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24 alternatives to Chronic City

A quest for truth in a city built on ambition

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

1. 1
   Start-Up City▲68

   Inspiring entrepreneurship in the city

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Dream Cities: Seven Urban Ideas That Shape the World▲56

   Investigation of key ideas that have shaped our urban spaces

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Imaginary Cities▲70

   Mapping cities of sound, melancholia and the afterlife

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   City on Fire: A novel ▲79

   Head-snapping ambition and heart-stopping power

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Happy City▲65

   Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Cosmopolis▲66

   The hidden agenda of modernity

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Wanderlust▲61

   A history of walking

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Essentialism▲80

   The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Essentialism▲70

   The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars▲65

    An urban transformation is underway

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Meaningful▲69

    The story of ideas that fly

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    A Burglar's Guide to the City▲67

    You'll never see the city the same way again.

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Built to Last▲91

    Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    City of Thieves▲66

    A novel about war, courage and survival

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Road to Character▲73

    The deeper values that should inform our lives

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Behind the Beautiful Forevers▲56

    Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai slum

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Making Ideas Happen▲75

    Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Winning Isn't Normal▲53

    Meditations on the art of ass-kicking

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Motivation Manifesto▲71

    Reclaim your life and find your own personal freedom

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Breaking Busy▲64

    How to find peace and purpose in a world of crazy

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Streetfight▲63

    Handbook for an urban revolution

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    A Tale of Two Cities▲54

    A classic that’s a fantastic read.

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Trespass. A History of Uncommissioned Urban Art▲71

    Taschen tome profiling "The City as Canvas"

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Mad Genius▲65

    A manifesto for entrepreneurs

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →