Alternatives

Products that do what Man V. Nature does

Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

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Sapiens▲185
A brief history of humankind
2015
2
Flow▲87
The psychology of optimal experience
2015
3
Predictably Irrational▲96
The hidden forces that shape our decisions
2015
4
Art of Learning▲91
An inner journey to optimal performance
2015
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Vellum – An interactive list of nonfiction books reviewed by academics▲140
2021 · vellum.tachy.org
6
Story▲83
The classic guide to the fundamentals of storytelling
2015
7
Influence▲90
The psychology of persuasion, revised edition
2015
8
Delivering Happiness▲92
Seeking happiness and making people happy
2015
9
Mental Models▲75
Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior
2016
10
Envisioning Information▲87
A remarkable range of examples of visual thinkinking
2015
11
Life 3.0▲92
Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
2017
12
The Mythical Man-Month▲84
Essays on software engineering
2015
13
Don't Make Me Think▲83
A book about human-computer interaction and web usability
2015
14
Nudge▲83
Improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness
2015
15
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People▲102
Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
2015
16
Designing Interactions▲91
Interviews with influential designers
2015
17
How Humans Learned to Cross the Ocean▲115
A new story from Hardbound
2016
18
The Science of Habit-Forming Products▲166
(and how to build them)
2016
19
Man's Search for Meaning▲102
An enduring work of Holocaust survival literature
2015
20
Will VR make us better humans?▲105
An illustrated explainer, from Hardbound.
2016
21
Gutshot: Stories▲128
Isolation and coupling are pushed to their dark edges
2015
22
The Design of Influence: How to Craft Products that Move People▲93
Use social psychology to design engaging digital experiences
2015
23
Blindspot▲86
Hidden biases of good people
2015
24
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance▲89
An inquiry into values
2015

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