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24 alternatives to Life at Sea

Observations of a Modern Mariner

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

1. 1
   Seascapes▲56

   Hiroshi Sugimoto's 30 years photographing the world's seas

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   How Humans Learned to Cross the Ocean▲115

   A new story from Hardbound

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Two Years Before the Mast▲62

   A story of life at sea in the 19th century

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Deep▲64

   Freediving, renegade science, + the secrets of the ocean

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Happiness▲69

   A guide to developing life's most important skill

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Deep Survival▲62

   Science + storytelling to explain the mysteries of survival

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Docker for Beginners▲66

   docker for beginners

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The New Stack's Docker & Container Ebook Series▲62

   Ebook series on Docker and the container ecosystem.

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Deep Thoughts▲65

    Irreverent observations about life

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Bird by Bird▲82

    Some instructions on writing and life

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Blue Ocean Strategy▲74

    See past the red ocean and into new markets

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Black Swan▲80

    The impact of the highly improbable

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Man V. Nature▲148

    Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Mindset▲84

    How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Earth and Space▲56

    Photographs from the Archives of NASA

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Surrender Experiment ▲61

    Surrendering to life

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Delivering Happiness▲92

    Seeking happiness and making people happy

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Bushcraft 101▲54

    A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth▲91

    About ingenuity, determination & being prepared for anything

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Wanderlust▲61

    A history of walking

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Understanding Media▲70

    The Extensions of Man

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The 20's Chronicles▲54

    A guide on how to successfully navigate through life

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Old Man and The Sea▲81

    Story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck

    2015 · its alternatives →

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