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24 alternatives to Gödel, Escher, Bach

A metaphorical fugue on minds and machines

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Gödel, Escher, Bach launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Machines of Loving Grace▲54

   The Quest for Common Ground Between Humans and Robots

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Godel, Escher, Bach:▲1

   An Eternal Golden Braid

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Tools for Thought▲69

   The history and future of mind-expanding technology

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Second Machine Age▲66

   Work, progress, and prosperity in a time of brilliant techno

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

   The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Thinkertoys▲76

   A handbook of creative thinking techniques

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   How To Create A Mind▲67

   An explanation of how computers will reach consciousness

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid▲3

    A book by Douglas R. Hofstadter

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Diamond Age▲81

    Confucian Law, Neo-Victorian values and nano-technology

    2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Making Ideas Happen▲75

    Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Pragmatic Programmer▲87

    Solid advice and awesome analogies

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Distracted Mind▲72

    Ancient brains in a high-tech world

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Deep Simplicity▲62

    Chaos, complexity and the emergence of life

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Lateral Thinking▲74

    Practical explanation of how creativity works

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Iconoclast▲60

    A neuroscientist reveals how to think differently

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Age of Spiritual Machines▲57

    AI and achieving the singularity

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Passionate State of Mind▲54

    An insightful collection of aphorisms

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Beginning of Infinity▲64

    Exploration of the Nature and Progress of Knowledge

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Mindware▲7

    Tools for Smart Thinking

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Organized Mind▲65

    Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

    2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

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    The Organized Mind▲70

    Thinking straight in the age of information overload

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Code▲76

    The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

    2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

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