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24 alternatives to Kissinger: The Idealist

Biography based on his recently released private journals

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

1. 1
   World Order: Reflections on the Character of Nations and the Course of History▲64

   Henry Kissinger observes, there has never been a world order

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Sympathizer: A Novel▲66

   One man's political beliefs and individual loyalties clash

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   BUSH▲63

   America’s greatest living biographer takes on W

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Andy Grove▲76

   The life and times of an American

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Incognito▲70

   The secret lives of the brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Thinker▲61

   How I escaped my prison

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Idea Makers▲53

   Personal Perspectives on the Lives & Ideas of Notable People

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Surrender Experiment ▲61

   Surrendering to life

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Greatest▲92

   My Own Story (Muhammad Ali Autobiography)

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Passionate State of Mind▲54

    An insightful collection of aphorisms

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Leonardo's Notebooks▲69

    Writing and art of the great master

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Digital Diplomacy▲78

    Conversations on Innovation in Foreign Policy

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Sovereign Individual▲77

    Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The True Believer▲60

    Thoughts on the nature of mass movements

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Checklist Manifesto▲108

    How to get things right

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Book of Everyone▲125

    A personalized book about anyone you want in 40 seconds

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Passport▲61

    One of the US's most expressive documentary photographers

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Sapiens▲185

    A brief history of humankind

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Four Agreements▲69

    A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Understanding Media▲70

    The Extensions of Man

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Freakonomics▲97

    A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Quest▲62

    Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    42▲62

    42 honest thoughts about purpose, courage, and giving up

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Folded Clock▲70

    Diary of a modern writer

    2016 · its alternatives →

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