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24 alternatives to The Pointless Book

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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 Pointless Book launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Unfinished Business: Women, Men, Work, Family▲61

   From someone who rethought the whole notion of having it all

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Unfinished Business▲60

   Women, men, work, family

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Flip Book Fan▲54

   A breezy little book

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   One Random Book▲90

   Why not let us choose your next read?

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Meaningful▲69

   The story of ideas that fly

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Ender's Game▲93

   The enemy's gate is down

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Made to Stick▲82

   Why some ideas survive and others die

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The End of Jobs▲98

   Money, meaning and freedom without the 9-to-5

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Undoing Project▲72

   A friendship that changed our minds

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Waiter Rant▲56

    Confessions of a cynical waiter

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    We Learn Nothing: Essays▲62

    Brilliant book that questions why we do the things we do

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Folded Clock▲70

    Diary of a modern writer

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Breaking Busy▲64

    How to find peace and purpose in a world of crazy

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Shitty Notebook▲61

    Shitty notebooks for all your shitty ideas.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Throwback Special▲61

    A Novel

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    If You Feel Too Much▲66

    Thoughts on things found and lost and hoped for

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    East of Eden▲61

    The intertwined destinies of two families

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Made to Stick▲71

    Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Two Book Minimum - Jason Porter / Subhah Argarwal▲66

    Discussing "Why Are You So Sad?" with a sad & a funny comic

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Singletasking▲63

    Get more done-one thing at a time

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Meaningful: The Story of Ideas that Fly▲61

    Building ideas that make successful products

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    All In Startup▲62

    Launching a new idea when everything is on the line

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    As We Speak▲64

    How to Make Your Point and Have It Stick

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Da Vinci Curse▲74

    Life Design for People With Too Many Interests and Talents

    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 →