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24 alternatives to The Fish That Ate the Whale
Russian immigrant to Alabama in 1800s + banana biz = gold.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Fish That Ate the Whale launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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America's socio-economic history through the "glass"
2016 · its alternatives →
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TFW You Learn More About Life From A Bird, Than From School
2016 · its alternatives →
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A fictional journey through drought stricken Southwest USA
2016 · its alternatives →
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The greatest creation of wealth in the history of the planet
2016 · its alternatives →
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A personal origin story told through food.
2016 · its alternatives →
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From the debt tablets of Mesopotamia to cryptocurrencies
2016 · its alternatives →
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A book of art, journalism, and radical economic change.
2017 · its alternatives →
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David Graeber shows a stunning analysis of money's history
2015 · its alternatives →
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From the Big Bang to Belly-Button Fluff
2016 · its alternatives →
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