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24 alternatives to Navel Gazing: True Tale of Bodies, Mostly Mine

A comedian faces his genetic legacy

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Navel Gazing: True Tale of Bodies, Mostly Mine launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The Body of Chris▲66

   A memoir of obsession, addiction, and madness

   2015 · inkshares.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   You Too Can Have A Body Like Mine▲54

   Hilarious and poignant reflection on societal standards

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy▲62

   Interviews with the world's best comedians

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   A Life Decoded▲67

   My genome: My life

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   It Doesn't Matter What You Look Like On The Outside▲66

   Hilarious status updates from literary critics

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Gene▲64

   An Intimate History

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Look Me in the Eye▲58

   My Life with Asperger's

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Contagious▲74

   Why things catch on

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   I'm Judging You▲72

   Hilarious book with razor sharp insights on popular culture

   2016 · luvvie.org · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Off to Be the Wizard▲65

    A funny tale of a normal guy who makes an abnormal discovery

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Feed▲59

    Satire about the future where people put chip on their heads

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story▲70

    The Arnold's autobiography

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Gene: An Intimate History▲74

    A magnificent history of the gene

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    You Made It Weird - Judd Apatow▲64

    Deep and funny conversations with famous people.

    2015 · nerdist.com · its alternatives →

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    Drawing On Our History▲60

    An anatomical view of the world I was born into.

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    TrapCrunch▲126

    "Someone Made A TechCrunch Parody Site And It’s Hilarious"

    2014 · hobokencityfc.com · its alternatives →

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    Spoiled Brats▲60

    Hilarious and keen views on millennial culture wars

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp: An Autobiography▲66

    Autobio from one of the first New York punks

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Freakonomics▲97

    A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers▲11

    A funny but fascinating look at corpses

    2015 · maryroach.net · its alternatives →

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    The Sellout▲66

    Satire remarking on race issues in the US

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Deep Thoughts▲65

    Irreverent observations about life

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Bigger Leaner Stronger▲67

    The simple science of building the ultimate male body

    2015 · legionathletics.com · its alternatives →

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    Reply All - 77: The Grand Tapestry Of Pepe▲64

    Racist frog memes, lost photos, and shitposting

    2016 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →

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