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24 alternatives to The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World

German naturalist who created modern environmentalism

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The Origin of Species▲81

   Charles Darwin's theory of evolution

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Inventology▲72

   How we dream up things that change the world

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Darwin’s On the Origin of Species▲61

   A Picture Book Adaptation

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   The Man Who Planted Trees▲68

   Discovering the nature harmony and saving it

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Kobold's Guide to Worldbuilding▲56

   Essays on the creation of worlds, from geology to politics

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History▲60

   A major book about the future of the world

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Walden▲62

   Walden and Civil Disobedience Henry David Thoreau

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Act of Creation▲54

    A great examination of creativity

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Homo Deus▲105

    A Brief History of Tomorrow

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World▲63

    How to effectively champion a new idea.

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Light▲58

    A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Richard Dawkins’ Biomorphs Implemented in JavaScript▲117

    2014 · emergentmind.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    A History of Silicon Valley▲71

    The greatest creation of wealth in the history of the planet

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Nature of Code▲107

    Learn to program computer simulations of natural systems

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Engines of Creation▲54

    The coming era of nanotechnology

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Arrival of the Fittest: Solving Evolution's Greatest Puzzle ▲61

    How new traits originate

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Last Question by Isaac Asimov▲76

    We are the creator and the creation at the same time.

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Invention of News: How the World Came to Know About Itself▲65

    Andrew Pettegree tells us how the news spread before print

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Quest▲62

    Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Act of Creation▲66

    All creatures have the capacity for creative activity

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    The Utopia Experiment▲103

    An attempt to live life as if global society collapsed

    2015 · its alternatives →

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