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24 alternatives to "The Bird Market" By Anton Chekhov

TFW You Learn More About Life From A Bird, Than From School

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

1. 1
   Bird by Bird▲82

   Some instructions on writing and life

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bird by Bird▲77

   Some Instructions on Writing and Life

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Reading with the Right Brain▲62

   Read Faster by Reading Ideas Instead of Just Words

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Knowledge▲62

   A too close to true novel

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Inventology▲72

   How we dream up things that change the world

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   How to Read a Book▲92

   The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8LA
   Life – A timeline of important events in (your) life▲268

   2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Mindset▲84

    How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11BD
    Booknshelf – Discover great books on different topics▲89

    2017 · booknshelf.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Incognito▲70

    The secret lives of the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Iconoclast▲60

    A neuroscientist reveals how to think differently

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell▲60

    Carlo doesn't remember (Capitalism requires capitalization)

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Envisioning Information▲87

    A remarkable range of examples of visual thinkinking

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Story▲83

    The classic guide to the fundamentals of storytelling

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Wanderlust▲61

    A history of walking

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Smarter Faster Better▲83

    The secrets of being productive in life and business

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Meaningful▲69

    The story of ideas that fly

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Shape of Time▲62

    Remarks on the history of things

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Understanding Media▲70

    The Extensions of Man

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

    The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    The Wandering Mind▲71

    What the brain does when you're not looking

    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 →