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24 alternatives to The Dim Sum Field Guide

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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.

1
The Joy of Less▲67
A minimalist guide to declutter, organize, and simplify
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
Take Off With Elixir▲61
An Introduction to Elixir
2016 · its alternatives →
3
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up▲71
The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
4
a16z - The Data Science of Food and Taste▲62
With Ooshma Garg
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
5
Grokking Algorithms▲77
An illustrated guide for programmers
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
Burnt Toast - 2: Cookbooks▲61
The good, the bad, the ugly of published cookbooks
2015 · its alternatives →
7
Card Sorting: Designing Usable Categories▲72
The card sorting method for understanding ideas and content
2016 · rosenfeldmedia.com · its alternatives →
8
Machine Learning▲77
A visual guide for beginners
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
Grokking Algorithms▲70
An illustrated guide for programmers & other curious people
2016 · adit.io · its alternatives →
10
The Science of Habit-Forming Products▲166
(and how to build them)
2016 · its alternatives →
11
Running Lean▲144
An exacting strategy for achieving a product/market fit
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
Conceptual Blockbusting: A Guide to Better Ideas▲58
A Guide to Better Problem Solving
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
Tea: A User's Guide▲79
Nerdy peer-reviewed guide to tea and tea preparation.
2016 · worldoftea.org · its alternatives →
14
The Monocle Guide to Cosy Homes▲67
A practical guide on turning a house into a home
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
Deep Simplicity▲62
Chaos, complexity and the emergence of life
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
Programming Pearls▲71
Clever solutions to classic programming problems
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
The Internet of Garbage▲71
An assessment & prescription for our garbage internet
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
On Food And Cooking▲3
The science and lore of the kitchen
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
Kooba▲141
An interactive graph for finding new books
2017 · its alternatives →
20
Scaling Lean▲74
Mastering the key metrics for startup growth
2016 · leanstack.com · its alternatives →
21
The 46 Rules of Genius▲65
An innovator's guide to creativity
2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →
22
Thinkertoys▲76
A handbook of creative thinking techniques
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
23
Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works▲66
The systematic method for quickly vetting product ideas
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
24
Bushcraft 101▲54
A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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