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24 alternatives to The Flaneur: A Stroll Through the Paradoxes of Paris

Edmund White's travelogue of his time in Paris

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Flaneur: A Stroll Through the Paradoxes of Paris launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Wanderlust▲61

   A history of walking

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Judgement of Paris▲65

   Surprisingly great read about the early history of Impressio

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Leonardo's Notebooks▲69

   Writing and art of the great master

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Imaginary Cities▲70

   Mapping cities of sound, melancholia and the afterlife

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Shape of Time▲62

   Remarks on the history of things

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Seven Ages of Paris▲56

   The intense history of Paris [condensed into 500 pages]

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   The Flight of the Silvers▲63

   A world of time travel and disruption.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Landmarks▲53

   On the importance of language and landscape

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Count of Monte Cristo▲69

    "On what slender threads do life and fortune hang"

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Time Travel: A History▲63

    A meditation on exploring time, travel, and technology

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Trespass. A History of Uncommissioned Urban Art▲71

    Taschen tome profiling "The City as Canvas"

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    White▲66

    Kenya Hara's attempt to explore the essence of "White"

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Judgement of Paris▲70

    The 1976 Paris tasting that revolutionized wine

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Down and Out in Paris and London▲3

    A Modern Classic

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    "The Bird Market" By Anton Chekhov▲62

    TFW You Learn More About Life From A Bird, Than From School

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    This Side of Paradise▲66

    F. Scott Fitzgerald's First Novel

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Dreams of My Russian Summers: A Novel▲55

    Memory and Imagination of Coming of Age in France and Russia

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Light▲58

    A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Geography of Genius▲61

    A search for the World's most creative places

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Seascapes▲56

    Hiroshi Sugimoto's 30 years photographing the world's seas

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World▲53

    Take the one less traveled by.

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    A Tale of Two Cities▲54

    A classic that’s a fantastic read.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Black Jacobins▲61

    Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution

    2015 · its alternatives →

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