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24 alternatives to Extreme Ownership

How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

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

1. 1
   The Way of the SEAL▲63

   Think like an elite warrior to lead and succeed

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   100 Deadly Skills▲81

   Survival skills from an ex Navy Seal.

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Resilience▲56

   Wisdom for Living a Better Life from a SEAL's Perspective

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet▲57

   Entrepreneur Jesse Itzler invites a Navy Seal into his life.

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   a16z Podcast: Teams, Trust, and Object Lessons▲89

   Management books are actually military books

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   100 Deadly Skills▲3

   The SEAL Operative's Guide to Evading Capture

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Deep▲64

   Freediving, renegade science, + the secrets of the ocean

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Win at Losing▲62

   How Our Biggest Setbacks Can Lead to Our Greatest Gains

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Generating Buy-In▲67

   Mastering the Language of Leadership

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Sovereign Individual▲77

    Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Battle Leadership▲56

    War is Human Life Amplified and Intensified

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Surrender Experiment ▲61

    Surrendering to life

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    #AskGaryVee▲95

    A take on leadership, social media, and self awareness

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    BUSH▲63

    America’s greatest living biographer takes on W

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Andrew Carnegie▲119

    One of America's most successful businessmen

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Superbosses▲58

    How exceptional leaders master the flow of talent

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    All the President's Men▲64

    An absolutely thrilling tale of one of the biggest "gates"

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Talk Like TED▲92

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

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Unbeatable Mind▲75

    Forge resiliency & mental toughness

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Sources of Power▲66

    How people make decisions

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hannibal and Me▲62

    What History's Greatest Military Strategist Can Teach Us

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Deep Survival▲62

    Science + storytelling to explain the mysteries of survival

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Getting There: A Book of Mentors▲92

    Thirty leaders in diverse fields share their secrets

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Four Agreements▲69

    A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

    2015 · its alternatives →

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