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24 alternatives to Foundation (or as known The Foundation Trilogy)

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Foundation (or as known The Foundation Trilogy) launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Foundation▲61

   Isaac Asimov’s seminal SF Foundation trilogy

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Asimov's Foundation Trilogy▲5

   Introduction by Paul Krugman

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Oryx and Crake▲108

   Brilliant & rich dystopian vision of the near future

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Foundation 5▲87

   The most advanced responsive front-end framework.

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Black Hole Focus▲70

   freaking awesome self improvement/motivational book

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Meaningful▲69

   The story of ideas that fly

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7FM
   FoundationMade – Marketplace for Foundation Themes▲39

   2013 · foundationmade.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Black Swan▲80

   The impact of the highly improbable

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Foundation▲78

   Sheldon works to preserve knowledge... and save the world

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Foundation ▲2

    Isaac Asimov's best rated book, another scifi classic

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Foundation Models framework▲176

    Build with Apple's on-device AI, now open to developers

    2025 · machinelearning.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Changer▲61

    Destiny can be changed

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    We Learn Nothing: Essays▲62

    Brilliant book that questions why we do the things we do

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Red Rising▲63

    Final book of the epic, otherwordly sci-fi trilogy

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Essentialism▲80

    The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Essentialism▲70

    The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    A More Beautiful Idea▲61

    Use the power of inquiry to have breakthroughs

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Becoming a Category of One▲76

    How extraordinary companies transcend commodity

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Growth Engines▲95

    How the most successful startups unlock extraordinary growth

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Dark Forest▲71

    Part to of the acclaimed Three-Body Problem

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Dune▲62

    The science fiction masterpiece that defined a generation

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Mindset▲84

    How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Prosper!▲55

    How to create a world worth inheriting

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Google Guys▲64

    Inside the Brilliant Minds of Google's Founders

    2015 · its alternatives →

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