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24 alternatives to Grinding It Out

The Making Of McDonald's

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

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   Grinding It Out: The Making Of McDonald's▲67

   Ray Kroc's story, the man behind McDonald's

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hustle▲71

   A new book about hustling

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   In-N-Out Burger▲68

   Behind the counter look at the fast food chain

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Thug Kitchen▲73

   Eat like you give a f*ck

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Frugal Innovation (AMA Today at 3PM)▲147

   How to do more with less

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Winning Isn't Normal▲53

   Meditations on the art of ass-kicking

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Solopreneur▲69

   Going faster on your own

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Mindset▲84

   How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Book In A Box▲210

   Book writing & publishing as a service

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Art Before Breakfast ▲72

    A zillion ways to be more creative

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Meaningful▲69

    The story of ideas that fly

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Making Ideas Happen▲75

    Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Kern and Burn: Conversations With Design Entrepreneurs▲83

    Candid conversations with 30 leading designers

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Makers: The New Industrial Revolution▲72

    The front lines of a new industrial revolution

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Waiter Rant▲56

    Confessions of a cynical waiter

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Lean Out▲101

    25 stories from the underrepresented in tech

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Mad Genius▲65

    A manifesto for entrepreneurs

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Checklist Manifesto▲108

    How to get things right

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Growing Pains▲65

    Transitioning from entrepreneurship to a firm

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Inspired▲83

    How to create products customers love

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Make Space▲71

    A book on creating the space for collaboration

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Hardware Startup▲62

    Building your product business and brand

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Crucial Conversations▲69

    Tools for Talking When The Stakes Are High

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Scaling Up▲71

    How a few companies make it...and why the rest don't

    2015 · its alternatives →

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