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24 alternatives to My Years with General Motors

Was written in 1990 by Alfred Sloan

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

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My Life & Work: An Autobiography by Henry Ford▲70
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2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Gene: An Intimate History▲74
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2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Accidental Superpower▲67
A contrarian assessment of American power
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin▲77
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
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Feb 2026 · derekyan.com · its alternatives →
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The Great Race▲60
The global quest for the car of the future
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and the Gospel of Wealth▲58
A practical wealth plan from an early leader
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Investors and Mana▲68
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2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · buzzfeed.com · its alternatives →
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Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell▲64
Reinterpreting something overlooked from the past
2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
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The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation▲62
A story about the life & work of brilliant engineers!
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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