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24 alternatives to Miss Rumphius

A woman who wants to make the world more beautiful

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

1. 1
   I am Livia▲67

   The story of one of the most powerful women of ancient Rome

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Changer▲61

   Destiny can be changed

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tipping the Velvet ▲67

   A saucy, sensuous and multi-layered historical romance

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman▲69

   One of the OG badass women of the world

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   On Beauty▲60

   Classic novel by the female David Foster Wallace

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Prosper!▲55

   How to create a world worth inheriting

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Bad Feminist▲60

   Learn, laugh and become more socially aware

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   What Women Want▲67

   The science of female shopping

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Elegance of the Hedgehog▲68

    Beautiful existentialist novel

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Mate▲74

    What women really want from their men

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Door▲70

    The relationship between two very different women

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Inspired▲83

    How to create products customers love

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Delivering Happiness▲92

    Seeking happiness and making people happy

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    She Comes First▲73

    The thinking man's guide to pleasuring a woman

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Grace▲65

    Elisabeth Sunday's first monograph

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Mindset▲84

    How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Black Swan▲80

    The impact of the highly improbable

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Art of Seduction▲77

    Learn to mesmerize

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Meaningful▲69

    The story of ideas that fly

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Fountainhead▲61

    Author sets forth her philosophy of "objectivism"

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Sense of Style▲82

    Great book on how to write

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Talk Like TED▲92

    The 9 public-speaking secrets of the world's top minds

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    #AskGaryVee▲95

    A take on leadership, social media, and self awareness

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →