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24 alternatives to HOME: Stories From L.A. -- A Monk In Venice

The long road that led an ex-monk from the UK to Venice, CA

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. HOME: Stories From L.A. -- A Monk In Venice launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari▲75

   A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams & Reaching Your Destiny

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Upvoted - Hold On▲85

   How u/m3rlino survived a pentecostal discipleship program

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Gjelina: California Cooking from Venice Beach▲53

   A cookbook from LA's most talked-about restaurant.

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Foundr Podcast EP53 - The Headspace Story with Andy Puddicombe▲54

   From Monk to Transforming the Lives of Millions Through

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   HOME: Stories From L.A. -- Growing Up 818▲53

   Untangling the legacy of the essential American suburb.

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Urban Monk▲58

   Eastern wisdom & modern hacks to stop time and find success

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Devil's Highway: A True Story▲53

   The beautifully-written true story of the Wellton 26

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   A Million Miles in a Thousand Years▲62

   How I Learned to Live a Better Story

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   HOME: Stories From L.A. -- Episode 1, The House On The Hill▲52

   A story about the Golden Age of Hollywood, and after.

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Reply All - 24: Exit & Return, Part II▲64

    Concluding Shulem Deen’s story

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Some Noise Podcast - Ep. 10 - When the Tides Change▲61

    How a fisherman in the Hamptons became known as 'Stuart'.

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    2 Years 4 Months 2 hours▲66

    From Italy to the world. A memoir of love and travel.

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    BackStory - Catholics in America▲52

    Exploring American Catholicism

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Valley of the Gods▲65

    A Silicon Valley story

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    JRE #737 - Lance Armstrong▲64

    Lance Armstrong is an American former professional road raci

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    In the Country: Stories▲61

    Immigrant tales of life after leaving the Philippines

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Monk and The Riddle▲56

    Putting the Journey of Business Into Life's Perspective

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    99% Invisible - Pagodas and Dragon Gates▲69

    The history of San Francisco's China Town

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Imaginary Cities▲70

    Mapping cities of sound, melancholia and the afterlife

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Dreaming of Hope Street▲56

    From the streets of Colombia to a CEO in New York City

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Destination Reads▲95

    Going Somewhere Read a book set there

    2018 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Long Hard Road Out of Hell▲56

    Marilyn Manson's dark and twisted autobiography

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914▲66

    Why a group of well-meaning leaders stumbled into war

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Stories from L.A. - Unmaking a Home▲3

    Life, death, loss, Christmas, and how to unmake a home

    2016 · its alternatives →

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