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24 alternatives to The New Walden

Beautiful, modern adaptation of Thoreau's masterpiece.

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

1. 1
   Walden▲62

   Walden and Civil Disobedience Henry David Thoreau

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Thoreau: A Sublime Life▲66

   Comic biography

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Light▲58

   A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Siddhartha▲112

   Classic novel by Herman Hesse

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Power of Now▲90

   A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Changer▲61

   Destiny can be changed

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hamilton: The Revolution▲66

   Book version of the groundbreaking musical

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Rebirth: A Fable of Love, Forgiveness, and Following Your Heart▲56

   Kamal Ravikant's new novel

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Don Quixote▲62

    A Masterpiece of European Literature

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Man V. Nature▲148

    Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Buddhism Without Beliefs▲81

    A contemporary guide to awakening

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Universe of Us▲61

    Planets, stars, constellations, and mesmerizing poetry.

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Modern Romance▲92

    The pleasures and perils of modern relationships

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Metamorphosis▲63

    One of the seminal works of fiction by Franz Kafka

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Landmarks▲53

    On the importance of language and landscape

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Art of Possibility▲58

    Transforming Professional and Personal Life

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    On Beauty and Being Just▲66

    Have we become beauty blind?

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Passionate State of Mind▲54

    An insightful collection of aphorisms

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Presence▲81

    Science fiction novel about the future of Virtual Reality

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Envisioning Information▲87

    A remarkable range of examples of visual thinkinking

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World▲53

    Take the one less traveled by.

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Today Means Amen▲65

    Poetry delving into the complexity of love, loss, & healing

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Delivering Happiness▲92

    Seeking happiness and making people happy

    2015 · its alternatives →

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