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24 alternatives to City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp

Intimate storytelling with broad socio-political investigati

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Deep Survival▲62

   Science + storytelling to explain the mysteries of survival

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   City of Thieves▲66

   A novel about war, courage and survival

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Chronic City▲57

   A quest for truth in a city built on ambition

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   House of Leaves▲69

   Layered narration about a house that is bigger on the inside

   2015 · penguinrandomhouse.com · its alternatives →

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   City on Fire: A novel ▲79

   Head-snapping ambition and heart-stopping power

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Bushcraft 101▲54

   A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Kobold's Guide to Worldbuilding▲56

   Essays on the creation of worlds, from geology to politics

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Youngblood▲71

   The moral complexity of war & its psychological toll

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Wanderlust▲61

   A history of walking

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Behind the Beautiful Forevers▲56

    Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai slum

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Sapiens▲185

    A brief history of humankind

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Man V. Nature▲148

    Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Let Me Tell You A Story▲80

    A new approach to healing through the art of storytelling

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage▲54

    A grizzly tale of hard decisions and high-stakes leadership

    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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    Train Dreams▲55

    An American epic in miniature

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Sympathizer: A Novel▲66

    One man's political beliefs and individual loyalties clash

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Quest▲62

    Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Welcome to Braggsville: A Novel▲60

    Berkeley students take on a Civil War re-enactment

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Startup Rising▲60

    Inspiring stories from unlikely sources in the Arab world

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Imaginary Cities▲70

    Mapping cities of sound, melancholia and the afterlife

    2016 · influxpress.com · its alternatives →

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    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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    Conversations With Her: On Resilience ▲83

    Real-life stories from 7 women who have shown resilience

    2015 · fourthhour.com · its alternatives →

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    Homeland▲53

    The bigger and bolder follow up to Little Brother

    2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

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