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24 alternatives to The Double Helix

A personal account of the discovery of the structure of DNA

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Double Helix launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Violinist's Thumb▲62

   Unraveling the double helix

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Gene: An Intimate History▲74

   A magnificent history of the gene

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Genome▲78

   The autobiography of a species in 23 chapters

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   A Life Decoded▲67

   My genome: My life

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Gene▲64

   An Intimate History

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   String Theory▲70

   A collection of David Foster Wallace’s best essays on tennis

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes▲53

   Evolution, Theoretical Physics and Computer Science

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Biology of Belief▲54

   The scientific proof that we are not controlled by genes

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Quantum Labyrinth▲67

   Life and work of two of our most eminent physicists

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA▲53

    How Rosalind Franklin's Data Led to the Discovery of DNA

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Third Circle Theory▲62

    Purpose Through Observation

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    ARRVLS - Alpha-1▲66

    A story about a family and their genetic map

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Tubes▲54

    A Journey to the Center of the Internet

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Selfish Gene▲96

    Human behavior driven by biological Darwinism

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15HI
    Helix I/O – Ultrafast genomic search▲27

    2014 · demo.helix.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    On Immunity▲71

    A philosophical look at the history of vaccination

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    An Elementary Introduction to the Wolfram Language▲60

    Stephen Wolfram's new book on the Wolfram Language

    2015 · wolfram.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    One Codex ▲67

    The Google For Genomic Data

    2014 · onecodex.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Decoded▲62

    The science behind why we buy

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Singularity Is Near▲77

    When humans transcend biology

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Arrival of the Fittest: Solving Evolution's Greatest Puzzle ▲61

    How new traits originate

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Take Off With Elixir▲61

    An Introduction to Elixir

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Bayes Theorem▲65

    A beginners visual approach to Bayesian data analysis

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Innovator's DNA▲60

    Mastering the five skills of successful innovators

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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