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24 alternatives to The Old Way

A story of the first people

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

1. 1
   The Old Way: A Story of the First People▲1

   One of the books on Sam Altman's Bookshelf

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   We the People▲63

   The second generation of Founding Fathers

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Shape of Time▲62

   Remarks on the history of things

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Before the dawn▲66

   Recovering the lost history of our ancestors

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Peripheral▲62

   Humans from a different future change the past

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Gene▲64

   An Intimate History

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Story▲83

   The classic guide to the fundamentals of storytelling

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Wanderlust▲61

   A history of walking

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Silent History▲60

    The story of a generation of unusual children

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Throwback Special▲61

    A Novel

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Muqaddimah▲56

    An introduction to history

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Founders at Work▲51

    Stories of Startups' Early Days

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    What the Dormouse Said▲55

    How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    A Million Miles in a Thousand Years▲62

    How I Learned to Live a Better Story

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Meaningful▲69

    The story of ideas that fly

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    LoveSexTravelMusik▲55

    Stories for the EasyJet generation

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Sovereign Individual▲77

    Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Public Parts▲83

    How sharing in the digital age improves the way we work

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Prosper!▲55

    How to create a world worth inheriting

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Alone Together▲71

    Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Effortless Reading▲64

    The simple way to read and guarantee remarkable results

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Lost Art of Finding Our Way▲78

    Brings our own world into sharper view

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Undoing Project▲72

    A friendship that changed our minds

    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 →