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24 alternatives to Sometimes Brilliant: The Impossible Adventure of a Spiritual Seeker and Visionary Physician

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Sometimes Brilliant: The Impossible Adventure of a Spiritual Seeker and Visionary Physician launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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This is for the Crazy Ones▲137
An ode to the most brilliant people
2016 · thisisforthecrazyones.com · its alternatives →
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The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom▲57
Ancient wisdom paired with modern science
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The Count of Monte Cristo▲69
"On what slender threads do life and fortune hang"
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Great Escape▲59
Health, wealth, and the origins of inequality
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Antidote▲84
Empowering patients to accelerate medical breakthroughs
2016 · antidote.me · its alternatives →
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Superhuman by Habit▲63
A Guide to Becoming the Best Possible Version of Yourself
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Gratitude▲67
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Unbeatable Mind▲75
Forge resiliency & mental toughness
2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →
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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions▲78
If you're curious then you'll like this easy read.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Da Vinci Curse▲74
Life Design for People With Too Many Interests and Talents
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage▲54
A grizzly tale of hard decisions and high-stakes leadership
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Inadequate Equilibria: Where and How Civilizations Get Stuck, by Eliezer Yudkowsky▲79
A new exploration of systemic failure and uncommon success.
2017 · equilibriabook.com · its alternatives →
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Ego Is The Enemy▲140
Ryan Holiday's new book on humility and resilience
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Soon I Will Be Invincible▲103
Good and evil, love and loss, power and glory
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Genius Wisdom▲113
Discover the brilliance of legendary thinkers daily
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The Emperor of Maladies▲66
Riveting book on the progress of cancer research.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
The Know-It-All▲76
One man's quest to become the smartest person in the world
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Prophet▲74
The prophet's wisdom is his gift.
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Power of One▲62
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment ▲72
A journey into the Now
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Cure: A Journey into the Science of Mind Over Body▲75
The science behind the mind's ability to heal the body
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Rational Optimist▲77
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