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24 alternatives to Lust & Wonder: A Memoir

Augusten Burroughs examines what it means to be in love

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

1. 1
   Make Love Not Porn▲136

   Porn-influenced views on sex & intimacy

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession▲65

   How desire shapes the world

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Exposed: Desire and Disobedience in the Digital Age▲62

   Digital Transparence and Expository Society

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Spent▲62

   Sex, evolution, and consumer behavior

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hooked▲836

   A book on how to build habit-forming products

   2014 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Tiny Beautiful Things ▲83

   Advice on Life and Love from Dear Sugar

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Rekindling Desire▲80

   Esther Perel's workshop/community on relationships and sex

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Love Corner - 1: Veronica, Elijah & Lilly▲65

   "Love & Life Advice," a parody of Dr. Drew and Loveline

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Girls & Sex▲69

   Navigating the complicated new landscape

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Last Love Song▲117

    A biography of Joan Didion

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    What Women Want▲67

    The science of female shopping

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Modern Romance▲92

    The pleasures and perils of modern relationships

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Man V. Nature▲148

    Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Naked & Inside Out: The Gender Book▲55

    ,Mel Reiff Hill, Jay Mars and Robin Mack

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Delivering Happiness▲92

    Seeking happiness and making people happy

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Striking Thoughts▲89

    Bruce Lee's wisdom for daily living

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Power of Habit ▲112

    Why we do what we do in life and business

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Envisioning Information▲87

    A remarkable range of examples of visual thinkinking

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Passionate State of Mind▲54

    An insightful collection of aphorisms

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Mind Club▲67

    Who thinks, what feels and why it matters

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Rebirth: A Fable of Love, Forgiveness, and Following Your Heart▲56

    Kamal Ravikant's new novel

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming▲69

    How can design inspire us to think about our future?

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Logo Design Love▲91

    Case studies and examples of building iconic brands

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Be Obsessed or Be Average▲88

    How to flip your so called problems into the gifts of genius

    2016 · its alternatives →

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