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24 alternatives to How the Mind Works

Tackles the workings of the human mind

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

1. 1
   The Mind Club▲67

   Who thinks, what feels and why it matters

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Branded Mind▲57

   What neuroscience really tells us about the brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Living Brain▲63

   The deep mysteries of the human brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Maps of the Mind▲62

   Charts and concepts of the mind and its labyrinths

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Wandering Mind▲71

   What the brain does when you're not looking

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Connectome▲60

   How the brain's wiring makes us who we are

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Thinking, Fast and Slow▲119

   A book on how the mind works and how choices are made

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Way the World Works▲61

   What troubles us, what brings us joy?

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Organized Mind▲65

   Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Mindset▲84

    How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Distracted Mind▲72

    Ancient brains in a high-tech world

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole▲67

    Extraordinary journeys into the human brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    How We Learn▲64

    The surprising truth about when, where, and why it happens

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Who's in Charge?▲62

    Free-will and the science of the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Sapiens▲185

    A brief history of humankind

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Eye and Brain▲61

    The psychology of perception

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Lateral Thinking▲74

    Practical explanation of how creativity works

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Tools for Thought▲69

    The history and future of mind-expanding technology

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Subliminal▲64

    How your unconscious mind rules your behavior

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Incognito▲70

    The secret lives of the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Activate Your Brain▲66

    How understanding your brain can improve your work, and you

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Smarter Than You Think▲128

    How tech boosts our cognitive abilities

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    This Is Your Brain on Music▲63

    Exploring the connection between music and the human brain

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Mindset▲75

    The New Psychology of Success

    2016 · its alternatives →

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