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24 alternatives to Marilyn Monroe by Graham McCann

An important monograph of an American Icon

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

1. 1
   Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe▲54

   The Classic, Difinitive Biography of Marilyn Monroe

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Mr Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream ▲56

   The extraordinary inside story of an American icon

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Art of Seduction▲77

   Learn to mesmerize

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Leonardo's Notebooks▲69

   Writing and art of the great master

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Art of Happiness▲65

   A handbook for living

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Charisma Myth▲63

   How to master the art andsScience of charisma

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Train Dreams▲55

   An American epic in miniature

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Guns of August▲61

   Classic book on the first month of The Great War

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    American Girls▲60

    Social media and the secret lives of teenagers

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Art of Possibility▲58

    Transforming Professional and Personal Life

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    John Adams▲68

    Epic bioof a revolutionary turned 2nd President of the USA

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    American Girls▲67

    Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Profiles in Courage▲62

    John F. Kennedy's Profiles in Courage

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Lillian Bassman▲59

    Autobiography of one of the greatest fashion photographers

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Art of Living▲76

    A Stoic classic on facing life's challenges with grace

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Last Love Song▲117

    A biography of Joan Didion

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Brothers▲71

    The hidden history of the Kennedy years

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Long Walk to Freedom ▲71

    The autobiography of Nelson Mandela

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hamilton: The Revolution▲66

    Book version of the groundbreaking musical

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Standing by Words▲66

    The essays of Wendell Berry

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Walt Disney▲75

    The triumph of the American imagination

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Passionate State of Mind▲54

    An insightful collection of aphorisms

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Alcoholics Anonymous▲70

    aka "The Big Book"

    2015 · its alternatives →

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