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24 alternatives to The Lost City of the Monkey God

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Lost City of the Monkey God launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Valley of the Gods▲65

   A Silicon Valley story

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Imaginary Cities▲70

   Mapping cities of sound, melancholia and the afterlife

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Cosmopolis▲66

   The hidden agenda of modernity

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The True Believer▲60

   Thoughts on the nature of mass movements

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Lostmy.name▲97

   The personal, magical, unique book for children

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Chaos Monkeys▲74

   Obscene fortune and random failure in Silicon Valley

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Homo Deus▲105

   A Brief History of Tomorrow

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Mountain Shadow▲54

   Sequel to Shantaram

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Fruitless Fall▲60

    The collapse of the honey bee

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Ender's Game▲93

    The enemy's gate is down

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Book of Disquiet▲61

    A haunting mosaic of dreams

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Undoing Project▲72

    A friendship that changed our minds

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    For God, Country, and Coca-Cola▲67

    America's socio-economic history through the "glass"

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Against the Gods▲62

    The remarkable story of risk

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Man V. Nature▲148

    Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Monk and The Riddle▲56

    Putting the Journey of Business Into Life's Perspective

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Case of the Missing Banana▲61

    Someone has stolen Patrick's banana!

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Surrender Experiment ▲61

    Surrendering to life

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    A Tale of Two Cities▲54

    A classic that’s a fantastic read.

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Inventology▲72

    How we dream up things that change the world

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Silent History▲60

    The story of a generation of unusual children

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Urban Monk▲58

    Eastern wisdom & modern hacks to stop time and find success

    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 →