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24 alternatives to Quartz: The Objects that Power the Global Economy

A book of art, journalism, and radical economic change.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Quartz: The Objects that Power the Global Economy launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Quartz Brief▲85

   News in a whole new way

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The End of Alchemy▲60

   Money, banking, and the future of the global economy

   2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Atlas▲369

   Eye-opening charts and data, powered by Quartz 😳

   2016 · theatlas.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Age of Cryptocurrency▲73

   How Bitcoin is challenging the global economy

   2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Whither the World: The Political Economy of the Future▲54

   What's the future?

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Zero-Sum Society▲61

   Distribution and the possibilities for economic change

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Quartz App▲124

   A new community-driven news platform and membership product

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Quartz at Work▲130

   A new site from Quartz to help you work better.

   2017 · qz.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Kobold's Guide to Worldbuilding▲56

   Essays on the creation of worlds, from geology to politics

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Jobs-to-be-Done: Theory to Practice▲100

    Turn innovation into a science.

    2017 · anthonyulwick.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    A History of Silicon Valley▲71

    The greatest creation of wealth in the history of the planet

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Blockchain Revolution▲71

    How the blockchain is changing money, business & the world

    2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The First Billion Is the Hardest▲59

    Reflections on a life of comebacks & America's energy future

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    From Silk to Silicon▲61

    The story of globalization, from 10 viewpoints.

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Netocracy▲56

    The new power elite and life after capitalism

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Inventology▲72

    How we dream up things that change the world

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Energy: A Beginner's Guide▲57

    Understand energy's place in both past & present society

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Naked Economics▲103

    A book about economics that won’t put you to sleep

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Evolution of Money▲94

    From the debt tablets of Mesopotamia to cryptocurrencies

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Quartz Index▲9

    Metrics that shows how the global economy is changing

    2016 · qz.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Misfit Economy▲81

    Innovation on the fringe...

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think▲74

    The blueprint of an abundant future

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Atlas▲14

    The new home for charts and data, powered by Quartz.

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The End of Jobs▲98

    Money, meaning and freedom without the 9-to-5

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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