Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to The Conundrum

A mind-changing manifesto about the environment.

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

1. 1
   The Infinite Resource▲72

   How we can innovate our way to solving climate change

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Deep Simplicity▲62

   Chaos, complexity and the emergence of life

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think▲74

   The blueprint of an abundant future

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Making Ideas Happen▲75

   Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Sustainable Materials - With Both Eyes Open▲61

   A holistic vision of options for a sustainable future

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Cannabis Manifesto: A New Paradigm for Wellness▲62

   A book about using marijuana as a medical tool

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Resilience ▲55

   Why things bounce back

   2015 · amazon.ca · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Misfit Economy▲81

   Innovation on the fringe...

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined▲75

    An amazing chronicle of how human beings can change.

    2015 · stevenpinker.com · its alternatives →

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    Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite▲72

    Turning logic and common sense on its head

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Quest▲62

    Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work▲64

    A bold new manifesto for life after capitalism.

    2016 · versobooks.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Predictably Irrational▲96

    The hidden forces that shape our decisions

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Critical Path▲60

    how humanity found itself in its current situation

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Obstacle Is the Way - by Ryan Holiday▲115

    A book on stoicism for entrepreneurs, doers & creatives

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Rational Optimist▲77

    How prosperity evolves

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    A Beautiful Question: Finding Nature's Deep Design▲55

    Does the universe embody beautiful ideas?

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Invisible Gorilla: How Our Intuitions Deceive Us▲63

    Our minds don’t work the way we think they do.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to Change the World▲60

    Climate change is a problem, and it's on us to solve it

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Kobold's Guide to Worldbuilding▲56

    Essays on the creation of worlds, from geology to politics

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Organized Mind▲70

    Thinking straight in the age of information overload

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Be the Change▲53

    Saving the world with citizen science

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Herd▲66

    How to change mass behaviour by harnessing our true nature

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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