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24 alternatives to Sandcastle Kings

Meeting Jesus in a spiritually bankrupt world

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

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   Breaking Busy▲64

   How to find peace and purpose in a world of crazy

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Minor King▲64

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   2016 · its alternatives →

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   The True Believer▲60

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   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Jesus' Son▲90

   Read this book over & over and you’ll become a great writer

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   The Surrender Experiment ▲61

   Surrendering to life

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Prosper!▲55

   How to create a world worth inheriting

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Snow Crash▲127

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   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Billion Dollar Muslim▲59

   Why We Need Spiritually Inspired Entrepreneurs

   2016 · its alternatives →

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    Madness, Rack, and Honey▲61

    A book for anyone interested in the human heart

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Against the Gods▲62

    The remarkable story of risk

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Book of Disquiet▲61

    A haunting mosaic of dreams

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Valley of the Gods▲65

    A Silicon Valley story

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Once Upon a Nativity▲78

    Teaching kids about the true meaning of Christmas

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Jellybooks▲59

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    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Imaginary Cities▲70

    Mapping cities of sound, melancholia and the afterlife

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Way the World Works▲61

    What troubles us, what brings us joy?

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Wonderbook▲78

    The Illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Medieval Graffiti▲70

    The lost voices of England's churches

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Nonsense▲59

    The power of not knowing

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Deep Thoughts▲65

    Irreverent observations about life

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Blindspot▲86

    Hidden biases of good people

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The 20's Chronicles▲54

    A guide on how to successfully navigate through life

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Magic Christian▲66

    Everyone has a price, and Guy is willing to pay

    2016 · its alternatives →

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