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24 alternatives to Mating

A utopian society in the Kalahari with only one man

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

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   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Designer Relationships▲64

   A Guide to Monogamy, Polyamory, and Open Relationships

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Infinite Home: A Novel▲60

   An unlikely mix of people bond to form a quasi family

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Utopia Is Creepy: And Other Provocations▲63

   Critical thoughts on the internet and its effects on society

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Finite And Infinite Games▲69

   Practically a unified-field theory of human relationships

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Kobold's Guide to Worldbuilding▲56

   Essays on the creation of worlds, from geology to politics

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Self-Reliance▲68

   Independence, non-conformity, and trusting oneself

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Machines of Loving Grace▲54

   The Quest for Common Ground Between Humans and Robots

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Zero-Sum Society▲61

    Distribution and the possibilities for economic change

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    From Barbie to Mortal Kombat▲67

    Explores the complicated issue of gender in computer games­

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Means of Reproduction▲5

    Sex, Power, and the Future of the World

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Mating in Captivity▲2

    Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Technopoly▲61

    The surrender of culture to technology

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Utopia Experiment by Dylan Evans▲73

    Guy tries to create utopia, fails miserably.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Moral Tribes▲56

    Emotion, reason, and the gap between us and them

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Rational Ritual▲56

    Culture, coordination, and common knowledge

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Alone Together▲71

    Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Defining Marriage▲78

    Stories of those involved in the fight for marriage equality

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Make Love Not Porn▲136

    Porn-influenced views on sex & intimacy

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Exposed: Desire and Disobedience in the Digital Age▲62

    Digital Transparence and Expository Society

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Millennial Reincarnations▲62

    An examination of the modern millennial psyche like no other

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Originals▲66

    How non-conformists move the world.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    BoBos in Paradise▲56

    The New Upper Class and How They Got There

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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