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24 alternatives to Istanbul: Memories and the City

A wonderful way to get acquainted with a Nobel prize winner.

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

1. 1
   The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats▲66

   Nature, politics, and love poetry from a Nobel Prize Winner

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Geography of Genius▲61

   A search for the World's most creative places

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Wanderlust▲61

   A history of walking

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   "The Bird Market" By Anton Chekhov▲62

   TFW You Learn More About Life From A Bird, Than From School

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Dream Cities: Seven Urban Ideas That Shape the World▲56

   Investigation of key ideas that have shaped our urban spaces

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Moonwalking with Einstein▲72

   The story and science of memory.

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Fantastic Cities▲61

   Coloring book of amazing places real and imagined

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Road to Relativity▲55

   The History and Meaning of Einstein's Masterpiece

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Leonardo's Notebooks▲69

    Writing and art of the great master

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Archively▲297

    The destination for your people research

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    A Tale of Two Cities▲54

    A classic that’s a fantastic read.

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Destination Reads▲95

    Going Somewhere Read a book set there

    2018 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Imaginary Cities▲70

    Mapping cities of sound, melancholia and the afterlife

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Talk Like TED▲92

    The 9 public-speaking secrets of the world's top minds

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Flaneur: A Stroll Through the Paradoxes of Paris▲65

    Edmund White's travelogue of his time in Paris

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Long Walk to Freedom ▲71

    The autobiography of Nelson Mandela

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19YA
    Yet another (faster) way to discover events nearby▲137

    2016 · etrigg.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Bird by Bird▲82

    Some instructions on writing and life

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Humans of New York▲72

    Capture the heart of New York City

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    What To Do With An Idea▲62

    The new "Oh The Places You Will Go", perfect gift to inspire

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Count of Monte Cristo▲69

    "On what slender threads do life and fortune hang"

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Landmarks▲53

    On the importance of language and landscape

    2016 · its alternatives →

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