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24 alternatives to Heinz: A Biography

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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. Heinz: A Biography launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Bowie: The Biography▲90

   Discover the man behind the myth

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hustle▲71

   A new book about hustling

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Netocracy▲56

   The new power elite and life after capitalism

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   John le Carre▲59

   Biography of your favorite espionage writer

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Blitzed▲66

   Drugs in Nazi Germany

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   David Bowie Style▲83

   A stunning fashion retrospective

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Alchemist ▲90

   Life changing read about finding your own personal legend

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Who Moved My Cheese?▲62

   An amazing way to deal with change in your work and life

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Reminiscences of a Stock Operator: With New Commentary and Insights on the Life and Times of Jesse Livermore▲55

   The fictionalized biography of Jesse Livermore

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Misfit Economy▲68

    Lessons in creativity from pirates & hackers

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Notorious RBG▲62

    The biography of a real OG, RBG

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Take Off With Elixir▲61

    An Introduction to Elixir

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Saving Capitalism▲57

    For the many, not the few

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Startupland▲118

    The story of Zendesk: From idea to IPO

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Checklist Manifesto▲108

    How to get things right

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The End of Alchemy▲60

    Money, banking, and the future of the global economy

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Waiter Rant▲56

    Confessions of a cynical waiter

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea▲58

    The history behind one of the most dangerous numbers

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    My Struggle▲56

    Karl Ove Knausgaard's autobiographical phenomenon

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Boron Letters▲76

    Advice from one of the greatest direct response copywriters

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning▲56

    A new interpretation of Hitler's frightening worldview

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Grinding It Out▲72

    The Making Of McDonald's

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    War in Val D’Orcia▲55

    An Italian War diary 1943–1944

    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 →