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24 alternatives to The Hopeful

1 of 5 books selected for this year's prestigious 5 Under 35

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Hopeful launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
The Turner House▲65
1 of 5 books selected for this year's prestigious 5 Under 35
2015 · its alternatives →
2
Calling Me Home▲4
1 of 5 books selected for this year's prestigious 5 Under 35
2015 · its alternatives →
3
Young Skins: Stories▲66
1 of 5 books selected for this year's prestigious 5 Under 35
2015 · its alternatives →
4
Delivering Happiness▲92
Seeking happiness and making people happy
2015 · its alternatives →
5
Fra Keeler▲4
1 of 5 books selected for this year's prestigious 5 Under 35
2015 · its alternatives →
6
42▲62
42 honest thoughts about purpose, courage, and giving up
2015 · its alternatives →
7
The Art of Possibility▲58
Transforming Professional and Personal Life
2016 · its alternatives →
8
Meaningful▲69
The story of ideas that fly
2016 · its alternatives →
9
The More of Less▲68
Finding the Life you Want Under Everything you Own
2016 · its alternatives →
10
Curious▲59
The desire to know and why your future depends on it
2016 · its alternatives →
11
The Surrender Experiment ▲61
Surrendering to life
2015 · its alternatives →
12
On Fire▲63
The 7 choices to ignite a radically inspired life
2016 · its alternatives →
13
Happiness▲69
A guide to developing life's most important skill
2015 · its alternatives →
14
Mindset▲84
How You Can Fulfil Your Potential
2016 · its alternatives →
15
Making Ideas Happen▲75
Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality
2015 · its alternatives →
16
Breaking Busy▲64
How to find peace and purpose in a world of crazy
2016 · its alternatives →
17
Creative Confidence▲82
Unleashing the creative potential within us all
2015 · its alternatives →
18
#AskGaryVee▲95
A take on leadership, social media, and self awareness
2016 · its alternatives →
19
The Art of Happiness▲65
A handbook for living
2015 · its alternatives →
20
The Four Steps to the Epiphany▲70
Successful strategies for products that win
2015 · its alternatives →
21
Nudge▲83
Improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness
2015 · its alternatives →
22
The Happiness of Pursuit▲78
Finding the quest that will bring purpose to your life
2015 · its alternatives →
23
Little Bets▲89
How breakthrough ideas emerge from small discoveries
2015 · its alternatives →
24
Letters to a Young Poet▲60
A collection of letters on art, love and solitude
2015 · its alternatives →

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