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24 alternatives to The Devil's Data Dictionary

An hysterical book making fun of big data

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

1. 1
   Naked Statistics▲66

   Stripping the dread from the data

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Art of Data Science▲85

   A guide for anyone who works with data

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Naked Statistics▲69

   Build intuition around data

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Freakonomics▲97

   A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Data Analysis with Open Source Tools▲69

   How to think about data

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Book of Bad Arguments▲88

   Beautifully illustrated and free to read online!

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Data Science for Business▲68

   Data mining and data-analytic thinking

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Small Demons▲62

   A graph of every person, place, and object in every book

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Storytelling with Data▲64

   A data visualization guide for business professionals

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Predictably Irrational▲96

    The hidden forces that shape our decisions

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Nonsense▲59

    The power of not knowing

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Big Data▲73

    A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work & Think

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Streaming, Sharing, Stealing▲55

    Big Data and the Future of Entertainment

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Big Data▲66

    A Startup Thriller Novel

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    redbook.io▲61

    Readings in Database Systems (5th edition)

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Pragmatic Programmer▲87

    Solid advice and awesome analogies

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Truth or Truthiness▲64

    Learn to think like a data scientist

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Fake Science 101▲60

    A less-than-factual guide to our amazing world

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Chaos Monkeys▲72

    An exposé of life inside the tech bubble

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Chaos Monkeys▲74

    Obscene fortune and random failure in Silicon Valley

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Everything Is Bullshit▲86

    A Book by Priceonomics: The greatest scams on Earth revealed

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    I'm Judging You▲72

    Hilarious book with razor sharp insights on popular culture

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23AR
    A RottenTomatoes for Books▲146

    2012 · idreambooks.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Winning with Data▲64

    Transform Culture, Empower People, and Shape the Future

    2016 · its alternatives →

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