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24 alternatives to The Dim Sum Field Guide

A taxonomy of dumplings

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

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   Recursive Recipes – directions to make food from scratch▲250

   2018 · recursive.recipes · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Machine Learning▲77

   A visual guide for beginners

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Science of Habit-Forming Products▲166

   (and how to build them)

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Running Lean▲144

   An exacting strategy for achieving a product/market fit

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Tea: A User's Guide▲79

   Nerdy peer-reviewed guide to tea and tea preparation.

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Kooba▲141

   An interactive graph for finding new books

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8KA
   Kooba, an interactive graph for finding new books▲145

   2017 · koob.jake.run · its alternatives →

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   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10MC
    Morning Cup of Coding – A curated newsletter of programming articles▲192

    2018 · humanreadablemag.com · its alternatives →

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    Lean Out▲101

    25 stories from the underrepresented in tech

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Nudge▲83

    Improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Algorithms to Live By▲70

    The computer science of human decisions

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    What Women Want▲67

    The science of female shopping

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Flow▲87

    The psychology of optimal experience

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Art of Data Science▲85

    A guide for anyone who works with data

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Scrum▲85

    A breathtakingly brief and agile introduction

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Lean Analytics▲100

    Use data to build a better startup faster

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The First Ten▲79

    A "reverse audiobook" for building coworking communities

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Ramps▲84

    A visual guide to obscure foods.

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Addr▲98

    A collective and annotation-focus ePub reader

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Art of Learning▲91

    An inner journey to optimal performance

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    On Writing Well▲69

    Classic on How to write Non-Friction

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Designing for Touch▲88

    A guide for designing touch interfaces

    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 →