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24 alternatives to The Path Between the Seas

Stunning account of a major undertaking at great cost

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

1. 1
   Life at Sea▲62

   Observations of a Modern Mariner

   2015 · coevalinc.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage▲54

   A grizzly tale of hard decisions and high-stakes leadership

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   How Humans Learned to Cross the Ocean▲115

   A new story from Hardbound

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Blue Ocean Strategy▲74

   See past the red ocean and into new markets

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Long Walk to Freedom ▲71

   The autobiography of Nelson Mandela

   2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Seascapes▲56

   Hiroshi Sugimoto's 30 years photographing the world's seas

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   A Night to Remember by Walter Lord▲99

   The classic account of the final of the Titanic

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Mastery▲97

   The journey of 1,000 miles begins with reading this book

   2015 · powerseductionandwar.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Into Thin Air▲58

   A personal account of the Mt. Everest disaster

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Great Race▲60

    The global quest for the car of the future

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Debt : The First 5,000 Years▲86

    David Graeber shows a stunning analysis of money's history

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    A Million Miles in a Thousand Years▲62

    How I Learned to Live a Better Story

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Kite Runner▲70

    unforgettable, heartbreaking story of an unlikely bond

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Incredible Intergalactic Journey Home▲95

    An incredible journey from outer space… back home.

    2015 · wonderbly.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Black Swan▲80

    The impact of the highly improbable

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Prize: The epic quest for oil, money & power▲63

    How oil affects the world - the definitive account

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Wanderlust▲61

    A history of walking

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Making Ideas Happen▲75

    Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York▲62

    Amazing detail on the level of impact one man had on NYC.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Lost Art of Finding Our Way▲78

    Brings our own world into sharper view

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Becoming a Category of One▲76

    How extraordinary companies transcend commodity

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    From the Other Side of the World▲60

    Extraordinary entrepreneurs, unlikely places

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage▲68

    Saga of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's journeys

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Art of Work▲69

    A proven path to discovering what you were meant to do

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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