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24 alternatives to The Book of Bad Arguments

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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. The Book of Bad Arguments launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   TragicDesign▲87

   The real cost of bad design and how we can fix it (book)

   2015 · tragicdesign.com · its alternatives →

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   Without Permission▲147

   Lessons learned from reddit, hipmunk & YC - in book form!

   2014 · withouttheirpermission.com · its alternatives →

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   Everything Is Bullshit▲86

   A Book by Priceonomics: The greatest scams on Earth revealed

   2014 · priceonomics.com · its alternatives →

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   Getting Real▲234

   The smarter way to build web apps. A free book by 37signals.

   2015 · basecamp.com · its alternatives →

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   Predictably Irrational▲96

   The hidden forces that shape our decisions

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Fake it Make it▲168

   A free eBook about UX design and rapid app prototyping

   2015 · keynotopia.com · its alternatives →

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   This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things▲70

   Relationship between online trolling & mainstream culture

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   TrapCrunch▲126

   "Someone Made A TechCrunch Parody Site And It’s Hilarious"

   2014 · hobokencityfc.com · its alternatives →

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   The Age of Optimists▲60

   Quantitative Glimpse of Tech's Political Endgame

   2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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    The Internet of Garbage▲71

    An assessment & prescription for our garbage internet

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Project Gutenberg▲69

    Free books that are completely legal

    2015 · gutenberg.org · its alternatives →

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    Theory of Fun for Game Design▲67

    Thoughts on the most important element of any game's design

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Technopoly▲61

    The surrender of culture to technology

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Devil's Data Dictionary▲60

    An hysterical book making fun of big data

    2016 · devilsdatadictionary.com · its alternatives →

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    Get Shit Done Book▲79

    Book of startup quotes

    2014 · startupvitamins.com · its alternatives →

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    Peggsite▲103

    A one-page board to express yourself

    2014 · peggsite.com · its alternatives →

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    Creativity For Sale▲113

    An honest book about entrepreneurship & making money online

    2014 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Technology Bullshit Generator▲138

    Create fancy tech jargon in seconds

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Bad Feminist▲60

    Learn, laugh and become more socially aware

    2015 · roxanegay.com · its alternatives →

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    Evil By Design▲64

    57 persuasive design patterns

    2015 · evilbydesign.info · its alternatives →

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    UglyNotes▲91

    Greeting cards from horrible people.

    2014 · uglynotes.com · its alternatives →

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    Irrationally Yours▲104

    A book of sage advice and humor, by Dan Ariely

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't▲56

    Perhaps a better corporate motto than "Don't be evil"

    2015 · gsb.stanford.edu · its alternatives →

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    The Dark Net▲62

    A revelatory examination of the internet

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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