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24 alternatives to The Brothers Karamazov

Kanyi Maqubela's fave book on The Twenty Minute VC

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

1. 1
   The Last Season▲71

   Samir Kaji's favorite book on The Twenty Minute VC

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses▲72

   Ryan Hoover's fave book on The Twenty Minute VC

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Urban Monk▲58

   Eastern wisdom & modern hacks to stop time and find success

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Alliance▲93

   Reid Hoffman's latest book.

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Monk and The Riddle▲56

   Putting the Journey of Business Into Life's Perspective

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Valley of the Gods▲65

   A Silicon Valley story

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   18 Minutes▲65

   Master distraction & get the right things done

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Madness, Rack, and Honey▲61

   A book for anyone interested in the human heart

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Agile Samurai▲70

    How Agile masters deliver great software

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    ParrotRead▲89

    Book recommendations from people you follow on Twitter.

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday▲76

    Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Quest▲62

    Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    A Little Life▲71

    An epic about love + friendship in the 21st century

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Alchemist▲97

    Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santi

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Gödel, Escher, Bach▲60

    A metaphorical fugue on minds and machines

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Gene: An Intimate History▲74

    A magnificent history of the gene

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The True Believer▲60

    Thoughts on the nature of mass movements

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Alibaba▲70

    The House That Jack Ma Built

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Striking Thoughts▲89

    Bruce Lee's wisdom for daily living

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Bro Pages▲61

    highly readable supplement to man pages

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Leonardo's Notebooks▲69

    Writing and art of the great master

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Complete Beer Course▲75

    Becoming a beer connoisseur

    2015 · 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 →