-snapping ambition and heart-stopping power

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Dream Cities: Seven Urban Ideas That Shape the World▲56

    Investigation of key ideas that have shaped our urban spaces

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Food Love Family: A Practical Guide to Child Nutrition▲61

    Best book about child nutrition and food preparing

    2015 · millerperformancecars.com · its alternatives →

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    Our new ridesharing site, BurningManRides.com. Feedback?▲93

    2011 · burningmanrides.com · its alternatives →

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