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24 alternatives to The Love Object: Selected Stories

Five decades of writing by Harold Bloom

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

1. 1
   The Last Love Song▲117

   A biography of Joan Didion

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Story▲83

   The classic guide to the fundamentals of storytelling

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Letters to My Love▲61

   A paper time capsule for your sweetheart

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Make Love Not Porn▲136

   Porn-influenced views on sex & intimacy

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Andy Grove▲76

   The life and times of an American

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Meaningful▲69

   The story of ideas that fly

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Delivering Happiness▲92

   Seeking happiness and making people happy

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Passionate State of Mind▲54

   An insightful collection of aphorisms

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Art of Happiness▲65

   A handbook for living

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Bird by Bird▲82

    Some instructions on writing and life

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Man V. Nature▲148

    Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Sapiens▲185

    A brief history of humankind

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Modern Romance▲92

    The pleasures and perils of modern relationships

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Shape of Time▲62

    Remarks on the history of things

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Gene: An Intimate History▲74

    A magnificent history of the gene

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Designer Relationships▲64

    A Guide to Monogamy, Polyamory, and Open Relationships

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Elements of Style▲82

    The definitive guide to writing clear, correct English

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Sense of Style▲66

    The thinking person's guide to writing in the 21st century

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    A Little Life▲71

    An epic about love + friendship in the 21st century

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Tiny Beautiful Things ▲83

    Advice on Life and Love from Dear Sugar

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    A Moments Indulgence▲59

    A collection of short stories

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Inspired▲83

    How to create products customers love

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Collecting Words▲60

    (Very) short (visual) stories

    2016 · its alternatives →

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