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24 alternatives to Cryptonomicon

Profound and prophetic, hypnotic and hyper-driven

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

1. 1
   Cryptonomicon▲65

   The best book about adventures and crypto-currency.

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Princeton Bitcoin▲71

   Introduction to Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency technologies

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Secret History▲3

   The Story of Cryptology

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Mastering Bitcoin▲88

   The Bible for Bitcoin

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Incognito▲70

   The secret lives of the brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Code▲76

   The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Deep Simplicity▲62

   Chaos, complexity and the emergence of life

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Case for Bitcoin▲63

   Bitcoin and the Decentralized Future

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Freakonomics▲97

   A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Investing in Ethereum▲66

    The guide to learning & profiting from cryptocurrencies

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Anarchy, State, and Utopia▲63

    A foundational text in libertarian thought

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Future Crimes▲64

    Inside the Digital Underground

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Deep▲64

    Freediving, renegade science, + the secrets of the ocean

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Obfuscation▲53

    A user's guide for privacy and protest

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Crypto 101▲126

    Free Intro course on cryptography available for programmers

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Predictably Irrational▲96

    The hidden forces that shape our decisions

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17MA
    Monocypher: a small, easy to use crypto library▲90

    2017 · loup-vaillant.fr · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Phishing for Phools▲63

    The economics of manipulation and deception

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19IV
    I've compiled a list of books on cryptocurrencies▲8

    2020 · readthistwice.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Invisible Gorilla: How Our Intuitions Deceive Us▲63

    Our minds don’t work the way we think they do.

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Tubes▲54

    A Journey to the Center of the Internet

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Superintelligence▲69

    Paths, Dangers, Strategies of Superintelligence

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Social Engineering▲62

    The Art of Human Hacking

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Public-Key Cryptography▲2

    IACR Conference on Practice and Theory (PKC 2016)

    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 →