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24 alternatives to The Hill Farmer

The autobiography of Welsh hill farmer, Gareth Wyn Jones.

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

1. 1
   The Man Who Planted Trees▲68

   Discovering the nature harmony and saving it

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Workers▲65

   Archaeology of the Industrial Age

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis▲68

   A civilized reference guide for an uncivilized election

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   My Life & Work: An Autobiography by Henry Ford▲70

   How Ford got into business, and how he succeeded (big time)

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Bushcraft 101▲54

   A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Gene: An Intimate History▲74

   A magnificent history of the gene

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Dim Sum Field Guide▲62

   A taxonomy of dumplings

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   How to Stay Alive in the Woods▲66

   A complete guide to food, shelter and self-preservation

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tollbooth▲69

    Totally insane story about a Jersey tollbooth worker.

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Wright Brothers▲64

    Biography about the brothers who taught the world how to fly

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Man V. Nature▲148

    Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Herd▲66

    How to change mass behaviour by harnessing our true nature

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Road to Little Dribbling▲70

    Adventures of an American in Britain

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Darwin’s On the Origin of Species▲61

    A Picture Book Adaptation

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Terrace Gardening 101▲58

    Planting and landscaping guide for amateur terrace gardeners

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Fruitless Fall▲60

    The collapse of the honey bee

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Famine, Affluence, and Morality▲60

    Peter Singer's essay on moral obligations, near and far

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Conundrum▲53

    A mind-changing manifesto about the environment.

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Omnivore’s Dilemma▲71

    Pollan follows his next meal from land to table

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Monk and The Riddle▲56

    Putting the Journey of Business Into Life's Perspective

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Bird by Bird▲82

    Some instructions on writing and life

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Medieval Graffiti▲70

    The lost voices of England's churches

    2016 · its alternatives →

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