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24 alternatives to The Devil's Highway: A True Story

The beautifully-written true story of the Wellton 26

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 Highway: A True Story launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Long Walk to Freedom ▲71

   The autobiography of Nelson Mandela

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   It's a Long Story: My Life▲71

   Willie Nelson's musical & personal life story

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story▲70

   The Arnold's autobiography

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Long Hard Road Out of Hell▲56

   Marilyn Manson's dark and twisted autobiography

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Jacked▲71

   The outlaw story of Grand Theft Auto

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Outwitting the Devil▲55

   The secret to freedom and success

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (What It Says About Us)▲64

   Loads of counterintuitive lessons about driving

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Story of My Teeth▲67

   Highway's most valued possessions are famous teeth

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   War in Val D’Orcia▲55

   An Italian War diary 1943–1944

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Gene: An Intimate History▲74

    A magnificent history of the gene

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Ghettoside▲58

    A true story of murder in America

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Billion Dollar Spy▲54

    A true story of cold war espionage and betrayal

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914▲66

    Why a group of well-meaning leaders stumbled into war

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War▲62

    Describes the western world that exploded into The Great War

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Medieval Graffiti▲70

    The lost voices of England's churches

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Wild Company▲79

    The untold story of Banana Republic

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Tollbooth▲69

    Totally insane story about a Jersey tollbooth worker.

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Lawyers, Liars, and the Art of Storytelling▲68

    Using stories to advocate, influence, and persuade

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Alchemist ▲90

    Life changing read about finding your own personal legend

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania▲67

    Tale of the Lusitania & its fatal run-in w/ a german U-boat.

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Road to Relativity▲55

    The History and Meaning of Einstein's Masterpiece

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Before the dawn▲66

    Recovering the lost history of our ancestors

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The True Believer▲60

    Thoughts on the nature of mass movements

    2016 · its alternatives →

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