Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Stiff

The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Stiff launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

   The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Gene▲64

   An Intimate History

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Envisioning Information▲87

   A remarkable range of examples of visual thinkinking

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Idea Makers▲53

   Personal Perspectives on the Lives & Ideas of Notable People

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Essentialism▲80

   The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Art of Learning▲91

   An inner journey to optimal performance

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Naked Statistics▲66

   Stripping the dread from the data

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Mindset▲84

    How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Predictably Irrational▲96

    The hidden forces that shape our decisions

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Gene: An Intimate History▲74

    A magnificent history of the gene

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Sketchbook Project▲87

    A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    What Women Want▲67

    The science of female shopping

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Cheap▲95

    The high cost of discount culture

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Brand Sense▲63

    Sensory Secrets Behind the Stuff We Buy

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17BD
    Booknshelf – Discover great books on different topics▲89

    2017 · booknshelf.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Branded Mind▲57

    What neuroscience really tells us about the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Knowledge▲62

    A too close to true novel

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    On Writing Well▲69

    Classic on How to write Non-Friction

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Designing Interactions▲91

    Interviews with influential designers

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Distracted Mind▲72

    Ancient brains in a high-tech world

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Tools for Thought▲69

    The history and future of mind-expanding technology

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Glamour of Grammar▲67

    A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →