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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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Rich Cohen's historical profile of Samuel Zemurray
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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America's socio-economic history through the "glass"
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Total Recall▲66The greatest immigrant success story of our time
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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TFW You Learn More About Life From A Bird, Than From School
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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Story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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A fictional journey through drought stricken Southwest USA
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The greatest creation of wealth in the history of the planet
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Andrew Carnegie▲119One of America's most successful businessmen
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Why people around the world live and buy as they do
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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How I Learned to Live a Better Story
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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How hard could it be to get a nation of sushi lovers to eat…
2015 · its alternatives →
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Highway's most valued possessions are famous teeth
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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A personal origin story told through food.
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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National Book Award nomination for YA Literature 2015
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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