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24 alternatives to The Hidden Life of Trees

What they feel, how they communicate

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

1. 1
   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Invisible Influence▲66

   The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Mindset▲75

   The New Psychology of Success

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Darwin’s On the Origin of Species▲61

   A Picture Book Adaptation

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Bushcraft 101▲54

   A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Light▲58

   A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Eye and Brain▲61

   The psychology of perception

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

   The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Lateral Thinking▲74

    Practical explanation of how creativity works

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Origin of Species▲81

    Charles Darwin's theory of evolution

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Envisioning Information▲87

    A remarkable range of examples of visual thinkinking

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Lying▲64

    An analysis to the human capacity to lie

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Predictably Irrational▲96

    The hidden forces that shape our decisions

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Merchants of Doubt▲68

    How some scientists hid the truth on tobacco smoke + more

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Branded Mind▲57

    What neuroscience really tells us about the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    What is Fire?▲134

    An illustrated explanation, from Hardbound

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Living Brain▲63

    The deep mysteries of the human brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Delivering Happiness▲92

    Seeking happiness and making people happy

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Science of Habit-Forming Products▲166

    (and how to build them)

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Dim Sum Field Guide▲62

    A taxonomy of dumplings

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Mindset▲84

    How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Tools for Thought▲69

    The history and future of mind-expanding technology

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · 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 →