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24 alternatives to Lab Girl

A New York Times 2016 Notable Book

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

1. 1
   American Girls▲67

   Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   What Women Want▲67

   The science of female shopping

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Readingstash▲148

   Tinder for books

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Booklights▲169

   Make America Read Again 📖

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Emojis▲71

   The secret behind the smile

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Captivology▲120

   Capture attention for your products and ideas (book)

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Brand Sense▲63

   Sensory Secrets Behind the Stuff We Buy

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Women in Tech Book▲109

   A collaborative book by amazing techy women (Kickstarter)

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hit Makers▲96

    The science of popularity in an age of distraction

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Stiff▲62

    The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Viral Loop: From Facebook to Twitter▲96

    How today's smartest businesses grow themselves

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Mindset▲84

    How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Idea Makers▲58

    Insights into some of our greatest thinkers + makers

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Talk to Books by Google▲152

    Browse passages from books using experimental AI

    2018 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Envisioning Information▲87

    A remarkable range of examples of visual thinkinking

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Problem Solving 101▲70

    A simple book for smart people

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Branded Mind▲57

    What neuroscience really tells us about the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Inkshares 2.0▲120

    Tinder for book ideas

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Blurb▲89

    Self publishing book platform

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Idea Makers▲53

    Personal Perspectives on the Lives & Ideas of Notable People

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Shelf Joy▲126

    A Facebook bot to deliver hand-curated book suggestions

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Talk Like TED▲92

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

    2015 · 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 →