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24 alternatives to On The Origin Of Species

The classic that revolutionized the course of science

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

1. 1
   The Origin of Species▲81

   Charles Darwin's theory of evolution

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Darwin’s On the Origin of Species▲61

   A Picture Book Adaptation

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Arrival of the Fittest: Solving Evolution's Greatest Puzzle ▲61

   How new traits originate

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World▲62

   German naturalist who created modern environmentalism

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind▲38

   A look into the 3 revolutions that shaped our species

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Origin of (Almost) Everything▲64

   From the Big Bang to Belly-Button Fluff

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Cosmosapiens▲63

   Human Evolution from the Origin of the Universe

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Genome▲78

   The autobiography of a species in 23 chapters

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Vital Question▲55

    Energy, evolution, and the origins of complex life

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Beginning of Infinity▲64

    Exploration of the Nature and Progress of Knowledge

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Deep Simplicity▲62

    Chaos, complexity and the emergence of life

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Shape of Time▲62

    Remarks on the history of things

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Where Good Ideas Come From▲79

    The natural history of innovation

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Light▲58

    A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Act of Creation▲54

    A great examination of creativity

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Act of Creation▲66

    All creatures have the capacity for creative activity

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Man V. Nature▲148

    Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Inventology▲72

    How we dream up things that change the world

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Structure of Scientific Revolutions▲71

    Kuhn challenged linear notions of scientific progress

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Engines of Creation▲54

    The coming era of nanotechnology

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Herd▲66

    How to change mass behaviour by harnessing our true nature

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Gene: An Intimate History▲74

    A magnificent history of the gene

    2016 · its alternatives →

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