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24 alternatives to Masters of Doom

How two guys created an empire and transformed pop culture.

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

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   Masters of Doom▲4

   How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Master Switch▲71

   : The Rise and Fall of Information Empires

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World▲63

   How to effectively champion a new idea.

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Silicon Heroes▲120

   A graphic novel where entrepreneurs have superpowers!

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Princes of the Apocalypse▲55

   A D&D supplement player's companion.

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Inventology▲72

   How we dream up things that change the world

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Originals▲66

   How non-conformists move the world.

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Homo Deus▲105

   A Brief History of Tomorrow

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Interviews with the Masters: A Companion to Robert Greene's Mastery by Robert Greene▲81

   Interviews with Paul Graham, Freddie Roach, Temple Grandin..

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Men Who Would Be King▲73

    Here is Hollywood, up close, glamorous, and gritty.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Mechanical (The Alchemy Wars)▲66

    Thrilling philosophical clock punk

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World▲53

    Take the one less traveled by.

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Kobold's Guide to Worldbuilding▲56

    Essays on the creation of worlds, from geology to politics

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Shopify Empire▲67

    Dominate search results, sell more, and change your world

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Supermen▲66

    Seymour Cray + technical wizards behind the supercomputer

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Google Guys▲64

    Inside the Brilliant Minds of Google's Founders

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    a16z Podcast: Teams, Trust, and Object Lessons▲89

    Management books are actually military books

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Collapse▲68

    How societies choose to fail and succeed

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Superbosses▲58

    How exceptional leaders master the flow of talent

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Lord of Light▲56

    Sci fi fantasy where gods are only human

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Understanding Media▲70

    The Extensions of Man

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Ender's Game▲93

    The enemy's gate is down

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    EDGY Conversations▲62

    How ordinary people can achieve outrageous success

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World▲61

    How wonder drives tech innovation

    2016 · its alternatives →

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