Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to The Elephant in the Room

Whimsical, hilarious and often downright terrifying

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

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   Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

   The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Spectacle▲269

   Magazine

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Mindset▲84

   How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Predictably Irrational▲96

   The hidden forces that shape our decisions

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Talk Like TED▲92

   The 9 public-speaking secrets of the world's top minds

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Envisioning Information▲87

   A remarkable range of examples of visual thinkinking

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Art of Witty Banter▲69

   Be Clever, Be Quick, Be Interesting

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Booklights▲169

    Make America Read Again 📖

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11BD
    Booknshelf – Discover great books on different topics▲89

    2017 · booknshelf.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Performing Under Pressure▲61

    The science of doing your best when it matters most

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Ender's Game▲93

    The enemy's gate is down

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    HillaryDonald Go▲83

    Introducing augmented politics

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Blindspot▲86

    Hidden biases of good people

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The President and the Big Boy Truck Book▲122

    A fun day in the life of our President (Children's book)

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17AR
    A RottenTomatoes for Books▲146

    2012 · idreambooks.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Idea Makers▲53

    Personal Perspectives on the Lives & Ideas of Notable People

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House▲3

    Stories about the inner circle of the White House

    2018 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Gutshot: Stories▲128

    Isolation and coupling are pushed to their dark edges

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Stiff▲62

    The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Tales Untold▲128

    Smart stories for smart kids (and smart parents, too).

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Knowledge▲62

    A too close to true novel

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Story▲83

    The classic guide to the fundamentals of storytelling

    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 →